News | Politics & Elections “It’s a Mean and Nasty World Out There,” Says Trump, Defending Khashoggi Murder In Thanksgiving Day tweets, the president took a moment to once again defend the murderous Saudi royal family. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams November 22, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Enough Thanksgiving Myths. Schools Should Teach Indigenous History. Authentic stories of Native resilience offer valuable lessons in the power of relationships to land and community. By Mary Annette Pember , Truthout November 22, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Miles to Go Before We Sleep This far, no farther, and not one step back. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout November 24, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice The Future Is Indigenous: Decolonizing Thanksgiving Indigenous people survive because, despite settler colonial myths that place us in the past, we have always known that we live in the future. By Maile Arvin , Truthout November 24, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Who Is Giving Thanks This Thanksgiving? The whole country is giving thanks that the election is over. By Joseph Natoli , Speakout November 22, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Dinner With Syrian Refugees: A Meal Every Member of Congress Should Have Syrian refugees are struggling with depression, poverty and other hardships. It's time Congress recognized their humanity. By Pam Bailey , Truthout December 1, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | On Holiday Myths and State Violence Just as Thanksgiving whitewashes a period soaked in the blood of Natives slaughtered during crimes of conquest, the myth of police as guardians of the public whitewashes the reality … By Kelly Hayes , LiftedVoices November 26, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | No Thanks: How Thanksgiving Narratives Erase the Genocide of Native Peoples Thanksgiving has nothing to do with Native American and Indigenous people. Its purpose is to serve the capitalism of empire. By Joanne Barker , Truthout November 26, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Ferguson Thanksgiving: A Former Slave Proposed the Holiday 55 Years Before Lincoln. Why His Version Matters Today A grand jury's refusal to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson has crystallized ugly truths. By Jedediah Purdy , YES!Magazine November 27, 2014 Truthout
Op-Ed | Thanksgiving and the Socialist Imaginary Mainstream progressive politicians lack utopia, a vision of a fundamentally different society. By Ben Agger , Truthout November 27, 2014 Truthout