Truthout
Op-Ed
Who Plans the Economy? Imagining Fair and Free Trade
We need new trade and investment rules that shift control from the plutocratic private owner to the democratic public.
Bernie Sanders at the Democratic Convention: The Struggle Continues
Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention Monday night, but he also pledged to continue his fight to transform the US.
Coercive Mental Health Legislation Threatens Rights of People With Disabilities
The Murphy Bill uses people with mental illnesses as scapegoats for gun violence while threatening civil liberties.
Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership President Obama’s Vietnam?
“Credibility” is an ill-defined goal, and the quest for it can have very bad outcomes, as we saw in Vietnam.
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Hillary-Kaine: Back to the Center
Clinton's VP choice, Tim Kaine, bends to pressure from Wall Street and the mainstream media.
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The World After Me: Eternal “Wartime” in the US
The fate of lost children, if they become the norm, will be the scandal of the century.
Fourteen Movies That Illustrate Problem With Law Enforcement
Polarized media representations of police brutality undermines honest conversation about systemic bias.
President Obama’s Lethal Climate Legacy
Obama ran against “Drill Baby, Drill!” then turned the US into the leading producer of fossil fuels.
We Must Reject Economic Cannibalism
We must move away from the current cannibalizing global economy towards a regenerative one or face extinction.
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The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy's Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.