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June 17, 2019

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News Human Rights

Women and Non-Binary Rideshare Drivers Face Harassment and Violence

Uber and Lyft have inadequate systems in place to protect drivers against violence from passengers.

by Jen Deerinwater, Truthout

June 17, 2019

Water runs from a faucet

News Environment & Health

Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland

PFAS substances linked to cancer have likely leached into drinking water that supplies metropolitan D.C.

by Pat Elder, Truthout

June 17, 2019

People taking part in a protest display a sign reading “WE WON’T BACK DOWN; FIGHT FOR $15”

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election

Democrats running for office in 2020 have an opportunity to do what's morally right and politically popular.

by Sasha Abramsky, Truthout

June 17, 2019

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City.

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

Billionaire philanthropy will never fix the problem when the problem is capitalism itself.

by Daniel Uncapher, Truthout

A dark shadow of a man climbs into the back seat of a person's car — Women and Non-Binary Rideshare Drivers Face Harassment and Violence

Water runs from a faucet — Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland

People taking part in a protest display a sign reading "WE WON'T BACK DOWN; FIGHT FOR $15" — Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City. — Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

Featured

A pump jack in a mountainous reigon

I Say No to Frac-Sand Mining Near My Home — for Myself and the Planet

by: Dean Baker,; Truthout

Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2019, to protest a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.

Supreme Court Ruling on Census Could Deal Grave Blow to Democracy

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks from the State Department briefing room on June 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Bolton and Pompeo Are Trying to Start Another Forever War

by: Matt Korda,; Truthout

A group of people flip over an hourglass in front of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, during a Green Peace rally to call for a presidential climate debate on June 12, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The DNC Strategy Will Defeat Climate Voters, Not Trump

by: Alison Rose Levy,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Donald Trump looks at something outside the frame with his mouth slightly open

We Are Witnessing Imperial Decline in an Age of Planetary Decline

by: Tom Engelhardt,; TomDispatch

Hong Kong Protests Demand Withdrawal of Extradition Bill, Leader’s Resignation

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Donald Trump walks toward a podium as people beghind him clap

The Most Unpopular Presidential Election Winner Ever Could Win Again in 2020

by: Liberty Vittert &; Brendan Lind,; The Conversation

Protesters march against Donald Trump's state visit in central London, on June 4, 2019.

Don’t Accept the “New Normal” — Keep Outrage Alive

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Exclusives

Transgender Women Challenge State Laws Blocking Name Changes

Transgender Women Challenge State Laws Blocking Name Changes

Barriers against legal name changes take a heavy toll on criminalized transgender people both in and out of prison.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Bernie Sanders Proposes New Economic Bill of Rights

Bernie Sanders Proposes New Economic Bill of Rights

Sanders's Bill of Rights includes health care, affordable housing, education, a living wage and retirement.

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Don’t Accept the “New Normal” — Keep Outrage Alive

Don’t Accept the “New Normal” — Keep Outrage Alive

Despair is what Donald Trump is shopping for.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Water runs from a faucet

Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland

by: Pat Elder,; Truthout

A woman holds a sign reading "We have the right to good jobs and a livable future" while at a rally

How Unions and Climate Organizers Learned to Work Together in New York

by: Rachel M. Cohen,; In These Times

Buildings lay in ruins following devastating tornadoes in Dayton, Ohio, May 27, 2019.

A Father’s Day Gift For Myself: Activism

by: Peter Certo,; OtherWords

The UN Environment Programme is now criticizing a strategy it had supported for two decades.

United Nations Agency Criticizes Carbon Offsets

by: Lisa Song,; ProPublica

Economy & Labor

People taking part in a protest display a sign reading "WE WON'T BACK DOWN; FIGHT FOR $15"

Raising the Minimum Wage Must Be a Central Issue in 2020 Election

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

Members of Writers Guild of America, East, show solidarity with fellow union members at Vice in July, 2018.

The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media

by: Sarah Jaffe,; New Labor Forum

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos attend The Aspen Institute 26th Annual Awards Dinner at The Plaza Hotel on November 5, 2009, in New York City.

Want to Be a Principled Billionaire? Stop Being a Billionaire.

by: Daniel Uncapher,; Truthout

Gary Jones, President of the United Auto Workers (UAW), addresses the 37th UAW Constitutional Convention on June 14, 2018, at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan.

Why the UAW Lost Again in Chattanooga

by: Chris Brooks,; Labor Notes

Immigration

DHS Watchdog Confirms Horrific Conditions at Immigrant Jails

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

A child looks through wire mesh, immigration, migrants

Trump Administration Plans to Detain Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

People hold "TRANS LIVES MATTER" signs while protesting, transgender

Trans Rights Have No Borders. Johana and Roxsana’s Lives Matter.

by: Tatiana Cozzarelli,; Left Voice

ICE Must Be Held Accountable for Trans Salvadoran Asylum Seeker’s Death

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

Racial Justice

Addressing racism in the medical profession is crucial to finding solutions.

Why the Demand for Black Bone Marrow Donors Is High — and Awareness Is Low

by: Deonna Anderson,; YES! Magazine

A suited young man cries in a courtroom

Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Watch “When They See Us”

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Sojourner Truth, Black abolitionist, women's rights activist and former slave, circa 1870

The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations

by: Ana Lucia Araujo,; History News Network

Advocates say previous clean energy legislation did too little to close the solar industry’s diversity gap.

Can Legislation Help Diversify Solar Workforce? Illinois Hopes So.

by: Kari Lydersen,; Energy News Network

LGBTQ Rights

A woman holds a sign reading "LIBERATION NOT MISS-REPRESENTATION" at a rally

Transgender Women Challenge State Laws Blocking Name Changes

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Community Demands Answers After Trans Black Latinx Woman Died at Rikers

Community Demands Answers After Trans Black Latinx Woman Died at Rikers

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

Apology not accepted NYPD, because you hold up a rotten system, one that increasing numbers of us want to destroy.

NYPD, Apology for Stonewall Not Accepted

by: Tatiana Cozzarelli,; Left Voice

A woman holds the trans flag during a protest

Trump Administration Targets Trans Health Care Protections

by: s.e. smith,; Care2

Prisons & Policing

Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Protesters gather in front of the Chicago Police Department on October 20, 2017.

Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day

by: Carl Davidson,; LeftLinks

A barbed wire fence is seen backlit from a yellow sunset, prison

When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty?

by: Wanda Bertram,; Prison Policy Initiative

Silhouette of police officer

Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings

by: Flint Taylor,; Haymarket Books

War & Peace

Men in army uniforms pose for a photo

How the Upheaval in Khartoum Affects One of Sudan’s Longest-Running Crises

by: Sam Mednick,; The New Humanitarian

World Pushes for Diplomacy as US Rushes to Blame Iran for Tanker Attacks

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Mike Pompeo stands in front of a photo of a burning tanker, oil

Mike Pompeo Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Iraqi children sit on a merry-go-round during Eid al-Fitr celebrations

As Trump Administration Weighs War, Iraqis Plan a Carnival for Peace

by: Laura Gottesdiener,; TomDispatch

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Education & Youth

Father lifts child, silhouetted against sunset

On Father’s Day, Let’s Promise Our Children We Will Not Stop Hoping

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Right-wing groups with funding from the Koch brothers have sought to create space on campuses for white nationalists.

Kochs’ Dark-Money Network Bankrolls Right-Wing “Free Speech Crisis” on Campuses

by: David Armiak &; Ralph Wilson,; PRWatch

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at University of California, Berkeley, rally outside a sit-in in 2002. Campus protests such as these now face increasing attacks from a campaign jointly orchestrated by Evangelical Christian conservatives and right-wing Zionists to silence critics of Israel.

Conservative Groups Are Stifling Criticism of Israel On and Off Campus

by: Eleanor J. Bader,; Truthout

It took many years to accept that there is nothing inherently wrong with me, or with people deemed "mentally ill."

Child Psychiatric Abuse Is Real — I Should Know, I Lived It

by: Chris Anastasia,; North Atlantic Books

Culture & Media

A man in a hazmat suit walks through fog

“Chernobyl” Undermines True Socialism at a Time When We Need It Most

by: Timothy Malone,; Truthout

Australian Police Raid Network for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan

Australian Police Raid Network for Exposing War Crimes in Afghanistan

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

Noam Chomsky speaks while seated at a desk

Chomsky and Herman’s Propaganda Model Foretells a Weaponized Facebook

by: Daniel Broudy &; Jeffery Klaehn,; Truthout

Audible's recommendations of similar authors makes it a dangerous platform for online radicalization.

Why Is Audible Still Featuring Far-Right Author Jack Donovan?

by: Shane Burley,; Truthout