Truthout
Op-Ed
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Property Investors Buying, Evicting and Profiting: Banks Displacing People
Making money often means subverting the general good of poor seniors and moderate income families. And that is our business.
Five Questions Every Presidential Candidate Needs to Answer About Education
Forget accountability. This time around, the candidates need to address inequality.
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“Don’t Owe. Won’t Pay.” Everything You’ve Been Told About Debt Is Wrong
If one debt can be nullified, maybe all of them can.
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Without Context, Environmental Images Obscure Who’s Responsible for Climate Change
Popular environmental images have helped bring ecological consciousness into the mainstream, but also have masked systemic problems.
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Obama Closed Bagram, so Why Not Guantánamo?
With less than 18 months before the end of Obama's term, the question remains of whether or not he will close the prison camp.
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From Black August to Black Lives Matter
Black August, a month of political prisoner activism and commemoration, can help remind us of the nation's exponentially expanding racist prison system.
Solidarity With Cierra Finkley: A Statement From Love & Protect
Defending oneself from abuse and violence should never be criminalized.
War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO
Now that the refugee crisis is worsening, it behooves NATO to deal with the problem.
Replanting
Political leaders should look toward indigenous people for guidance about ways to make reparations.
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Gaza, 10 Years After “Disengagement“
Ten years after Israel's purported “disengagement” from Gaza, Israel still controls Gaza's borders, coastline and airspace.