Truthout
Politics & Elections
Hope Is Not a Given. We Must Cultivate It Together.
Kelly Hayes and Tanuja Jagernauth discuss the practice of hope.
Trump’s “Big Lie” Lost Big in Georgia on Tuesday
Trump spent much of this election cycle yammering on about the 2020 election, but GOP voters shrugged it off on Tuesday.
Manchin Backs Gun Legislation But Won’t Budge on Ending Filibuster
“You know where I stand,” Manchin told reporters who asked about his stance on the Senate rule.
AOC Tells Boebert to “Just Quit” After Tweet Rejecting Solutions to Gun Violence
“Why even be in Congress if you don’t believe in doing your job?"
Marjorie Taylor Greene May Be Affected by Insurrection Court Ruling
A law from 1872 doesn't “exempt all future rebels and insurrectionists,” the appeals court ruled.
Proposals to Arm Teachers Are a Horrific Response to Gun Violence
In the wake of the Texas school massacre, Nicole Golden of Texas Gun Sense pleads for effective violence prevention.
AOC Rebukes Democrats for Support of Pro-NRA, Anti-Abortion Henry Cuellar
“Congress should not be an incumbent protection racket,” she said. “[T]hose who fail their communities deserve to lose.”
NBA Coach Steve Kerr Slams McConnell and GOP Over Inaction on Shootings
Nineteen children and two adults were killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
In Response to Texas Massacre, Right-Wingers Want More Guns and Cops in Schools
The right continues to echo the baseless idea that “good guys” with guns will stop gun violence.
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Is on the Verge of Ousting Blue Dog Kurt Schrader in Oregon
The likely win is a rebuke from voters of Schrader’s close relationship with Big Pharma.