Our Future Generations Deserve Abundance, Not “State of the Art” Prisons
I felt it birth in my core and sneak its way up my windpipe. It slithered over my vocal cords and caught in my throat just for a second. Its…
Announcing the Winners of the 4th Annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize
The Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism is proud to announce the winners of the fourth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. The Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize, awarded to two…
My Miscarriage Behind Bars Showed Me the Truth of the “Justice” System
I had a relationship with four white walls. They were holding me back from freedom. I was 15 years old and 17 weeks pregnant. I was about to learn about…
Campus Organizers Are Using Research to Expose and Oppose the Global War Machine
The explosion of campus protest movements against Israel’s siege of Gaza, especially during the April 2024 encampments, has been historic. These movements showed the whole world that swaths of young…
Judge Rules Catholic Employers Can Deny Workers Time Off for Reproductive Care
More than 8,000 Catholic employers across the country will not be required to provide accommodations for workers needing abortion or fertility care following a ruling in North Dakota. The Pregnant…
J.D. Vance Attends Pennsylvania Town Hall Hosted by Christian Nationalist Pastor
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance attended a town hall outside Pittsburgh on Saturday hosted by a Christian nationalist televangelist who believes that Democrat Kamala Harris has an “occult spirit”…
Biden Praises Carpet-Bombing in Beirut, Tlaib Condemns US-Funded “Bloodbath”
President Joe Biden and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on Saturday had notably different responses to Israel’s intense bombing campaign in Lebanon over the past 24 hours, which killed hundreds of people…
Prisoners Say Routine Use of Lockdowns Has Led to More Violence and Suicides
Mitchell Bolder, a 60-year-old Black man known to his friends as “Rusty,” died by suicide on June 25 at the federal penitentiary in Victorville, California. Local media reported that he…
Amazon Union Effort in North Carolina Is Latest Attempt to Organize the South
Workers at a sprawling Amazon warehouse outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, have taken their first formal step forward in their fight to organize the facility. For more than two and…
Left to Battle a Pandemic With Little Help, Nursing Aides Struggle With PTSD
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He…
