Truthout
Op-Ed
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Three Necessary Reforms to Reduce Gun Violence in America
Refusing to take action to strengthen our gun laws is costing thousands of American lives every year.
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Since When Has Monoculture Been a Founding American Principle?
It's not about people immigrating to the US, but a strong desire for monoculture, to be surrounded by people who think each other.
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Culture Change – Not Policy Change – Is Needed: Reflections on Gun Violence in the US
“We don't talk about why our culture is grounded in a romanticization - and in fact, a sexualization - of gun violence,” says Kelly Hayes.
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Do You Know What It Means to Love New Orleans?
“I sit in my garden, girded by dirt and green and growth, I smell life ... and I think of New Orleans,” says William Rivers Pitt.
Wine and Water Watch Challenges Invasive Wine Empire
The “Grape Rush” in Sonoma and Napa counties has made grapes an invasive species that threatens to consume water and land.
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Trial by Fire for Ecuador’s President Correa
The indigenous uprising, and the broader political dissention surrounding it, represents a watermark political test for Correa.
#ILookLikeASurgeon: Being Queer in Surgery
Being queer in surgery means living in a world that assumes I am straight, and coming out over and over again.
Let It Shine
In the face of wars, refugee crises, and unaddressed climate change impacts, let us echo the common sense of children.
Home Care Workers’ Inclusion in Basic Labor Protections Is Just the Beginning
We must take this moment to reinvest in home care workers, each other and our country's future.
The Hypocrisy of the US Promoting the “Rule of Law” in Africa
In many African countries, Western backing is the only thing keeping kleptocrats in power.