Truthout
Op-Ed
Jewish Holiday of Shavuot Links Economic Justice With Expanding Social Freedom
The divisions the ruling class manufactures and depends upon hinder the universal liberation that the Torah envisions.
From Asia to the Middle East, US Bombs Are a Failed Foreign Policy Choice
The only reliable products of US airpower are devastated civilian populations and suppression of internal movements.
Gutting Voting Rights Act Is Just First Step in Far Right Plan to End Democracy
Curbing access to the ballot brings us closer to the far right's techno-feudalist dream of a "Dark Enlightenment.”
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
Republicans Push “Waste and Fraud” Narrative Again to Gut the Social Safety Net
The real fraud is gutting SNAP, Medicaid, and other programs to fund a war the public overwhelmingly opposes.
We Can’t Curb Nuclear Proliferation If We Don’t Acknowledge Israel’s Nukes
No credible nonproliferation policy begins by pretending not to see the bombs your ally already has.
Decades of Congressional Inaction Contributed to Illegal US-Israeli War on Iran
Congress can limit further escalation with Iran via the War Powers Resolution, appropriations, and impeachment.
Motherhood in Gaza Looks Like Caregiving Even When There’s Nothing Left to Give
Mothers in Gaza cannot have simple, unguarded moments with their children.
On Mother’s Day, I Will Mourn Alongside the Grieving Parents of Minab
The first Mother’s Day proclamation was a call to disarm. It's more crucial than ever to honor the day's antiwar roots.
We Must Resist the Collapse of Conscience in the Age of Trump
Trumpism can only thrive in a culture stripped of its conscience. To combat this, conscience must become contagious.