Truthout
Op-Ed
Bloomberg’s 2008 Story About the Great Recession Is Still Racist and Untrue
A video of Michael Bloomberg blaming the financial crash on efforts to fight redlining is making the rounds again.
What Happened to the Keynesian Dream of a 15-Hour Workweek?
Why are we still 40-hour work week drones?
Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies the Wrong Way Could End Up Hurting the Poor
Ending consumer subsidies would raise prices without lowering energy use enough to meaningfully reduce emissions.
Democratic Party Dinosaurs Have Seen the Meteor, and It’s Coming From Vermont
An MSNBC host outrageously responded to Sanders's victory in Nevada by comparing it to the Nazi victory in France.
Centrists Use Nevada Debate to Position Themselves Between Bloomberg and Sanders
Centrist candidates are using Bloomberg to argue that Sanders is as risky of a bet as an oligarch to defeat Trump.
Anti-Immigrant Nationalism Is Poisoning the Streets of London
An ugly new nationalism has become ubiquitous under Britain’s rigid post-Brexit immigration rules.
Why Have No Retired Generals Opposed US’s Forever Wars?
The system that produces generals is set up to prevent the rise of anyone opposed to the American way of war.
Elizabeth Warren Made a Meal of Mike Bloomberg in Las Vegas
Bloomberg had his own head handed to him in a small paper sack marked “Property of Warren for President.”
Organizers Work to Guide Deportees Toward Resources in Their Home Countries
A new resource guide provides deportees with information about shelters, social services and more.
Tonight’s Debate in Nevada Is the Most Consequential Moment of the 2020 Race
If the five other candidates don’t stifle Mike Bloomberg tonight, a tidal wave of cash will soon transform the race.