Truthout
Op-Ed
Egyptian Officials Are Demanding Massive Fees From Palestinians Escaping Gaza
Egyptian border officials are charging Palestinians thousands of dollars to escape death in Gaza.
People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job
State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.
Destruction of Gaza’s Health System Isn’t a Byproduct, It’s an Aim of Genocide
Israel’s destruction of the health care system in Gaza maximizes the ongoing Zionist project of elimination.
In My Classroom, Storytelling Helped Unlock New Perspectives on Palestine
As a teacher, I see it as my responsibility to bring Palestine into my classroom, despite my fear of facing retaliation.
US Is Underwriting Israel’s Crimes — Americans Can No Longer Claim Ignorance
Many of us in the Global South are watching the 2024 election to see if US voters implicitly endorse war crimes in Gaza.
38 States Currently Authorize Involuntary Commitment for Substance Use
Sixteen of them allow facilities to engage in treatments of their choice without the individual’s consent.
Silence Is Dangerous in the Current Age of Rising Fascism in the US
Social movements are creating powerful new languages for confronting tyranny. We must resist the plague of silence.
Is US’s Suspension of UNRWA Funding Retaliation for ICJ’s Interim Ruling?
The decision to suspend funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is deepening Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
Far Right Forces Are Attempting to Generate a National Emergency at the Border
A crisis is taking shape on the US-Mexico border, but it is not the result of an “invasion” of those seeking asylum.
US Military Considers Civilians Expendable Despite New Harm Mitigation Plan
It has a long history of killing civilians in airstrikes, not investigating the deaths and ignoring pleas for apology.