Truthout
Op-Ed
Reducing Fight Against Fascism to Electoral Questions Overlooks Larger Crisis
Republicans are the vanguard of fascism’s rise, but Democrats also play an active role in legitimizing fascist norms.
Anti-Mask Laws Target Gaza Protests, But They Threaten All Progressive Movements
Several states are considering expanding bans on public masking as a means to repress protest.
University of California Student Workers Strike Against Repression on Campus
About 2,000 workers at the Santa Cruz campus are taking labor action in defense of Palestine and the right to protest.
Formerly Incarcerated People Face “Forever Punishment” in Collateral Sanctions
Collateral sanctions enable the power structure to penalize those it deems “unworthy” and “undesirable.”
Once “Never Trumpers,” These GOP Stars Are Clamoring to Be Trump’s VP
The jockeying for Trump’s vice presidential pick reveals the unvarnished opportunism of the GOP’s biggest stars.
This Nakba Day, Palestinians Remind the World We Will Not Be Erased
Palestine’s Nakba has gone on for 76 years, but even in my nightmares, I never imagined the carnage currently unfolding.
Local Newspapers Are Lifelines for Many Communities — and They’re Disappearing
As climate disasters escalate, local journalism maintains an all-too-slender lifeline in devastated rural communities.
As I Nurse My Baby, I Mourn for All the Mothers in Gaza Whose Milk Is Drying Up
I am spending this day grieving for mothers in Gaza who, dehydrated and under attack, are unable to feed their children.
My Mother’s Letters Should Belong to Me — Not a Company That Works With Prisons
My mom has written me thousands of letters. As an incarcerated person, I don’t own any of them.
Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests
Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”