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December 18, 2018

Oligarchs abuse the environment and erode the mutual trust society needs to function well, says James Boyce.

Interview Economy & Labor

Oligarchy Is Destroying Our Society and the Planet

Oligarchs abuse the environment and erode the mutual trust society needs to function well, says James Boyce.

by C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout

December 18, 2018

Demonstrators protest changes to the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

By Attacking Obamacare, GOP Harms Itself

You didn’t really think the GOP was done trying to dismantle Obamacare, did you?

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

December 18, 2018

A young girl watches as her father plugs in his ankle monitor for charging at an Annunciation House facility after being reunited with each other on July 25, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Originally from Guatemala, the two were separated for about two months after attempting to cross into the US.

Op-Ed Prisons & Policing

The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration

The First Step Act would increase the use of "digital prisons" — technologies that turn people's homes into jails.

by James Kilgore, Truthout

December 18, 2018

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Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Trump Can and Should Be Indicted

Nothing in the Constitution prevents Trump's criminal indictment while he occupies the Oval Office.

by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

Oligarchs abuse the environment and erode the mutual trust society needs to function well, says James Boyce. — Oligarchy Is Destroying Our Society and the Planet

Demonstrators protest changes to the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. — By Attacking Obamacare, GOP Harms Itself

A young girl watches as her father plugs in his ankle monitor for charging at an Annunciation House facility after being reunited with each other on July 25, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Originally from Guatemala, the two were separated for about two months after attempting to cross into the US. — The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration

President Trump makes a statement to the press after a meeting with governors-elect in the Cabinet Room of the White House December 13, 2018, in Washington, DC. — Trump Can and Should Be Indicted

Featured

Central American migrants traveling in a caravan are taken into custody by US Border Patrol officers after crossing the Mexico-US border fence into San Diego County, as seen from Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on December 13, 2018.

Mexico Heeds Trump’s Gag Order on Immigration Communications

by: Jesse Franzblau,; Truthout

The acquisitive impulses of hundreds of millions of Amazon customers could become the stuff of their imprisonment or death.

“Alexa, Drop a Bomb”: Amazon Wants in on US Warfare

by: Nick Mottern,; Truthout

Donald Trump hugs Vietnam veteran Max Morgan as he participates in a veterans meet and greet on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on November 10, 2017.

Trump and GOP Attack Vietnam War Veterans and Refugees

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Author Simon Pirani explains what must be done to halt runaway greenhouse gas emissions.

Until We Confront Capitalism, We Will Not Solve the Climate Crisis

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Congress Is Trying to Make It a Federal Crime to Participate in BDS

Congress Is Trying to Make It a Federal Crime to Participate in BDS

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

Texas Speech Pathologist Loses School Job for Refusing to Sign Anti-BDS Oath

Texas Speech Pathologist Loses School Job for Refusing to Sign Anti-BDS Oath

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

Demonstrators protest changes to the Affordable Care Act on June 28, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

By Attacking Obamacare, GOP Harms Itself

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

President Trump reaches for an embrace as First Lady Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump look on after his inauguration on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s Inauguration Paid Trump Inc. — With Ivanka in the Middle

by: Ilya Marritz &; Justin Elliott,; ProPublica

LGBTQ Rights

"Events like QueerBomb are hugely important because of the ways in which they try to take inspiration from the radical queer past and for the ways in which they try to shed light on the organizations that are trying to extend the legacies of that past."

The LGBTQ Movement Needs to Revisit Its Radical Past to Thrive

by: Samantha Borek,; Truthout

The annual Pride Parade makes its way past the The Stonewall Inn on June 24, 2018, in New York City.

Gay Emancipation Goes to Market

by: Roderick A. Ferguson,; Polity Press

"Butterflies and Dandelions."

Trans Communities of Color Survive, Thrive and Fight Back

by: Jordan Scruggs,; Truthout

Educational institutions must once again become sites of fascist resistance and defend their trans students.

Schools Must Be Crucial Sites in the Struggle for Trans Liberation

by: Aleo Pugh and Victor Ultra Omni,; Truthout

Exclusives

The Public Is Ready to Respond to Attacks on the Mueller Investigation

The Public Is Ready to Respond to Attacks on the Mueller Investigation

A majority of Americans polled believe the public should see Robert Mueller's report.

by: Lisa Gilbert,; Truthout

I Witnessed the Horror of Border Militarization, and Vow to Fight It

I Witnessed the Horror of Border Militarization, and Vow to Fight It

The attempt to intimidate our interfaith gathering has left me more determined to fight this toxic system.

by: Brant Rosen,; Truthout

The Trump Administration Just Killed Net Neutrality for Text Messages

The Trump Administration Just Killed Net Neutrality for Text Messages

Republicans say it will combat robotexts, but the lone Democrat on the FCC called it doublespeak for censorship.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Rita Copper, a resident of St. James Parish, holding a photo of a deceased friend who died of cancer. “We are already plagued with plants. They are killing us,” she said while speaking out against Formosa’s plant.

Louisiana Wants to Site Polluting Plastic Plant in Cancer Alley

by: Julie Dermansky,; DeSmogBlog

Atlantic Seismic Survey Permits Granted After Surge in Lobbying

by: Sue Sturgis,; Facing South

Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Industry Ties in Publications

by: Charles Ornstein &; Katie Thomas,; ProPublica

People rallied outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse in San Francisco in October to show support for the 21 youth suing the government in Juliana v. United States.

New Federal Report Could Boost Climate Fight in the Courts

by: Zoe Loftus-Farren,; Earth Island Journal

Economy & Labor

Oligarchs abuse the environment and erode the mutual trust society needs to function well, says James Boyce.

Oligarchy Is Destroying Our Society and the Planet

by: C.J. Polychroniou,; Truthout

The World Health Organization estimates that violence in the health sector makes up a quarter of all assaults that take place on the job.

Workplace Violence Against Women Health Workers Hurts Us All

by: Verónica Montúfar,; openDemocracy

Ivy Leagues Are Handing Out Millions in Fees to Hedge Fund Managers

by: Dean Baker,; Truthout

Demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards during a protest at the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesota, on December 14, 2018.

The Troubling Link Between Attacks on Immigrants and Labor Activists

by: Harry Blain,; Foreign Policy in Focus

Art & Cartoons

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Go Shopping

Mr. and Mrs. Perkins Go Shopping

by: Jen Sorensen,; Truthout

Cartoons

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Author Simon Pirani explains what must be done to halt runaway greenhouse gas emissions.

Environment & Health

Until We Confront Capitalism, We Will Not Solve the Climate Crisis

Author Simon Pirani explains what must be done to halt runaway greenhouse gas emissions.

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

Book

Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption

Whether we transition away from fossil fuels is dependent on how deeply we transform society as a whole.

War & Peace

Pentagon officials think artificial intelligence and robotics will give them a significant advantage in future wars.

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of War

by: Michael T. Klare,; TomDispatch

How Bombs Built by Raytheon in Tucson Killed 31 Civilians in Yemen

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A Controversial Operation Tricked Veterans Into Lobbying for Saudi Arabia

by: Anna Massoglia,; Center for Responsive Politics

Senate Votes to End US Role in Yemen War

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Prison & Policing

A young girl watches as her father plugs in his ankle monitor for charging at an Annunciation House facility after being reunited with each other on July 25, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. Originally from Guatemala, the two were separated for about two months after attempting to cross into the US.

The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration

by: James Kilgore,; Truthout

Sheriff’s Deputies Protect Corporate Interests in Bayou Bridge Case

by: Karen Savage,; Bridge the Gulf

Police exchange programs have been devastating for both communities of color in the US and Palestinians.

US and Israeli Police Are Sharing Violent and Repressive Tactics

by: Noah Habeeb &; Craig Willse,; Truthout

French soldiers stand guard in front of the entrance of a synagogue in Lille, northern France, on January 13, 2015. France announced on January 12 the unprecedented deployment of 10,000 soldiers to boost security, including at Jewish schools, a day after almost four million people marched in solidarity with the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre.

On Hanukkah, Let’s Challenge Militarized Security Responses to Anti-Semitism

by: Brant Rosen,; Truthout

Series

After the Raid

After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

Visions of 2018

Visions of 2018

Activist leaders address what they would like to see created, built or begun this year.

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.

Progressive Picks

Progressive Picks

Books and DVDs that we find thought-provoking and insightful.

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

Educators from the Acero charter school network hold signs as they protest during a strike outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters on December 5, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

Can the Nation’s First Charter School Strike Transform the Industry?

by: Candice Bernd,; Truthout

When Schools Use Child Protective Services as a Weapon Against Parents

by: Rebecca Klein &; Caroline Preston,; The Hechinger Report

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos talks with with Bill Cordes of the department's Budget Service before testifying in front of a Senate subcommittee on the department's budget request for fiscal year 2019 on June 5, 2018.

Betsy DeVos Uses Our Taxes for Koch Brothers’ Agenda

by: Jeff Bryant,; Campaign for America's Future

Why Don’t Detroit Public Schools Have Safe Drinking Water?

by: Judy Molland,; Care2

Culture & Media

“Feel-Good” Holiday Stories Are Actually Just a Symptom of a Crumbling Society

by: s.e. smith,; TalkPoverty.org

The Trump Administration Just Killed Net Neutrality for Text Messages

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

What Marc Lamont Hill’s Pro-Palestine Message Means to a Palestinian

by: Osama Alkhawaja,; Truthout

New Film Warns Against Spain’s Fascist History Repeating Itself

New Film Warns Against Spain’s Fascist History Repeating Itself

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