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Florida Struggles in the Wake of Deadly Hurricane as DeSantis Wages Culture Wars
The Florida governor's focus has been on enacting anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ policies.
![Climate activists from the group Extinction Rebellion march through the streets after blockading several roads in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1004-envision-400x300.jpg)
We Have No Option But Hope: Noam Chomsky Talks With David Barsamian
We must have “optimism of the will,” using the opportunities available to fight for a more just world, Chomsky says.
![Studies show that Medicare for All would have saved 340,000 lives so far during the COVID pandemic, primarily by eliminating financial barriers to care, while saving billions of dollars annually.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1273705390-400x300.jpg)
From COVID to Monkeypox, Our Health System Failed. We Need Medicare for All.
Medicare for All would go a long way in correcting the racial disparities we are seeing in monkeypox treatment.
![A man stands in front of a refrigerated section of a store, a sign reading "FROZEN GOODS" hanging above them](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0919-frozen-foods-aisle-400x300.jpg)
The Poor Are Being Doubly Hit by Inflation and Policies to Combat Inflation
Global food insecurity has doubled since early 2020 amid high inflation, and the Fed is driving up housing costs.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks from podium with arms outstretched, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0907-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Calls on UK and US Workers to Stand Together Against Oligarchs
In a speech at the Trade Union Congress in London, Sanders laid out the urgency of coordinated international campaigns.
![A worker packs items at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California, on August 31, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/09/2022_0905-Amazon-400x300.jpg)
Our Labor Is Used to Create Wealth for Others. Let’s Reclaim It to Make Life.
How can capitalism be transcended unless the essence of this system -- controlled labor -- is abolished?
![Residents use rafts to make their way along a waterlogged street in a residential area after a heavy monsoon rainfall in Hyderabad in the Sindh province of Pakistan, on August 24, 2022. Record monsoon rains were causing a "catastrophe of epic scale," and floods have killed more than 800 people since June.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242684241-400x300.jpg)
Poor Countries Are Suffering the Worst Climate Woes But Getting the Least Help
Poor countries face some of the greatest challenges from climate change — and apathy from their richest global cousins.
![Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Bremer County Republicans' Grill and Chill lunch on August 20, 2022, in Waverly, Iowa. Pence was introduced as "the next president of the United States" during the event.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1416036836-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: Maintaining Class Inequality at Any Cost Is GOP’s Guiding Mission
The Republican Party has been waging a war on the working class for decades -- and it’s not letting up.
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Universities Are Plundering Cities. How Can This Relationship Change?
Scholar Davarian L. Baldwin discusses how “UniverCities” occupy -- and reshape -- local spaces and local economies.
![LAX and SoFi Stadium hold a hiring fair to fill more than 5,000 positions in airlines, concessions, retail, administration and more, in Inglewood, California, on September 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1235163719-400x300.jpg)
75% of New Jobs Require a Degree While Only 40% of Potential Applicants Have One
It’s time for a broader conversation about the purposes of higher education and how to make it accessible to all.