Op-Ed | Politics & Elections House Spending Bill Would Decimate Campaign Finance Rules Three riders deep inside the House appropriations bill would bar federal agencies from enforcing campaign finance laws. By John Light , Moyers&Company August 3, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Kochs and Trump Team Up to Cut Billionaires’ Taxes The Kochs' publicized hostility toward Trump has been replaced by a strategic alliance. By Richard Eskow , CampaignforAmerica'sFuture August 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor A Budget for the 99 Percent Wouldn't it be great to have a federal budget that matched the priorities of most of us in the country? By Paul Shannon , Speakout August 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace This Anti-BDS Bill Is an Assault on Free Speech A proposal for federal legislation criminalizing support for BDS shows the hypocrisy of those willing to sacrifice free speech to achieve their aims. By Sarah Levy , SocialistWorker August 1, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Everyone Deserves Care: Insisting on Compassion in the Face of Congressional Cruelty The best measure of a society is its compassion, and our tax dollars should reflect that. By Patricia MacCorquodale , Truthout August 1, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Saudi Arabia Is Buying Off and Silencing Its Critics The Gulf petrodollar has corrupted politicians, media and think tanks into silent accommodation of the atrocities in Yemen. By Yasin Kakande , Truthout July 31, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | A Better Deal Than What? The Democratic Party was badly ripped off by the consultants who came up with the name for their new agenda. By Dean Baker , Truthout July 31, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Trump Administration Plans to Skip Border Wall Environmental Review On the long list of terrible ideas for nature preserves, a giant wall running through the middle of a vulnerable area ranks pretty high. By s. e. smith , Care2 July 31, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Fascism and the Denial of Truth: What Henry Wallace Can Teach Us About Trump Over 70 years after it was written, this essay offers relevant insights into the rise of autocracy in the US. By Thomas J. Scott , Truthout July 30, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | For Palestinian Laborers, Settlement Work Is a Nuanced Form of Forced Labor Settlement work is work Palestinians must undertake so they can survive. By Matthew Vickery , openDemocracy July 30, 2017 Truthout