Ali Abunimah With Donald Trump still disputing his loss of the US presidential election, there has been a lot of attention to which foreign leaders congratulated the winners after the race was called on Saturday. […]
Palestinians eye restoration of US relations but scepticism abounds that Biden’s election win marks a strategic American policy change. By Linah Alsaafin In October 1973, newly elected Delaware Senator Joe Biden visited Israel on his first […]
BYSasha Abramsky, Truthout It’s been a full week since all credible media outlets concluded that Joe Biden had the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. And, in the last two days, those same outlets have […]
BYJenn M. Jackson, Truthout Maya Angelou once said, “When people show you who they are, believe them.” Her lesson stemmed from the notion that people know themselves better than any other individual ever could. When people express […]
BYMike Ludwig, Truthout Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19 Federal data shows nearly 11 percent of adults – including up to 14 percent of adults living with children — report their households do not have enough […]
BYElla Fassler, Truthout U.S jails and prisons, already death traps, have been completely ravaged by COVID-19. Crowded quarters, a lack of PPE, inadequate medical care, an aging population, and unsanitary conditions have contributed to an infection […]
BY LINDA PENTZ GUNTER Nuclear fuel assemblies being inspected before entering a pressurized water reactor in the United States – Public Domain Although possibly a sad comment on his predecessors, incoming U.S. president, Joe Biden, is […]
BY STANLEY L. COHEN Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Thou are not conquered yet, dear land,Thy spirit still is free.Though long the Saxon’s ruthless hand,Has triumphed over thee.Though oft obscured by clouds of woe,The sun has […]
BY MATTHEW STEVENSON Photograph Source: vige – CC BY 2.0 This essay is part of a periodic series on the 2020 presidential election. Some earlier pieces can be found here. An urban legend is beginning to spin: come […]
About to Have His Day in Court, This American Journalist Wants to Know If He’s on the US ‘Kill List’ Award-winning war reporter Bilal Abdul Kareem, who says he has been the target of numerous […]