In light of several recent incidents involving alleged racial discrimination toward its passengers, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom says he is taking immediate action to “rebuild trust” within the company.…
‘Racial wealth gap, racial terror, racial trauma, race-based traumatic stress – they are creating new categories of grievancesKaty Grimes Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, is…
A first-term mayor, whose administration has plenty of bread-and-butter issues on its plate, ought to focus on fixing public transit, public schools, crime and other problems that impact Black Chicagoans.…
Tyrone Beason Few governmental practices have caused more rapid disruption or erosion of generational wealth in Black and brown communities than the discriminatory use of eminent domain — the legal…
By Kanya BennettLast year, with the Juneteenth holiday in its infancy, I hosted a dynamic and engaging conversation on Pod for the Cause. The podcast guests were Keenan Keller of the U.S. House…
Amy Goodman January 10, 2024 Representative Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74 after announcing last month she had pancreatic cancer. Did you know that Truthout is a…
By Hideko Tamura Friedman | December 7, 2020 Today I live in the United States where I’m a social worker in the Radiation Oncology Department at the University of Chicago…
By Kathleen Burkinshaw | August 4, 2016 John Mecklin “Someday, the voices of the hibakusha will no longer be with us to bear witness. But the memory of the morning of August…
By Hidehiko Yuzaki | August 5, 2020 John Mecklin Pope Francis in Hiroshima in November 2019, when he said nuclear weapons are immoral for war—and even for deterrence. (Photo by…
By Masako Toki | August 22, 2023 John Mecklin For too long, nuclear weapons narratives have been dominated by those who saw the mushroom cloud from afar or above. Or…