Truthout
Op-Ed
Trump’s Defunding of the WHO Threatens to Make the Pandemic Worse
Trump’s attack is an abnegation of U.S. responsibility at the very moment when a coordinated global response is needed.
Could the US Forever Wars Be Part of Our Past in a Post-Coronavirus Planet?
We must push for a world in which the U.S. military is no longer a sinkhole for endless trillions of taxpayer dollars.
Trump Says His “Authority Is Total.” In Response, Governors Are Rebelling.
Do not listen to the president.
Islamophobia Has No Place in the Fight Against COVID-19
We must reject both overt and subtle messaging linking COVID-19 to Islam.
HIV Prison Activists Are Leading a Freedom Movement in the Face of COVID-19
People who have long organized against HIV in prisons are demanding the release of incarcerated people amid COVID-19.
Minimum-Wage Workers Are Dying to Keep Everyone Else Alive. They Deserve More.
Low-wage workers are standing between our society and calamity. They deserve health care and a living wage now.
We Can’t Allow Trump to Use the Coronavirus Crisis to Attack the Postal Service
Postal workers are essential to our public health and integrity of our elections.
Migrant Workers Are Essential Workers and Must Be Included in Coronavirus Relief
Migrant workers are harvesting, delivering and preparing food and providing medical care while others shelter in place.
Prioritizing Jails Over Hospitals Has Made Rural US More Vulnerable to COVID-19
Decades of investment in prison infrastructure instead of public health has laid the track for the unfolding disaster.
Systemic Racism Is Making Coronavirus Worse in Black America
Many more Black people will die unless policymakers act immediately with a focus on health equity and racial justice.