Truthout
The Public Intellectual
Progressive academics address important social issues.
Series Introduction
Progressive academics address important social issues in a language that is both rigorous and accessible.
The Public Intellectual Project
Progressive academics address important social issues in a language that is both rigorous and accessible.
Charlie Kirk’s Death Is a Symptom of a National Political Culture in Crisis
What we are witnessing is not an isolated act but the manifestation of a wider rot.
Bill Moyers Was a Truth-Teller, Not a Stenographer for the Powerful
He showed a generation of journalists, scholars, and public intellectuals what it means to speak truth to power.
From the Streets of LA to the National Stage: The Left Must Win the Cultural War
Trump’s war on dissent can only be defeated by a left that challenges the values sustaining authoritarianism.
Amid State Abductions, Trump’s Fascism Is No Longer Creeping — It’s Here
Masked plainclothes police abducted a graduate student without filing charges. Her apparent “crime”? Writing an op-ed.
Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump’s Authoritarian Assault on Education
Trump appears bent on ridding schools of dangerous practices like critical thinking and an unsanitized study of history.
Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender to Fascism
Critical education must become a key organizing principle to defeat the emerging authoritarianism in the US.
Israel’s War on Gaza Is a War on Children
Children in Gaza are not merely collateral damage; they are often actively being targeted.
Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Fearmongering Exposes Extent of Fascism’s Rise in 2024
A new poll offers an alarming wake-up call about how normalized violence has become in this era of gangster capitalism.
The Right’s Push to Whitewash History Is a Precursor to Fascism
As a new school year begins, we must resist turning schools into right-wing indoctrination centers.
Mainstream Media Obscure the Threat Posed by Trump’s Authoritarianism
The ruling elite use major media apparatuses as disimagination machines for tools of indoctrination.