Op-Ed | Politics & Elections A Nation Wracked With Illness and Strife Says Good Riddance to Trump Presidency Trump is not an accident of history, but the predictable result of a nation born in plunder and slaughter. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Feds Are Vetting 25,000 National Guard Troops Ahead of Biden Inauguration The screening was reportedly prompted by fears of a possible "insider attack" by extremists among the soldiers' ranks. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Martin Luther King Jr. Defended Democracy Against Racism and So Must We King's demands for economic justice are crucial in the struggle against rising American fascism. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout January 18, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice We Have to Let White Supremacy Die in Order to Truly Live In an era of emboldened fascism, we must resist by centering radical love in our politics, says David Kyuman Kim. By George Yancy , Truthout January 17, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Yes, Trump Can Be Convicted by the Senate After January 20 The Supreme Court would likely not overturn a post-presidency Senate trial. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout January 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of white supremacist violence to criminalize racial and climate justice protests. By Leanna First-Arai , Truthout January 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections QAnon Trump Supporter Jacob Chansley Seeks Pardon From Trump for Capitol Breach Chansley's lawyer argues that he shouldn't be punished for accepting the invitation, instructions from the president. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Poll Shows 56% of Americans Want Senate to Remove Trump and Bar Him From Office The poll also indicates a majority want outgoing and twice-impeached President Trump to face criminal charges. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republican AGs Cannot Shake Ties to Violent Trump Coup Attempt The Republican Attorneys General Association was a member of the coalition that organized the January 6 protest. By David Armiak & Alex Kotch , PRWatch January 15, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Downplaying Trumpism Is Dangerous Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio made the ludicrous claim that impeaching Trump was simply an expression of “cancel culture.” By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout January 15, 2021 Truthout