Truthout
Op-Ed
We Must Resist Any Erasure of Why Aaron Bushnell’s Young Life Came to an End
He cried out for a free Palestine, and yet the US media set out to suppress the meaning and purpose of his sacrifice.
Biden Peddles the Myth That Spending More on Weapons Is Good for the Economy
The Pentagon’s annual budget is more than 20 times what the US now invests per year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ohio’s Political Crisis Has Impeded Its Clean Energy. Democracy May Be Next.
The GOP supermajorities in Ohio’s gerrymandered state legislature have implemented a flood of voter restrictions.
Our Mourning for Nex Benedict Calls Us to Action Against Transphobia and Fascism
Nex Benedict, a gender-expansive teen in Oklahoma, died the day after enduring a beating in their high school bathroom.
South Carolina’s Primary Will Show Degree of Support for Programmatic Fascism
Polls say Trump, who openly espouses programmatic fascism, may win South Carolina’s GOP primary by a two-to-one margin.
Trump’s GOP Has Created the Most Dysfunctional Congress in Decades
Trump’s GOP has broken Congress as the rest of us suffer the consequences.
US’s Third Ceasefire Veto Underscores Its Complicity in Israel’s Genocidal Acts
Having vetoed yet another UN resolution calling for ceasefire, the US is reportedly planning a toothless alternative.
Hydropower Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis, But New Dams May Lead to Water Wars
Rivers dry up while the superpowers jockey for position, hoping to control what remains of the world’s resources.
Hospitals Should Be Places of Healing — Not Military Targets
With US funding, Israel is invading, bombing and destroying hospitals in Gaza and the West Bank.
Egypt’s Sinai Construction Enables Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
Palestinians need a respite from Israel's brutality, but mass displacement into the Sinai would be a catastrophe.