Truthout
Op-Ed
For Palestinians, Seeking Food at a US-Israeli Aid Site Means Risking Your Life
The “aid” seems to empower Israel to prolong its war while attempting to deflect mounting international pressure.
Liberal Faith in Checks and Balances Betrays Deeper Investment in Law and Order
We must dismantle the lie that criminalization safeguards democracy and ensures our safety.
As Hurricane Season Looms, FEMA Is Being Torn to Shreds
Trump is underfunding FEMA, leaving states that rely on it dangerously unprepared for severe storms.
I’m Facing Prison for My Climate Activism. Here’s Why.
I'd planned to block the taxiway at Manchester Airport by glueing my hands to the tarmac.
Family Visitation Rights Have Eroded in New York Prisons Following Guard Strike
As a person incarcerated in Elmira Correctional Facility, I see New York prioritizing prison labor over family visits.
Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
“End times schooling” risks turning schools into graveyards for hope — but they can also be greenhouses for resistance.
How Do We Organize Through Exhaustion, Grief and Uncertainty?
Projects that help explain to people what’s happening are what’s going to help them make collective sense of the moment.
US Proxy War Displaced My Family 50 Years Ago. We Still Live in the Wreckage.
As the daughter of Hmong refugees, I know the traumatic consequences of American foreign policy.
The “Oligarch’s Budget” Wages War on Poor Americans
Unless you’re very wealthy, this bill will ultimately leave you worse off and more economically vulnerable.
NYPD Assault on CUNY Gaza Encampment Shows Why We Need Sanctuary Universities
My lived experience of Chile under Pinochet’s dictatorship drives my opposition to the current US crackdown on dissent.