Truthout
Op-Ed
Congress Must Reject Weakened Medicaid Protections in Next COVID-19 Bill
The pandemic hasn’t stopped some state policymakers from attempting to push harmful changes.
As Fashion Lines Are Praised for Making Face Masks, Don’t Ignore Garment Workers
Many workers making the masks face a risk of infection at work and some lack access to bathrooms with soap and water.
We Must Cancel Rent Nationwide and Demand Safe Housing for All
Demanding housing during this crisis involves taking on the capitalist state.
It’s Time to Rethink US Militarism in the Midst of COVID-19
This should be a time for a genuinely new approach, one fit for a world of rising disruption and disaster.
“Please Take This, Because I Love You and I Might Die”: A COVID Tale
Emblems of life and love are being hurriedly handed from one generation down to the next.
Undemocratic Elections Have Citizens Reinventing Self-Governance Worldwide
Citizens are creating innovative models of self-governance to counter the failures of representative democracy.
New York Nurses Are Living a Heartbreaking Nightmare
Some nurses are saying, “Well, most of us are going to get it and some of us are going to die. That’s the way it is.”
Why COVID-19 Could Trigger a Surprise Billing Crisis
Third-party companies that bill for out-of-network care stand to profit from the pandemic, at the expense of the ill.
Mauna Kea Isn’t Just About a Telescope, It’s About Who Will Decide the Future
Native Hawaiian Mauna Protectors want to make sure their view of the world is understood and respected.
Trump and His Allies Have Decided to Preserve Capitalism at Any Cost
Do not listen to the president.