Truthout
Op-Ed
The Only “Extreme” Abortion Position Is One Taking Away Access to Health Care
There is nothing extreme about wanting people to have the ability to make their own reproductive health-care decisions.
How to Resolve the Chicago Teachers Strike? Tax the Rich.
The city of Chicago needs to put resources in the hands of working people instead of politically connected elites.
Anti-Semitic and Anti-Muslim Murders Are Latest in String of Fascist Attacks
These attacks are connected, and their common threads are not going away.
Let’s Never See Another First-Grader in Handcuffs
It is far past time to end the school-to-prison pipeline that starts in early childhood.
No Matter Who’s Elected, We Must Keep Demanding More
Democrats are advocating for more progressive priorities -- thanks to grassroots activists.
Capitalism Is Dooming Kids With Curable Cancers
Medicare for All is our only ethical choice.
Extorting Ukraine Is Bad Enough, But Trump Has Done Much Worse
Donald Trump is a threat to the whole human species, and for that he should be impeached.
Depoliticization Is a Deadly Weapon of Neoliberal Fascism
In the current era, democracy is not merely under siege, but is close to being erased.
Wall Street Is Killing Local Newspapers
Predatory investors are trying to put a price tag on our free press.
Debate Moderators Need to Ask Different Questions on Medicare for All
We are throwing our money into the for-profit health care system instead of spending it on health care.