Truthout
Op-Ed
As I Received My Vaccine, I Remembered the Full Weight of Trump’s Negligence
The vaccine's side effects hit me hard -- but I couldn't be more grateful for it.
Infrastructure Should Be the Great Economic Equalizer
The country is critically overdue for infrastructure development.
Vaccine Passports Risk Worsening Pandemic Inequalities
Citizens of rich countries would likely be more able to travel while the people of poor nations live under restrictions.
Biden’s Spending Bill Is Huge, But Comparing It to the New Deal Is a Stretch
Many sweeping provisions in the stimulus will expire in one year, whereas the New Deal created lasting social programs.
Texas Blackouts Are the Outcome of Systems for Private Gains at Public Expense
Without organized people power, Texas lawmakers will continue to care more about private profits than lives and health.
Biden’s Trade Policy With India Could Accelerate Global Climate Catastrophe
The trade policies currently being pursued by the Biden-Modi partnership fuel the threat of ecofascism.
This Nightmare Anniversary Should Remind Us It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
One year ago, Trump announced, “The virus will not have a chance against us.”
Ambassador Post for Rahm Emanuel Would Signal Hostile Approach to Grassroots
The story of Emanuel's three-decade career in politics is an epic tale of methodical contempt for progressive values.
$1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Plan Opens New Horizons in Fight Against Austerity
Missed opportunities aside, Biden’s relief plan is a win against austerity that will cut child poverty by 40 percent.
White Monarchy Nearly Killed Meghan Markle. It Has Killed Countless Others.
The white supremacist violence of the British monarchy has always spread death and suffering in its wake.