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December 9, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks into a microphone while Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley watch

News Analysis Politics & Elections

Incumbent Democrats Are Facing Serious Primary Challenges From Progressives

Competitive Democratic primaries are putting real pressure on incumbents to adopt progressive priorities.

by Zaid Jilani, Truthout

December 9, 2019

A prison gate is in the foreground of a scene where gaurds look into people’s cells

Interview Prisons & Policing

Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says

Domestic violence does not go away when people are locked up, says Kristie Puckett-Williams.

by James Kilgore, Truthout

December 9, 2019

A woman looks stressed at her computer while holding a credit card

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Trump Is Raising Taxes on Middle-Class Consumers With His Trade War

Trump doesn't seem to realize that tariffs are taxes -- and he's raising them on the middle class in an election year.

by Dean Baker, Truthout

December 9, 2019

Rep. Devin Nunes, right, speaks with Rep. Mark Meadow during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

News Analysis Politics & Elections

Pressure Mounts for Deeper Investigation of Devin Nunes in Ukraine Scandal

As time goes by, more and more Republicans appear to be implicated in the Ukraine scandal.

by Alexis Goldstein, Truthout

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks into a microphone while Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley watch — Incumbent Democrats Are Facing Serious Primary Challenges From Progressives

A prison gate is in the foreground of a scene where gaurds look into people's cells — Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says

A woman looks stressed at her computer while holding a credit card — Trump Is Raising Taxes on Middle-Class Consumers With His Trade War

Rep. Devin Nunes, right, speaks with Rep. Mark Meadow during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C. — Pressure Mounts for Deeper Investigation of Devin Nunes in Ukraine Scandal

Featured

Activists hold large matchboxes with photos of donald trump and jair bolsonaro

We Must Overcome Our Atomization to Beat Back Neoliberal Fascism

by: Henry A. Giroux,; Truthout

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote at the Facebook F8 Conference at McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019.

Social Media Penetrates Every Aspect of Our Online Lives for Profit

by: Tina Sikka,; Florian Zollmann,; Daniel Broudy &; Jeffery Klaehn,; Truthout

Demonstrators from several environmental groups including Extinction Rebellion and Sunrise Movement demand broad action at a youth-led climate strike near City Hall on December 6, 2019, in New York City.

The Climate Emergency Has Already Begun as Earth Systems Collapse

by: Bruce Melton,; Truthout

People raise "Never Surrender" signs at a rally against Henoko relocation at Okinawa Cellular Stadium Naha, May 1, 2015.

Let’s Push Democratic Presidential Hopefuls to Address U.S. Bases on Okinawa

by: Jon Reinsch,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Donald Trump

Trump Will Likely Use Senate Trial to Push His Conspiracy Theories

by: Heather Digby Parton,; Salon

reps. Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin sit at a podium during a hearing

WATCH LIVE: House Democrats Lay Out Case for Impeaching Trump

by: Staff,; Common Dreams

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks into a microphone while Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley watch

Incumbent Democrats Are Facing Serious Primary Challenges From Progressives

by: Zaid Jilani,; Truthout

Rep. Devin Nunes, right, speaks with Rep. Mark Meadow during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on December 4, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Pressure Mounts for Deeper Investigation of Devin Nunes in Ukraine Scandal

by: Alexis Goldstein,; Truthout

Exclusives

Trump Will Likely Survive Impeachment — But It Will Still Hurt Him

Trump Will Likely Survive Impeachment — But It Will Still Hurt Him

We'll be in uncharted waters, with an impeached president running for re-election. But history's not on his side.

by: Heather Digby Parton,; Salon

ALEC-Crafted Laws Could Send Me to Prison for a Decade for My Activism

ALEC-Crafted Laws Could Send Me to Prison for a Decade for My Activism

Laws crafted by the conservative-corporate alliance have particularly harsh effects on communities of color.

by: Anne White Hat,; Truthout

Harvard Grad Workers Are Striking Over Medical Debt and Sexual Harassment

Harvard Grad Workers Are Striking Over Medical Debt and Sexual Harassment

Harvard is the world’s wealthiest university, but grad student workers are struggling.

by: Amy Littlefield,; Truthout

Environment & Health

8- and 11-Year-Old Siblings Rappel From Bridge Demanding Climate Action

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Indigenous and Youth Activists Slam Global Leaders for Climate Inaction

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A bird flies through the air on a cloudy day

Alaska Is Already Irreparably Changed by Climate Disruption

by: Dahr Jamail,; TomDispatch

A pen lies on top of health insurance forms

From Health Insurance Spin Doctor to Truth Teller

by: Kathryn Styer,; Making Contact

Economy & Labor

A chemical plant

Chemical Companies Are Building Their Plants Overseas and Shipping Them Back In

by: Sara Sneath,; ProPublica

A woman looks stressed at her computer while holding a credit card

Trump Is Raising Taxes on Middle-Class Consumers With His Trade War

by: Dean Baker,; Truthout

Nail salon workers face health risks similar to those who work in garages or oil refineries.

Nail Salon Workers Face Respiratory Illness and Cancer Risks, Study Shows

by: Lupita D. Montoya &; Aaron Lamplugh,; The Conversation

Historian Jessie Wilkerson is changing perceptions of Appalachia with stories of its women-led movements.

Appalachia Has a Rich History of Women-Led Social Movements

by: Sarah Freeman-Woolpert,; Waging Nonviolence

Immigration

ICE detainees flash lights from cell windows from the upper floors of the Metropolitan Detention Center on June 14, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.

How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Detain and Deport Immigrants

by: Ian MacDougall,; ProPublica

The Trump administration's sweeping changes to the H-1B program has denied visas to many skilled immigrants who have worked in the U.S. for years.

Trump Has Built a Bureaucratic Wall to Keep Out Immigrants He Says He Wants

by: Sinduja Rangarajan,; The Center for Investigative Reporting

Officials used machetes to destroy tents in a refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico.

Mexican Immigration Officials Destroy Asylum Seekers’ Tents

by: Erin Sheridan,; People Live Here

A seargant points his finger and speaks to migrants lined up in a domed shed

Asylum Seekers Are Being Misclassified Under Migrant Protection Protocols

by: Erin Sheridan,; People Live Here

Racial Justice

Russel Pearce stands in front of the supreme court building

ALEC Is an Incubator for Efforts to Protect White Supremacy, Says New Report

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

people gather for the first thanksgiving meal in a painting that has burned edges

Thanksgiving Is Dedicated to Erasing the Ruthlessness of English Settlers

by: Joseph M. Pierce,; Truthout

A man sits inside of a cage along with other prisoners

“Prison Gerrymandering” Could Inflate Population Counts During 2020 Census

by: Olivia Paschal,; Facing South

Joe Biden’s and Pete Buttigieg’s Records on Race Under Scrutiny During Debate

Joe Biden’s and Pete Buttigieg’s Records on Race Under Scrutiny During Debate

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

LGBTQ Rights

Two young women hold eachother while looking at the camera

Conservative Christians Are Making Schools Less Safe for LGBTQ Students

by: Eleanor J. Bader,; Truthout

Image description: illustration of two Black trans people looking into each others eyes and touching hands in a starry sky. Below them are roses behind a city skyline and the text "#BlackTransLivesMatter." Below this are pink, blue and white butterflies flying through a gate into the sky. At the bottom of the image is a Black trans woman, smiling and speaking into a megaphone with her fist in the air. Behind her is a crowd holding a banner that says: "Give Us Our Roses While we're Still Here.

Honoring Murdered Trans People Isn’t Enough. We Must End the Killing.

by: Imara Jones,; Truthout

On Trans Day of Resilience, Artists Show Us a Future of Liberation

by: xoài phạm,; Truthout

Demonstrators rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019, as the Court holds oral arguments in three cases dealing with workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Supreme Court Cases on LGBT Discrimination Reflect Wider Assault on Civil Rights

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

Prisons & Policing

Police Halt Activist-Led “Toxic Tour” of Corporate Polluters Sponsoring COP25

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A prison gate is in the foreground of a scene where gaurds look into people's cells

Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says

by: James Kilgore,; Truthout

The entrance to the Temporary Detention Center at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in the decade after Hurricane Katrina, this “temporary” row of squat, metal-sided structures were supposed to shut down in 2017.

New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Activist Fred Hampton speaks into a microphone while seated at a table with others

50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On.

by: Claudia Garcia-Rojas,; Truthout

War & Peace

President Trump addresses U.S. troops on November 28, 2019, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Complicity With Imperialism Is Holding Back the Anti-Trump Resistance

by: Azeezah Kanji,; Truthout

the u.s. flag billows

American Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet

by: William J. Astore,; TomDispatch

A silhouetted figure kneels in the grass to plant a small u.s. flag in the ground

As a Military Spouse, I’m Trying to Bear Witness to the Costs of War

by: Andrea Mazzarino,; TomDispatch

Pope Francis Calls Nuclear Weapons Immoral as Catholic Activists Face Jail

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

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, we chronicle 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

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies during a Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee on March 28, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

DeVos Accused of Scheming to Stop Next President From Canceling Student Debt

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Two women lean over a desk in a small business

Mayor Pete Is Wrong — Free Public College Could Unite the Country

by: Alexis Goldstein,; Truthout

A bible sits on a wooden table with a rosary draped across it

States Could Soon Be Forced to Fund Religious Education

by: Lisa Needham,; Rewire.News

Students and supporters of DACA rally in downtown Los Angeles, California, on November 12, 2019.

DACA Isn’t the Magic Wand of Access That Higher Education Made It Seem

by: Caroline Siegel Singh &; Alejandra Acosta,; The Hechinger Report

Culture & Media

Edward Snowden: In the US, I Would Likely Die in Prison for Telling the Truth

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

The film Parasite hints at an urgent need for as-yet unimagined new futures that work better for more people.

“Parasite” Reaches Toward a Classless Future We Haven’t Fully Imagined

by: Dawn Tefft,; Truthout

Michael Bloomberg stands in front of a dark blue backdrop

Bloomberg’s Press Cheerleaders Are Ignoring and Downplaying His Scandals

by: Ari Paul,; FAIR

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks as Sen. Amy Klobuchar, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders listen during the Democratic Presidential Debate at Tyler Perry Studios November 20, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Democratic Primary Debate Moderators Are Failing to Center the Climate Crisis

by: Julie Hollar,; FAIR