500-Year-Old Slave Revolt of 1526 Redefines Freedom as US Turns 250
By Jesse Hagopian May 2, 2026 This article was originally published by Truthout Before 1776 or 1619, enslaved Africans seized freedom in 1526 on land that would become the United…
Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base
Whiteness is baked into the US’s DNA. Can it be structurally dismantled? By: George Yancy April 4, 2026 I was appalled and sickened by the AI-generated image of the Obamas…
Trump and Musk Are Trying to Dismantle Social Security From the Inside
Elon Musk’s DOGE is inflicting crashes, hang-ups and hours-long waits on Social Security recipients, eroding trust. The following was originally published on the Truthout website on May 5, 2025. By…
“Parasite” Director’s New Sci-Fi Film Holds Up a Mirror to Life Under Trump
Bong Joon-ho’s “Mickey 17” is both a critique of gangster capitalism and an argument in favor of proletarian revolution. By Tim Brinkhof , This story was originally published by TRUTHOUT…
World’s 3 Richest Men — Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg — Will Attend Trump Inauguration
All three have acted in ways beneficial to Trump — and are likely to financially benefit from Trump’s presidency. By Chris Walker , TRUTHOUT Published January 15, 2025 The three…