Truthout
Latest
How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
Hospitals Are Throwing Out Perfectly Usable Medical Supplies
Some hospitals and clinics in the US — including in the prison system — struggle to get by, while their wealthier, larger counterparts cavalierly toss useful products.
The Power of Ordinary People Facing Totalitarianism
An overview of “The Origins of Totalitarianism,” by a German Jewish political theorist Hannah Arendt.
Despair in Europe’s Camps
A deal between Turkey and the EU has had disastrous consequences for refugees — but thousands across Europe are demanding that they be let in.
Banning Howard Zinn’s Books Is Hardly a Way to “Start a Conversation”
An Arkansas state representative is seeking to expunge books he doesn't like from public school curricula.
Are We Standing on the Precipice of a Dystopian World?
Splinterlands is a message to the world that it's not too late to get out of the hot water we're in, says the novelist.
Trump’s EPA Cuts: No One Will Protect Us
“Donald Trump's deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency terrify me.”
Economists From US and 10 Other Countries Warn of Danger of Return to Neoliberalism in Ecuador
More than 55 economists pen an open letter appeal to not return to neoliberalism in Ecuador.
Wisconsin Lawmaker Echoes ALEC’s Call for a Constitutional Convention
If 34 state legislatures “issue a call” for a constitutional convention, Congress must convene one.
Doctors: Climate Change Is Already Making US Kids Sicker
Children are among the most vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.