Truthout
Op-Ed
Our Prisons Are Us
The world's self-proclaimed freest society is anything but.
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Why the Refugee Acceptance Movement Must Become an Anti-Imperialist Movement
In order to understand the refugee crisis, we must examine the US role in creating instability and chaos in Iraq and Syria.
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What the GOP Is Putting Under Corporate America’s Tree
This year-end tax package is a grab bag of gifts for corporations and a lump of coal for working families.
It’s Time to Fire Trump
How, in 2015, can anyone running on a racist, xenophobic ticket find any support at all?
US Ground War in Syria? What Would Robert Gates Say?
In Syria, the likely choices are diplomacy now or ground war later.
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Whose Lives Matter? A Crisis of Solidarity at the Climate Talks in Paris
The true test of success in Paris will be if the lives of people in poorer nations aren't valued less than others.
Washington to Whomever: Please Fight ISIS for Us
The reality is clear: Washington's policy in Syria and Iraq is bound to fail, no matter who does the fighting.
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The EU-Africa Malta Conference: African Refugees Left Out in the Cold
The EU agreed to offer African countries $1.9 billion in exchange for the deportation of “unwanted” migrants.
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Freeing Killer Cops and Caging Domestic Violence Survivors: Do Black Lives Matter in Chicago?
Police officers are rarely penalized for killing people, but Black women are frequently punished for choosing to survive.
End War(ming): We Need System Change, Not Climate Change
Shawna Foster explains how these kinds of military interventions are linked to fossil fuels and climate change.