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By. Jake Johnson , C ommon D reams. “ As a mother, I can’t help but worry for my son’s safety first. That’s true of all moms. We would do anything for our babies, and I fear for all the children who are at risk of seeing their parents violently targeted. But as an organizer, my worry turns to resolve. – Sandra Avalos, an undocumented ...
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3 days ago · Trump Isn’t Hiding Plan to Use Military to Quash Protests and Deport Immigrants. “The next time, I’m not waiting” before committing troops to suppress protests, Trump said at a rally in 2023. By. Marjorie Cohn , T ruthout. November 12, 2024.
No, Black People Can’t Be “Racists” - Truthout
Oct 20, 2021 · The term “racism” must be understood within the context of an anti-Black American polity. By. George Yancy , T ruthout. October 20, 2021. The attacks waged against everything deemed “critical race theory” constitute a new form of McCarthyism that spreads fear of a future in which Black professors may again be labeled by the state as ...
6 Years After Standing Rock, Native Tribes Still Fight ... - Truthout
Oct 9, 2023 · The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Army Corps to prepare an EIS for the Standing Rock portion of the pipeline on March 25, 2020, because the pipeline’s “ effects on the quality of the human environment are likely to be highly controversial.”. It has taken the Army Corps more than three years to produce the ...
How the Powers That Be Maintain the “Deep State”: An ... - Truthout
Feb 21, 2016 · In The Deep State, author Mike Lofgren, whose 2011 commentary, “ Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult,” remains the most-read article at Truthout.org, connects the dots between apparently disparate aspects of our current dystopia. “The deep state,” argues Lofgren is “the red thread” linking the ...
Why the US Should Have Universal Health Care | Truthout
M edium. December 14, 2016. Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. In the United States, healthcare has been one of the biggest political battles of the decade. As a healthcare worker myself, it’s an issue that strikes close to home.
Abortion Is as Old as Pregnancy: 4,000 Years of Reproductive …
Jan 22, 2016 · Abortion in Times of Old. Instructions for inducing an abortion appear in the Bible. In Numbers 5:11-31, God is described as instructing Moses to present “The Test for an Unfaithful Wife” (NIV) – a ritual to be used by priests against women accused by their husbands of unfaithfulness.The ritual involves the drinking of “bitter water,” a potion that will abort any pregnancies that ...
Fascism Is Rising, But It Does Not Have to Be Our Future
May 21, 2023 · Fascism Is Rising, But It Does Not Have to Be Our Future. Fascism won’t be defeated with reactive organizing. We need long-term strategy. By. Ejeris Dixon , T ruthout. May 21, 2023. Anti-fascists, LGBTQ people and local residents oppose a far right protest against a Drag Queen Story Time event on April 29, 2023, in London, United Kingdom.
Objecting to War: The Human Conscience vs. the US Military
Sep 26, 2015 · Conscientious objection wages an active challenge to war, one soldier at a time. Affirmation of conscience and support for conscientious objectors, or COs – helping people get out of the military – is an important part of a larger anti-war strategy, and one with real, concrete and measurable results. Military COs give us powerful insight into our own nature, and they can be strong and ...
The Social Death Penalty: Why Being Ostracized Hurts Even
Jun 5, 2014 · We’re talking about ostracism, a form of social rejection that goes by many names and comes in many flavors. Some call it the “social death penalty.”. It’s the feeling of being a pariah, of being shunned, ignored by the group, or given the silent treatment. It can mean anything from physical exile to subtle forms of psychological isolation.