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July 20, 2018

Environment & Health

Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus

Caucus members hope to help educate the public about true single-payer health care and hasten its implementation.

by Michael Corcoran, Truthout

July 20, 2018

Economy & Labor

Congress Finally Introduces Bill to Address Sexual Harassment at Work

The bill takes aim at nondisclosure agreements that prevent workers from speaking out.

by Mike Ludwig, Truthout

July 20, 2018

Politics & Elections

Deported by Trump, Migrants Press Mexican President-Elect for Support

Helping US returnees reintegrate is just as important as stimulating the economy, say migrant support groups.

by José Luis Granados Ceja, Truthout

July 20, 2018

Politics & Elections

Kavanaugh Scorns International Law and Loves Executive Power

If confirmed, Kavanaugh will almost certainly defer to a law-breaking president.

by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks at the Voices for National Service Friends's National Service Awards on February 13, 2018. Jayapal founded the new congressional Medicare for All Caucus. — Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus

Congress Finally Introduces Bill to Address Sexual Harassment at Work

Deported by Trump, Migrants Press Mexican President-Elect for Support

White House Counsel Don McGahn, Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) leave his office after a meeting at the US Capitol, July 11, 2018, in Washington, DC. — Kavanaugh Scorns International Law and Loves Executive Power

Featured

Oklahoma Could Execute Potentially Innocent Prisoners With Nitrogen Gas

by: Michael Sainato

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Massive Offshore Drilling Sale in Gulf of Mexico

by: Mike Ludwig

Myths About “Violent Offenders” Compromise True Safety

by: Joseph Dole

Reading Against Fascism

by: Henry A. Giroux

Politics & Elections

Helsinki Wasn’t Enough — Now Putin’s Coming to the White House

by: Heather Digby Parton

Virginia Anti-Corruption Movement Faces Down Corporate Backlash

by: Sue Sturgis

Pakistan Election Marred by Suicide Bombing, Crackdown on Activists and Media

by: Amy Goodman; Nermeen Shaikh

Trump listens as others speak during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Republicans Are Shaken After Helsinki, but Still Fear Trump’s Voters

by: Heather Digby Parton

Human Rights

Migrant Children Detained in Shelters Are Being Drugged

by: Amy Goodman

From Crib to Court: Trump Administration Summons Immigrant Infants

by: Christina Jewett; Shefali Luthra

As Millions Face Starvation, American-Made Bombs Are Killing Civilians

by: Amy Goodman; Nermeen Shaikh

On Mandela’s 100th Birthday, Rev. Jesse Jackson Remembers His Vision

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

Exclusives

Even Fox Commentators Agree: Putin’s Helsinki Hustle Humiliated Trump

Even Fox Commentators Agree: Putin’s Helsinki Hustle Humiliated Trump

Following the debacle in Helsinki, Republicans in Congress have a decision to make.

by: William Rivers Pitt

White Supremacy in the Courtroom: Booted From a Hearing on Guantánamo

White Supremacy in the Courtroom: Booted From a Hearing on Guantánamo

As the only visible Muslim in the room, I was thrown out for having the wrong "attitude."

by: Maha Hilal

Oregon Senator Demands Ethics Probe of Trump’s Commerce Secretary

Oregon Senator Demands Ethics Probe of Trump’s Commerce Secretary

Another Trump administration official is in hot water over conflicts of interest.

by: Mike Ludwig

Environment & Health

Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks at the Voices for National Service Friends's National Service Awards on February 13, 2018. Jayapal founded the new congressional Medicare for All Caucus.

Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus

by: Michael Corcoran

Migrant Parents Reunited With Children Must Brace for Trauma and Long Recovery

by: Amy Goodman

Trump Administration Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Vulnerable Wildlife

by: Julia Conley

Years After EPA Cited Health Risks From Chemical Plant, Is Enough Being Done?

by: Julie Dermansky

Economy & Labor

Congress Finally Introduces Bill to Address Sexual Harassment at Work

by: Mike Ludwig

Defending Undocumented Nannies, House Cleaners and Caregivers

by: Brooke Anderson

Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?

by: Sam Pizzigati

President of the National Border Patrol Council Brandon Judd testifies during a hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee April 27, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

ICE and Border Patrol Unions Cheer Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

by: Sarah Lazare; Michael Arria

Art & Cartoons

The Path to the Supreme Court

by: Tom Tomorrow

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Economy & Labor

Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?

In this excerpt from "The Case for a Maximum Wage," author Sam Pizzigati argues that a maximum wage is possible.

by: Sam Pizzigati

Book

The Case for a Maximum Wage

Can inequality be abated not just through a minimum wage, but also through a maximum wage? Would this leading to a world without the super rich?

War & Peace

Middle East Alliances, Old and New: Confronting “That Part of the World”

by: Rebecca Gordon

US Soldiers, along with East Africa Response Force soldiers, depart an aircraft in Juba, Sudan, December 18, 2013.

Commandos Sans Frontières: The Global Growth of US Special Operations Forces

by: Nick Turse

As NATO Summit Ends, We Must Resist Further Militarization

by: Amy Goodman; Nermeen Shaikh

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg look on as Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel speaks during a working dinner meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on May 25, 2017.

Intentional Chaos: Trump and the Global NATO Alliance

by: Joseph Gerson

Prison & Policing

Los Angeles’s “Counter-Terrorism” Program Could Sweep 10 Million Into Dragnet

by: Sophia DenUyl

Four Years After Eric Garner’s Killing, His Family Still Seeks Accountability

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

Protesters Hear Echoes of the Past in Germany’s New Police Laws

by: Kate Laycock

Tents are planted on either side of the old trolley rail at OccupyICEPDX, just in front of the ICE Portland headquarters in southwest Macadam on June 19, 2018, in Portland, Oregon.

Abolishing ICE Is a First Step Toward Abolishing Borders

by: Sarah Jaffe

Series

After the Raid: The Communal Trauma of Immigration Enforcement

After the Raid: The Communal Trauma of Immigration Enforcement

Visions of 2018

Visions of 2018

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Planet or Profit

Planet or Profit

Progressive Picks

Progressive Picks

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Education & Youth

Bill Gates standing at the Elysee Palace on April 16, 2018, in Paris, France.

“They’ve Been Doing This Massive, Anti-Democratic Model of Education Reform”

by: Janine Jackson

Residents participate in an end-of-school-year peace march and rally on June 15, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois.

High School Massacres Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg Among Youth Gun Deaths

by: Gary Younge

Affirmative Action in Jeopardy With New DOJ Order and Retirement of Justice Kennedy

by: Amy Goodman

Children take part in a protest against US immigration policies outside the US embassy in Mexico City on June 21, 2018.

Immigrant Toddlers Ordered to Appear in Court Alone

by: Christina Jewett; Shefali Luthra

Media Justice

A Win for Net Neutrality Activists: First House Republican Backs Effort to Reinstate Protections

by: Jessica Corbett

Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need “Robust Debate” in Reporting on Russia, Not “Suffocating Consensus”

We Need Robust Debate in Reporting on Russia, Not Suffocating Consensus

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

Meet the Reporter Dragged from Trump-Putin Press Conference for Trying to Ask About Nuclear Treaty

Reporter Dragged From Helsinki Meeting After Trying to Ask About Nuclear Treaty

by: Amy Goodman; Juan González

The headquarters of the Sinclair Broadcast Group is shown April 3, 2018, in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Ajit Pai Drafts Order That Could Be “Deal Killer” for Sinclair Merger

by: Jessica Corbett

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EPA Monitoring of Lead in Drinking Water Needs to Be Strengthened, New Report Urges

Commentary

EPA Monitoring of Lead in Drinking Water Needs to Be Strengthened, New Report Urges

by: Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash

Denver to Go 100 Percent Renewable by 2030

by: Olivia Rosane, BuzzFlash

States Purged 16 Million Voters From the Rolls Before the 2016 Election

by: Kira Lerner, ThinkProgress

The Real Collusion Isn’t With Russia - It’s With the NRA

by: Michael Daly, The Daily Beast