Truthout
Op-Ed
Our Road Back to the Ghost Town of Gaza City Is Paved in Pain and Loss
On my journey home, memories of my former life flooded me: the streets once beautiful, full of cars and smiling faces.
Trump’s Escalation Against Venezuela Is Built on the War on Drugs
Every president since Nixon has advanced the policies and institutions that Trump is using to take us to closer to war.
Chicagoans Refuse to Be Cowed in the Face of Unrelenting State Violence
Chicago is giving the US “a stellar example of how to fight back against these xenophobic pogroms,” said one organizer.
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
Veteran-led protests against Trump's National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump's illegal orders.
If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back
Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.
Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real.
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve -- and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
What Does It Feel Like to Be Older and Hungry? Trump Doesn’t Care.
Living on a fixed income is hard enough without having to worry about what Trump and his cronies plan to take away next.
New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People
States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.
Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like
They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.
In Prison My Diagnosis Gave Me Access to Meds — Others Were Denied Care Entirely
Behind bars I watched men beg for help and get turned away because they lacked a formal diagnosis before incarceration.