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September 21, 2019

Wine Country Hit By Widespread Flooding

News Environment & Health

Corporate Agribusiness Is Blocking Important Action on the Climate

Agribusiness and Wall Street are preventing farmers from adopting more regenerative farming practices.

by Daniel Ross, Truthout

September 21, 2019

Tents line the street in Skid Row in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2019.

Op-Ed Human Rights

Trump’s Solution to the Homelessness Crisis: Deregulation and Criminalization

Trump's proposals would expand law enforcement in lieu of social interventions and investments to help homeless people.

by Sasha Abramsky, Truthout

September 21, 2019

Thousands Of Americans Across The Country Participate In Global Climate Strike

Op-Ed Environment & Health

Climate Emergency Declarations Are the First Step. Here’s What Comes Next.

Governments must prioritize a just and rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewables.

by Margaret Klein Salamon, Laura Heitman Berry, Truthout

September 21, 2019

Donald Trump makes a face while speaking

Op-Ed Environment & Health

Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”

Trump argued, bizarrely, that homeless people are supposedly polluting the oceans by dropping needles into storm drains.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

Vineyards and farmland along the Russian River near Healdsburg, California, are inundated by widespread flooding following days of torrential rain as viewed on January 11, 2017. — Corporate Agribusiness Is Blocking Important Action on the Climate

Tents line the street in Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, on September 17, 2019. — Trump’s Solution to the Homelessness Crisis: Deregulation and Criminalization

People march to demand action on the global climate crisis on September 20, 2019, in New York City. — Climate Emergency Declarations Are the First Step. Here’s What Comes Next.

Donald Trump makes a face while speaking — Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”

Featured

People talk to eachother in sign language

Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis

by: Julia Watts Belser,; Truthout

An activist displays a painting of trump wearing a loincloth holding a gas pump in one hand and a club in the other

Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle Is US Foreign Policy

by: Medea Benjamin &; Nicolas J.S. Davies,; Truthout

A man holds a black and white Puerto Rican flag during a protest

Two Years After Hurricane Maria, We Need Action on Climate More Than Ever

by: Marysel Pagán Santana,; Truthout

Iraqi Kids Test Positive for Depleted Uranium Remnants Near Former US Air Base

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks during a town hall event September 19, 2019. in Iowa City, Iowa.

Warren Accuses Congress of Complicity in Trump’s Continued Abuses

by: Julia Conley,; Common Dreams

Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Fox Valley Shopping Park on September 13, 2019, in Sheffield, England.

Brexit Has Divided the Left in the UK and Overshadowed Social Justice

by: Ashley Smith,; Truthout

Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls participate in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University's Health and PE Center on September 12, 2019, in Houston, Texas.

Democrats Should Be Talking About How Republicans Have Rigged the Maps

by: David Daley &; Adam Eichen,; Salon

Trump’s Promise to Foreign Leader Sparked Whistleblower Complaint

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Exclusives

Today Is Far From the End. A Climate “General Strike” Is Coming.

Today Is Far From the End. A Climate “General Strike” Is Coming.

On September 27, activists will walk out of school and work, suspend commercial activity and boycott banks.

by: Shane Burley,; Truthout

Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: If We Want a Future, Green New Deal Is Key

Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: If We Want a Future, Green New Deal Is Key

We already have a realistic solution in the Green New Deal, we just lack the political will.

by: C.J. Polychroniou,; Truthout

Saudi Arabia Owns the 45th Floor of Trump Tower, and It Shows

Saudi Arabia Owns the 45th Floor of Trump Tower, and It Shows

Trump is drafting foreign policy on the back of a cashed Saudi government check.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Vital safety and health services should be entrusted to institutions that are publicly accountable.

Removing the Profit From Our Pills: The Case for a Public Pharma System

by: Fran Quigley,; Faith in Healthcare

The White House booked a room so Trump could attend a gathering in the same building as the UN climate summit.

Trump to Snub Climate Summit for Religious Freedom Meeting at UN

by: Oliver Milman,; The Guardian

People march to demand action on the global climate crisis on September 20, 2019, in New York City.

Climate Emergency Declarations Are the First Step. Here’s What Comes Next.

by: Margaret Klein Salamon &; Laura Heitman Berry,; Truthout

Vineyards and farmland along the Russian River near Healdsburg, California, are inundated by widespread flooding following days of torrential rain as viewed on January 11, 2017.

Corporate Agribusiness Is Blocking Important Action on the Climate

by: Daniel Ross,; Truthout

Economy & Labor

The Worker Power Summit was billed as the first regional convening of low-wage workers from all sectors of the economy.

Low-Wage Workers Gather to Build Power Across Sectors in the South

by: Rebekah Barber,; Facing South

Labor and Climate Activists Are Teaming Up to Push for Green New Deal

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

People in purple shirts display pro-union signs

Oregon State University Employees Vote to Authorize a Strike Amid Heated Moment

by: Kelly Hayes,; Truthout

A man holds a sign reading "UAW ON STRIKE"

General Motors Cuts Off Health Care for 50,000 Striking Workers

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Immigration

A man squats near a small steaming pot on the ground

African Migrants Pledge to Continue Journey Despite US Asylum Ban

by: José Luis Granados Ceja,; Truthout

A protester holds an enlarged photo of a prison bus filled with children

Supreme Court Ruling Pushes Tens of Thousands Toward Summary Deportation

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at New York's Grand Central Station on August 29, 2019, to denounce the Trump administration's immigrant detention and deportation policies.

The US Has “Disappeared” More Than 42,000 Migrants. Where’s the Outrage?

by: David L. Wilson,; Truthout

Asylum seekers wait for their turn to request asylum from U.S. authorities outside the El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 9, 2019.

Right-Wing Supreme Court Allows Trump Asylum Ban to Take Effect

by: Lisa Needham,; The American Independent Institute

Racial Justice

Underserved, underrepresented and first-generation students are not liabilities to be managed or policed.

Schools Should Do Away With English-Only Policies and Racist Dress Codes

by: Kim Wilson,; Truthout

On election day at the Pittman Park Recreation Center polling location, thousands of voters line up to vote in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday November 6, 2018.

More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Hand plays piano

In Chicago, Survivors of Police Violence Heal Through Song

by: Jonita Davis,; YES! Magazine

seven people row in a canoe painted with red and black designs

Some Seattle Residents Pay Rent to Duwamish Tribe, Recognizing Colonization

by: Sydney Worth,; YES! Magazine

LGBTQ Rights

A protester yells while pointing out of frame to a police officer in the foreground

Police Protect “Straight Pride Parade” and Attack Counterprotesters

by: Tatiana Cozzarelli,; Left Voice

Currently, only 20 states and the District of Columbia have laws that explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Fired for Being Trans or for Violating Dress Code? Supreme Court Will Decide.

by: Jessica Mason Pieklo,; Rewire.News

Pro-choice activists, politicians and others associated with Planned Parenthood gather for a news conference and demonstration at City Hall against the Trump administrations Title X rule change on February 25, 2019, in New York City.

Why the LGBTQ Community Should Be Worried About Trump’s Gag Rule

by: Julianna S. Gonen,; Truthout

Philadelphia's Transgender community rallied in Love Park in Center City Philadelphia before marching through downtown to demand basic human and civil rights in Philadelphia, on October 6, 2018.

Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Prisons & Policing

Police badge, handcuffs

Unjust, Coercive Police Interviews Are Traumatizing Children of Color

by: Amanda Anger,; Truthout

Sen. Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic Presidential Committee summer meeting

Don’t Be Fooled — Kamala Harris’s “Criminal Justice” Plan Is Not Progressive

by: Dan Berger,; Truthout

Red light flasher atop of a police car.

Marcus Deon Smith Was Killed 1 Year Ago by Police. His Life Still Matters.

by: Flint Taylor,; Truthout

Protesters display signs in support of immigrants and against ICE and trump

The FBI Is Monitoring Immigration Activists as Violent “Extremists”

by: Igor Derysh,; Salon

War & Peace

A U.S. military helicopter arrives at NATOs Resolute Support mission in Kabul as then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit on September 7, 2018.

Ending the Afghan War Won’t End the Killing

by: Stephanie Savell,; TomDispatch

Donald Trump and Mohammad Bin Salman shake hands

Saudi Arabia Owns the 45th Floor of Trump Tower, and It Shows

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

A man watches a tv screen showing Kim Jong Un speaking with Donald Trump

Democrats Must Stop Dismissing Diplomacy With North Korea

by: Minju Bae &; Ju-Hyun Park,; Truthout

Four soldiers with guns slung over their shoulders stand with their backs to the camera

Are We About to Attack Iran?

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Series

Covering Climate Now

Truthout is proud to join with more than 200 other news outlets for Covering Climate Now, a project geared toward deepening media coverage of the climate crisis.

Voting Wrongs

Voting Wrongs

We expose the injustices that deny the vote to millions — and cover the fight for true enfranchisement.

Climate Disruption Dispatches

Climate Disruption Dispatches

Each month, Dahr Jamail chronicles the catastrophic impacts of climate change.

How Then Shall We Live?

How Then Shall We Live?

Finding our way and peace of heart amidst global collapse.

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

Betsey DeVos

Betsy DeVos Is Abandoning Students Seeking Loan Forgiveness

by: Lisa Needham,; The American Independent Institute

The change would create additional obstacles for students seeking loan forgiveness from predatory for-profit colleges.

DeVos Blasted for Student Debt Relief Rule Change That Hurts Defrauded Borrowers

by: Jessica Corbett,; Common Dreams

College graduates during commencement

Free College Is a Good Start, But Low-Income Students Need Additional Support

by: Jennifer Steele,; The Hechinger Report

Koch's estate will continue to fuel an anti-democratic policy agenda.

David Koch Is Dead. We Must Now Take On His Harmful Legacy in Higher Education.

by: Jasmine Banks &; Samantha Parsons,; Truthout

Culture & Media

Mike Lewis of the U.S. Coast Guard inspects areas damaged by Hurricane Dorian in support of search-and-rescue efforts and humanitarian aid in the Bahamas on September 4, 2019.

Corporate TV News Covered Climate Connection to Hurricane Dorian Only Once

by: Eoin Higgins,; Common Dreams

The "ticking bomb" scenario tries to make torture morally defensible by appealing to emotional and political ideas.

How Pop Culture Tries to Justify Torture

by: Alex Adams,; Truthout

Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie playing the trumpet with two other band members in 1955.

White Supremacy Tried to Kill Jazz. The Music Triumphed.

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

Buck Clayton plays the trumpet in a black and white photo

Jazz Is a Music of Perseverance Against Racism and Capitalism

by: Gerald Horne,; Monthly Review Press