injustice

How Plagues Are Intertwined With Social Justice

Ramin Skibba / Undark Apr 18, 2025 “A History of the World in Six Plagues” explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thank You, Gavin Newsom, From a Death Row Inmate

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Mar 25, 2019 In calling for a moratorium on executions, the California governor has shown tremendous moral courage. He has my eternal gratitude. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How a Death Row Inmate Made Injustice Pay Off

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jun 28, 2018 After being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending 41 years at Angola prison in Louisiana, Gary Tyler has become a community leader in the struggle for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Unconditional Love for Israel, Silence for Palestine

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Antiwar.com Apr 23, 2018 As Americans focus on everything Trumpian, Palestinians die (or are killed) as a matter of course in Gaza. And, once again, the U.S. is complicit. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Starbucks Drama Proves (Again) the Reactionaries Will Be Televised

Teodrose Fikre / Truthdig Apr 21, 2018 Injustice hunting has become the new favorite pastime of Americans instead of addressing the problems at their roots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Who Gives a Damn About the First Black Woman President?

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Apr 16, 2018 We have become a Potemkin society where tokens are put on the stage to represent equality while the vast majority of Americans are economically enslaved. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Forget Tribalism, Disavow Politics and Stand Up for Inclusive Justice

Teodrose Fikre / The Ghion Journal Mar 30, 2018 When we glom on to political labels and attach ourselves to partisan ideologies, we allow the establishment to shatter us into encampments. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Are Killing Us

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Feb 15, 2018 If America does not enact stricter gun laws, we won't have any children left to bury. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America Needs a Radical Dr. King, Not a New Obama

Paul Street / CounterPunch Jan 22, 2018 The real Martin Luther King—not a sanitized version—was a democratic socialist who believed the U.S. had to reconstruct its whole system. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Was 2017 the Beginning of the End of Social Injustice in America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Donald Trump's election might be the best thing that ever happened to marginalized and oppressed people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Peace First

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 19, 2017 Want to make America great? Demand an end to war—at home and abroad—as Martin Luther King Jr. did. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Is Revolution Brewing in the U.S.?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 14, 2017 According to a new study on inequality and revolutions throughout history, America soon may experience a profound paradigm shift. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )