Truthout
Op-Ed
There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.
Reasonable security measures have merit, but living in a fishbowl is not reasonable at all.
Trump Administration Targets Trans Health Care Protections
A new Department of Health and Human Services rule will roll back discrimination protections for transgender people.
The Left Should Direct the Impeachment Effort
We need a left-led impeachment campaign to mobilize the Democratic base to defeat Trump and the GOP.
US Abortion Rights Activists Can Draw Inspiration From Ireland
Some U.S. activists are using the Irish tactic of discussing well-being, not rights, to form a broader coalition.
Trump Is Trying to Ban Climate Science Because… Obama?
History will remember Trump as a small man who thought he could ignore the ocean.
Mitch McConnell Is a Master Troll
McConnell’s brazen hypocrisy is an effective re-election tactic.
Retired Oil Rigs Off California Coast Could Find New Lives as Artificial Reefs
Rigs-to-reefs conversions could serve as a model for decommissioning thousands of other offshore platforms worldwide.
End This Hidden Risk to Military Families
When our family members sign up, they sign away some of their rights — and ours.
New York City Moves Forward With Paid Vacation Measure
Workers in the United States put in more time than workers in any other wealthy country.
What Would It Mean to Deeply Accept That We’re in Planetary Crisis?
The work of these times is not about saving the world but rather about belonging to it more fully.