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Corporate Fact-Checking Services Shouldn’t Be Our Defense Against “Fake News”
Independent journalism and critical media literacy provide protections where corporate-sponsored fact checkers fail.
Did Trump Deliberately Pursue Genocide via His “Herd Immunity” Strategy?
“We want them infected," reads an email from former Trump administration adviser Paul Alexander.
Instead of Propping Up a Dying Empire, It’s Time to Finally End US Wars
The “war on terror” has truly become a war of generations.
Ending Violence Against Sex Workers Means Abolishing Police and Prisons
On the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, let’s commit to building a world free of policing.
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Are Trying to Block His Return
When Trump returns to Mar-a-Lago, he may be turned away by neighbors citing rules against using clubs as a residence.
Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity.
Christianity is often used to justify state violence, but Jesus’s life itself was about resistance to state oppression.
Don’t Fawn Over Biden. Fight Neoliberalism.
“Under Biden, we are expected to surrender our political will out of sheer gratitude," says Truthout's Kelly Hayes.
William Barr Achieved What He Set Out to Do — Grossly Expand Executive Power
Under Barr's watch, the boundaries that define permissible uses of executive power have expanded almost beyond sight.
Inadequate COVID Stimulus Is Pushing Cities and States to Make Draconian Cuts
As cities and states stare down a growing financial apocalypse, they have begun to slash vital public services.
54 Million Americans Are Projected to Be Food Insecure by End of Year
While every group has suffered in this pandemic year, race matters -- a lot -- when it comes to the degree of suffering.