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February 21, 2019

Teachers and students hold signs as they protest during a one-day strike outside of Oakland High School, April 29, 2010, in Oakland, California. The Oakland Education Association’s 3,000 members have been without a contract since July 2017, and began a strike today.

News Economy & Labor

Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines

Educators face ballooning class sizes and dwindling resources as billionaires seek to expand charter schools.

by Candice Bernd, Truthout

February 21, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks on border security during a Rose Garden event at the White House February 15, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

It’s Hard to Sue a President. Can Trump Be Defeated in Court?

This unprecedented situation, legally speaking, is 40 miles of bad road.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

February 21, 2019

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets supporters at a march, January 23, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Interview Politics & Elections

What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?

The "pink tide" governments undermined themselves by committing to extractivism, says author Mike Gonzalez.

by Anton Woronczuk, Truthout

February 21, 2019

Oil and gas waste, which is exempt from hazardous waste rules, is commonly used in commercial applications.

News Environment & Health

Is Drilling and Fracking Waste on Your Sidewalk or in Your Pool?

Oil and gas waste, which is exempt from hazardous waste rules, is commonly used in commercial applications.

by Melissa Troutman, Truthout

Teachers and students hold a one-day strike outside of Oakland High School, April 29, 2010, in Oakland, California. The Oakland Education Association’s 3,000 members have been without a contract since July 2017, and began a strike today. — Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines

President Donald Trump speaks on border security during a Rose Garden event at the White House on February 15, 2019, in Washington, D.C. — It’s Hard to Sue a President. Can Trump Be Defeated in Court?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets supporters at a march, January 23, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela. — What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?

Oil and gas waste, which is exempt from hazardous waste rules, is commonly used in commercial applications. — Is Drilling and Fracking Waste on Your Sidewalk or in Your Pool?

Featured

Was the "health crisis" that prompted the lockdown a pre-emptive move to repress the National Prison Strike?

Pennsylvania Prison Lockdown: Public Health Crisis or Powerplay?

by: Valerie Kiebala,; Truthout

Trojan Horse Legislation Could Derail Single-Payer in Massachusetts

by: Michael Corcoran,; Truthout

The Arms Trade Is Intensifying Under Trump

by: Peter Castagno,; Truthout

My Mother Has Been Homeless for 45 Years. Why Isn’t Housing a Right?

My Mother Has Been Homeless for 45 Years. Why Isn’t Housing a Right?

by: Lacino Hamilton,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

"I've never had to worry in my years at CAP about an analyst or me saying X, Y, and Z and worry about a funding source. Never thought about it. Never," explained Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress (CAP). CAP has received millions of dollars from authoritarian governments in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia and UAE Fund Think Tanks That Drive US Foreign Policy

by: Ben Freeman,; TomDispatch

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets supporters at a march, January 23, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela.

What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

President Donald Trump speaks on border security during a Rose Garden event at the White House on February 15, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

It’s Hard to Sue a President. Can Trump Be Defeated in Court?

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

GOP Leaders Knew FBI Was Probing Trump. They Didn’t Complain.

by: Heather Digby Parton,; Salon

LGBTQ Rights

Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People

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

An Antiwar Response to Trump’s Anti-Trans Military Ban Is Possible

by: Matthew Byrne,; Truthout

Protesters demonstrate in opposition to President Trump's tweets proposing to ban transgender people from military service during an action on July 26, 2017, in New York City.

Remember That Anti-Trans Memo? Its Threat Hasn’t Vanished.

by: Hannah Walker &; Mik Kinkead,; Truthout

Even though the new law apparently won't stop the Catholic Church, civil rights activists look forward to Colorado joining 14 states and Washington, DC, that have conversion-therapy bans for minors on the books.

Colorado’s Ban on “Conversion Therapy” Won’t Stop the Catholic Church

by: Jason Salzman,; Rewire.News

Exclusives

It’s Possible to Face Climate Horrors and Still Find Hope

It’s Possible to Face Climate Horrors and Still Find Hope

David Wallace-Wells, who catalyzed the climate emergency movement, examines likely outcomes of the crisis in a new book.

by: Margaret Klein Salamon,; Truthout

Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure

Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure

Chicago's failed neoliberal mayor is on a public relations blitz to re-emerge as a strategist for Democrats.

by: Kelly Hayes,; Truthout

No One Knows How Many Indigenous Women Are Missing or Murdered

No One Knows How Many Indigenous Women Are Missing or Murdered

The findings of a new study on missing and murdered urban Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people are terrifying.

by: Jen Deerinwater,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Climate Denier to Head New Trump Panel

Climate Denier to Head New Trump Panel

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

Oil and gas waste, which is exempt from hazardous waste rules, is commonly used in commercial applications.

Is Drilling and Fracking Waste on Your Sidewalk or in Your Pool?

by: Melissa Troutman,; Truthout

It’s Possible to Face Climate Horrors and Still Find Hope

by: Margaret Klein Salamon,; Truthout

To End the HIV Crisis, We Must Address Poverty

by: Maria De Jesus,; The Conversation

Economy & Labor

Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March on January 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Ethics watchdogs are worried Trump is trying to enrich himself unconstitutionally under the foreign emoluments clause.

How Will the Courts Handle the Trump Emoluments Cases?

by: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy,; Brennan Center for Justice

Teachers and students hold a one-day strike outside of Oakland High School, April 29, 2010, in Oakland, California. The Oakland Education Association’s 3,000 members have been without a contract since July 2017, and began a strike today.

Oakland Teachers Strike, Joining #RedforEd Movement on Picket Lines

by: Candice Bernd,; Truthout

Amazon’s Defeat Galvanizes Movement to End Billion-Dollar Corporate Welfare

Amazon’s Defeat Galvanizes Movement to End Billion-Dollar Corporate Welfare

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

Green Box’s owner and sole employee Adrian Wayman, who was arrested on drug charges a decade ago, puts together curated boxes of marijuana goodies and delivers them to clients.

Finding Reparations for the Drug War in the Legalized Pot Industry

by: Maureen O’Hagan,; YES! Magazine

Art & Cartoons

Medicare for all: threat or menace?

Medicare for All: Threat or Menace?

by: Tom Tomorrow,; This Modern World

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez greets supporters at a march, January 23, 2002, in Caracas, Venezuela.

Politics & Elections

What Happened to the Struggle for Socialism in Latin America?

The "pink tide" governments undermined themselves by committing to extractivism, says author Mike Gonzalez.

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

Book

The Ebb of the Pink Tide: The Decline of the Left in Latin America

In the past few years, Latin America’s left have suffered many setbacks and reactionary challenges, leading many to wonder whether the “Pink Tide” is now on the wane.

War & Peace

White House Plan to Sell Saudis Nuclear Technology May Be Illegal

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

My Father Faces the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia for Supporting Human Rights

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

Missing Pieces: The Human Impact of Drone Strikes

by: T.J. Coles,; Truthout

U.S. Marines conduct training operations in Jordan, April 24, 2018. Research has shown that using war to address terror tactics is a fruitless approach.

US “Counterterror” Missions Target 40 Percent of the Planet

by: Stephanie Savell,; TomDispatch

Prison & Policing

Supreme Court Rules Against High Fines and Civil Asset Forfeiture

Supreme Court Rules Against High Fines and Civil Asset Forfeiture

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

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the press on December 5, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Rahm Emanuel Wants You to Forget He’s a Corrupt Failure

by: Kelly Hayes,; Truthout

In some jails, it costs $20 to make a 15-minute phone call.

Imagine Pleading Guilty Because You Can’t Afford to Call Your Lawyer

by: Victoria Law,; Truthout

What Happened at the Brooklyn Jail Is Part of a Deeper Human Rights Crisis

by: Bonnie Kerness,; American Friends Service Committee

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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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The Public Intellectual

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Education & Youth

Effort to Streamline Free Lunch Programs Muddles Student Poverty Stats

by: Jill Barshay,; The Hechinger Report

One Year After Parkland, 1,200 More Kids Are Dead by Gunfire

One Year After Parkland, 1,200 More Kids Are Dead by Gunfire

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

Corporate Greed and Criminalizing Teachers in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

The Untold Story Behind the Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

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

Melissa Somerville's first grade class participates in Trayvon Martin Memorial Day as part of the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

All Schools Should Teach Students That Black Lives Matter

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Culture & Media

Journalists note that Capitol Police have grown increasingly aggressive toward the press recently.

Capitol Police Slammed for Physical Attacks on Reporters

by: Julia Conley,; Common Dreams

Prison rights activists and relatives of the incarcerated protest outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on February 4, 2019, in the Sunset Park neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The federal prison lost power and heat for at least a week during a polar vortex.

This Valentine’s Day, Let’s Choose Love Over Borders

by: adrienne maree brown,; Truthout

A Trump supporter was restrained after violently attacking a BBC cameraman at President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas, on Monday night.

BBC Journalist Violently Attacked at Rally After Trump’s Anti-Press Rant

by: Julia Conley,; Common Dreams

Migrants view a live televised speech by President Donald Trump on border security at a shelter for migrants on January 8, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico.

The Problem Is Not “Fake News.” It’s the Noise That Drowns Out the News.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout