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Our hypocrisy on war crimes makes a rules-based world, one that abides by international law, impossible.

'We are in a struggle between a progressive movement that mobilizes around a shared vision of prosperity, security and dignity for all people, against one that defends oligarchy and massive global income and wealth inequality'

He was one of the early players of color in the NFL. Racism and, ultimately, ostracism came with the territory

The war hits media on all sides

The criminal Russian invasion has devastated cities around Ukraine and forced millions to flee the country. Achieving a cease-fire is top priority — but the war has already brought changes that will echo for decades to come.

Perhaps in part because of what’s going on inside these and other newsrooms, labor coverage nationwide is on the rise in the U.S. media. Labor reporters, who had almost disappeared from the landscape a decade or more ago, are now back on the beat

Truthout spoke with Anthony DiMaggio, associate professor of political science at Lehigh University, about the infiltration of fascism into contemporary political and media landscapes in the U.S. as outlined in his new book, Rising Fascism in America

The waters "are responsible for the future and fate of this blue planet, Earth," said one campaigner.

Being in debt obliges people to work more and more, no matter how precarious the conditions. Debt, in other words, produces obedience, and it affects women differently to men.

In the past couple of weeks, UK, Germany, France and others are experiencing a new wave. The US should get ready