Truthout
Op-Ed
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.”
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad
Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
Genocide Fuels Climate Crisis. The Fate of Palestine Shapes Our Climate Future.
The Palestinian struggle for survival is also a global struggle against a potentially horrific future for humanity.
Gender-Affirming Care Gave Me a Life I Love. Why Do Pundits See It as a Tragedy?
Why are trans voices like mine minimized in the “debate” around our own health care?
Like in Israel, US Backing Gives War Criminals Free Rein in Philippines
US-backed regimes in the Philippines have committed gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.
Organizers in UK Are Defending Asylum Seekers From Mass Deportations to Rwanda
The UK is carrying out raids that will deport migrants to a country where many of them have never been.