Truthout
Op-Ed
Abandoning the Kurds Is Not an Antiwar Move
Trump is throwing lit matches at a pool of kerosene because he likes the pretty colors.
AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action?
Up until now, no politician would be caught dead defending abolition.
Supreme Court Will Decide If Workers Can Be Fired for Being Trans or LGBQ
A ruling against TLGBQ employees would also harm anyone who relies on protections against discrimination.
Taxing Financial Transactions Is More Strategic Than Taxing High Wealth
If we rely overwhelmingly on taxing a small group of super-rich people, they could simply renounce their citizenship.
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Democrats Waited Too Long to Impeach Trump. It Could Backfire in 2020.
Having chosen Joe Biden's integrity as the hill to die on, the Democrats' decision to impeach Trump now may be a trap.
The Climate Justice Movement Must Include Decolonization and Anti-Imperialism
Almost every climate activist murdered in 2018 was from a Global South country.
Trump’s Stonewalling of Impeachment Inquiry Is an Impeachable Offense
There is abundant evidence of abuse of power and obstruction of justice by Trump.
Trump Is Spreading Fear Because He Fears Impeachment
Trump's thirst for causing damage is equaled only by his power to do so.
Trump’s “Maximum Pressure” Policy in Iran Prevents Real Diplomacy
Rather than isolate Iran, the international community should de-escalate tensions and advance a sustainable peace.