Truthout
Op-Ed
As US Death Count Nears 100,000, Trump Indulges His Ego and Deflects Blame
Trump’s Tuesday gibberish eruption is a feature, not a bug, of his entire presidency.
COVID Isn’t a “Peacemaker.” Expect the Pentagon to Modify Warfare — Not End It.
After the pandemic, talk of “ending” this country’s forever wars may merely be an exercise in semantics.
Trump Adviser Says “Human Capital Stock” Should Get Back to Work
To them, we are only meat for the machine, nothing more than an entirely expendable commodity.
Educators Must Use the Pandemic to Revolutionize Education for All Students
The pandemic is giving us an opportunity to disrupt the unjust, inequitable structures of our educational system.
Law Firms Plan to Sue Governments for Profits Lost Due to Pandemic Measures
Governments could face a surge of investor-state arbitration for public health measures in response to the coronavirus.
I’m a Frontline Medical Worker. I Contracted COVID — and It Took My Grandfather.
We don't want to be heroes right now. We just want to live another day.
Corporations’ COVID Response Is Class War Waged From the Top
Media outrage has been directed at Trump, but this pandemic isn't just about his incompetence. It's about capitalism.
Chicago Passed Police Torture Reparations 5 Years Ago. Were They Implemented?
Chicago’s reparations ordinance remains a great precedent for the U.S. despite some of its promises being unfulfilled.
Florida, Georgia and Trump Are Lying. COVID Is Far From Over.
We are “reopening” because in these United States, the people have always come a distant second to profit.
Trump’s “Blame China” Strategy Echoes Bush’s Targeting of Iraq
In shifting attention from its own bungling of the COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. is raising tensions with China.