Truthout

April 23, 2019

Op-Ed Immigration

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

Trump views the system of checks and balances as a personal affront, an obstacle to his ambitions.

by Sasha Abramsky, Truthout

April 23, 2019

A Jewish man holds a Palestinian flag during a rally

Interview Human Rights

Zionism Violates the Principles at the Heart of Judaism

A new book tells the stories of personal transformation of Jews who rejected Zionism to reclaim Judaism.

by Daniel Falcone, Truthout

April 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg talks to supporters in a small crowd

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses

The Democratic presidential candidate has been telling audiences a very big lie.

by Dean Baker, Truthout

April 23, 2019

President Trump walks in shade on return to the White House

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice

Mueller systematically and methodically laid out the case for obstruction of justice against Trump.

by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

A Jewish man holds a Palestinian flag during a rally — Zionism Violates the Principles at the Heart of Judaism

Pete Buttigieg talks to supporters in a small crowd — Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses

President Trump walks in shade on return to the White House — Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice

Featured

People protest against President Trump in front of the White House on July 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond

by: Carl Davidson &; Bill Fletcher Jr.,; Truthout

A woman stands in front of a riot police line during a May Day protest against pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 1, 2018.

Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

Donald Trump looks out from behind a blurry foreground

No More Excuses. Donald Trump Must Be Impeached.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Clouds pass over the Goldman Sachs Tower on April 8, 2018, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

I’ve Seen Goldman Sachs From the Inside. We Need Public Banks.

by: Nomi Prins,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

A man puts a stack of dollar bills into his suit pocket

Mueller Report Exposes Campaign Finance Problems Far Beyond Russia

by: Brendan Fischer,; Sludge

President Trump walks in shade on return to the White House

Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system.

How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

by: Maya Miller,; ProPublica

The version of the report released is only the start of wide-ranging and intensive House investigations.

How Congress Can Follow Up on the Incomplete and Redacted Mueller Report

by: Charles Tiefer,; The Conversation

Exclusives

Trump Appointed Fossil Fuel Insiders to Federal Agencies. It’s Backfiring.

Trump Appointed Fossil Fuel Insiders to Federal Agencies. It’s Backfiring.

EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, is facing ethics complaints.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Stop & Shop Strikers Are Standing Up for All Grocery Workers

Stop & Shop Strikers Are Standing Up for All Grocery Workers

The outcome of the Stop & Shop strike will have implications for workers nationwide.

by: John Logan,; Truthout

Mike Gravel Is Running for President — But He Doesn’t Want to Win

Mike Gravel Is Running for President — But He Doesn’t Want to Win

The 88-year-old ex-senator was recruited by teenage democratic socialists to push Democratic candidates to the left.

by: Robert R. Raymond,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Dallas Goldtooth: Hold Banks Accountable for Financing Climate Chaos

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

As the organization leans into its community health work, Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen isn't abandoning the abortion-related services that have helped form the organization's identity.

Amid Trump’s Attacks, Planned Parenthood Broadens Health Care Focus

by: Shefali Luthra &; Anna Maria Barry-Jester,; Kaiser Health News

Caterpillar front-loading machinery operates on mounds of coal at Arch Coal Terminals, June 3, 2014, in Cattletsburg, Kentucky.

Federal Judge Issues Latest Rebuke of Trump’s Attack on Public Lands

by: Julia Conley,; Common Dreams

Large animals such as whales, which may weigh up to 50 tons and live for over 200 years, can store large quantities of carbon for long periods of time.

Protecting Sea Creatures Could Help Slow Climate Change

by: Heidi Pearson,; The Conversation

Economy & Labor

A female figure stands on a smaller stack of coins than her male counterpart

Women Still Take Home Less Money Than They’ve Rightfully Earned

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

Pete Buttigieg talks to supporters in a small crowd

Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses

by: Dean Baker,; Truthout

More than 100 nurses hold a one-day strike to protest declining working conditions at Providence Little Company of Mary hospital in San Pedro on November 27, 2018.

Nurses Are Leading Strike Efforts — Where Are the Physicians?

by: Mike Pappas,; Left Voice

Young adults carry a green "GREEN NEW DEAL" sign during a large protest

It’s Time to Transform the Tax Code and Implement a Green New Deal

by: Howie Hawkins,; Popular Resistance

Immigration

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Amicus Briefs Flag Key Themes for the Supreme Court’s Census Citizenship Case

by: Kelly Percival,; Brennan Center for Justice

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

Two men in camoflague and an attack dog walk through the desert

ACLU Demands Investigation Into Pro-Trump Fascist Militia Detaining Migrants

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Members of the migrant caravan walk past a U.S. Border Patrol agent at the U.S.-Mexico border fence on December 2, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico.

Good Samaritans Punished for Offering Lifesaving Help to Migrants

by: Debbie Nathan,; The Appeal

Racial Justice

Black Lives Matter protesters confront a line of California Highway Patrol officers during a demonstration on March 30, 2018, in Sacramento, California.

The FBI Appears to Be Engaged in a Modern-Day Version of COINTELPRO

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

“Baby bond” accounts for all US kids would help bridge the racial wealth gap and provide increased financial security for people without access to family wealth.

Baby Bonds Are a Revolutionary Way to Close the Racial Wealth Divide

by: Jessicah Pierre,; OtherWords

Notre Dame Cathedrial burns as plumes of smoke rise into the sky

As We Mourn Notre Dame, Let Us Remember Black Churches Also Matter

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Candace Owens of Turning Point USA, seated next to Zionist Organization of America President Mort Klein, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing discussing hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism on Capitol Hill on April 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans Twist White Nationalism Hearing Into Islamophobic Forum

by: Shilpa Jindia,; Truthout

LGBTQ Rights

U.S Representative Mary Gay Scanion (D-PA) speaks on introduction of the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination bill at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a “Myth”

by: Gillian Branstetter,; Rewire.News

Julia Beck testifies on the reauthorization the Violence Against Women Act

House Republicans Use “Lesbian Radical Feminist” to Advance Anti-Trans Rhetoric

by: Heron Greenesmith,; Rewire.News

Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond on February 21, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Too much focus on Jussie Smollet distracts from the fact that violence against LGBTQ people of color is rising.

Racist Anti-LGBTQ Violence Is Real. Smollett Doesn’t Change That.

by: Barbara Ransby,; Truthout

Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People

by: s.e. smith,; Rewire.News

Prisons & Policing

While many high schools nationwide lack counselors on staff, 67 percent have a police officer.

Officer Attack on Teen Reignites National Debate on Cops in Schools

by: Chelli Stanley,; Truthout

Razor wire fence outside of a prison

Locking Up Drug “Dealers” to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer

by: Alyssa Stryker,; Truthout

Women in red shirts demonstrate with a sign reading "COUNT OUR VOTES"

Senators Take Step Forward on Voting Rights Restoration

by: Makeda Yohannes,; Brennan Center for Justice

Police form a line in front of protesters during a May Day protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Policing Worsens Public Safety for Puerto Rico’s Most Vulnerable

by: Marisol LeBrón,; University of California Press

War & Peace

Sri Lankan Government Responds to Attacks With Surveillance, Curfew

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Mike Pompeo speaks at a podium with a darkened foreground

Pushing New Oil Sanctions, Mike Pompeo Jokes About Secret Coup Plot Against Iran

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

International Criminal Court Drops Probe Into US War Crimes in Afghanistan

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

Crisis in Libya Worsens as Over 170 Killed in Attack on Tripoli

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

Series

How Then Shall We Live?

How Then Shall We Live?

Finding our way and peace of heart amidst global collapse.

After the Raid

After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.

Planet or Profit

Planet or Profit

Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.

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Progressive Picks

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The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

In bloated classrooms with more students than the room is fit to hold, teachers must largely engage in crowd management and little more.

Making US Schools Less Great Again

by: Belle Chesler,; TomDispatch

Academic Freedom at Risk After Decades of Attacks and Underfunding

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

Members of Johns Hopkins Students Against Private Police and Hopkins Anti-ICE Coalition sit under a banner on April 4, 2019, in the university president's office building after sitting in overnight.

The Militarization of Johns Hopkins Exposes a Nationwide Trend

by: Corey Payne &; Steph Saxton,; Truthout

An illustration of a graduating man with people watching him from behind a fence

From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Culture & Media

Two versions of actress Lupita Nyong'o stand back to back

Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Middle-Class Guilt Trip

by: Nicholas Powers,; Truthout

A van bearing a message in support of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange sits outside an apartment complex

Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

President Trump waves to the audience ahead of the State of the Union address

The Man Who Saw Trump Coming a Century Ago

by: Ann Jones,; TomDispatch

Joe Biden stands amidst journalists on a sidewalk

Ignoring Lessons of #MeToo, Media Scrutinize Joe Biden’s Accusers

by: Naomi LaChance,; FAIR