News Analysis | Economy & Labor Much “Foreign Aid” Is Taxpayer-Funded Plundering of the Global South Foreign aid is largely being used to protect and enrich U.S. businesses, exploiting host countries’ resources. By Barbara G. Ellis , Truthout September 11, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Some Democrats’ Rejection of Fossil Fuel Money Marks Shift From Previous Races As Republicans continue to rake in oil and gas dollars, many Democrats have shunned contributions. By Yue Stella Yu , CenterforResponsivePolitics September 11, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace It’s Been 18 Years Since 9/11. It’s Time to End the Wars. “Never Forget” is a gruesome farce, an enforced memory intended to fuel a never-ending desire for war. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout September 11, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Don’t Be Fooled — Kamala Harris’s “Criminal Justice” Plan Is Not Progressive Harris's plan is about brand management, not political vision. By Dan Berger , Truthout September 10, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Thousands of African Migrants Are Stranded in Mexico Hoping to Head North Hundreds of African migrants in Mexico are protesting the country’s refusal to grant them transit visas. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! September 10, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections In Push for Brexit, UK’s Conservative Party Shifts to the Far Right With moderates either defecting or expelled, Conservatives are looking increasingly like ultra-nationalist Brexiteers. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout September 10, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Greta Thunberg on Climate: “If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World” "The money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will,” Thunberg said. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 10, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Observe 9/11 Anniversary by Calling for an End to the Afghan War The U.S. must withdraw all troops, CIA agents and mercenaries and close its military bases in Afghanistan. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 10, 2019 Truthout
News | Immigration In Dorian’s Wake, Bahamian Refugees Are Greeted by Trump’s Cruelty Refugees from the stricken island nation might include “very bad people,” Trump claims. So they all must suffer. By Sophia Tesfaye , Salon September 10, 2019 Truthout
News | Immigration Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane. Leal is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention of asylum seekers. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 10, 2019 Truthout