Truthout
Op-Ed
Consequences of CUNY Encampment Felony Charges Extend Far Beyond Campus
If the students are convicted, it would set a precedent for prosecuting pro-Palestinian organizers across the US.
Greece Just Became the First European Country to Impose a 6-Day Workweek
Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.
Florida Ban on Protections for Outdoor Workers Goes Into Effect Amid Record Heat
The same interests lobbying against heat protection for workers also pushed to roll back child labor protections.
The Nearly $1 Trillion US Military Budget Doesn’t Provide Safety, Only Profit
Diverting that money to jobs, health care and the climate would make us far safer.
Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate
Biden did not put forth a progressive or convincing counterweight to Trump’s xenophobic and authoritarian tirades.
Don’t Let Biden’s Latest Protections Excuse His Rightward Lurch on Immigration
Biden's recent order offers no fundamental change to the right-wing agenda on immigration that has become the norm.
North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters
The new proposal is yet another disturbing development in the criminalization of dissent that has swept across the US.
Silicon Valley Rushes Toward Automated Warfare That Deeply Incorporates AI
We can’t let those who will profit most from its unbridled application make the rules for how AI should be used.
Democrats’ Support for Israel Is Weakening the Reproductive Rights Movement
Reproductive justice is not compatible with imperialism, militarism and colonialism.
2 Years After the End of “Roe,” We Must Demand More Than Its Restoration
The struggle for reproductive justice is about more than legal rights — it’s about bodily autonomy and access to care.