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December 7, 2019

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News Prisons & Policing

New Orleans Activists Clash With Sheriff Over Jail Expansion

New Orleans will jail people living with mental illness in post-Katrina structures that were slated to close years ago.

by Mike Ludwig, Truthout

December 7, 2019

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Op-Ed Human Rights

Police-Perpetrated Torture and Abuse Are Reopening Old Wounds in Chile

The fear and anger widely experienced during the Pinochet dictatorship have returned to Chile.

by Ilich Silva-Peña, Truthout

December 7, 2019

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News Analysis Environment & Health

The Climate Emergency Has Already Begun as Earth Systems Collapse

Reducing or ceasing emissions is no longer enough; we must remove the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

by Bruce Melton, Truthout

December 7, 2019

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

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

We Must Overcome Our Atomization to Beat Back Neoliberal Fascism

Movements in Chile, Colombia and Ecuador have gained momentum by resisting the isolation imposed by neoliberalism.

by Henry A. Giroux, 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

A demonstrator is arrested by a riot police during a protest against the government of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, in Santiago, Chile, on December 6, 2019. — Police-Perpetrated Torture and Abuse Are Reopening Old Wounds in Chile

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

Activists hold large matchboxes with photos of donald trump and jair bolsonaro — We Must Overcome Our Atomization to Beat Back Neoliberal Fascism

Featured

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

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

by: Anne White Hat,; Truthout

Catholic hospital staff are forced to concoct diagnoses of heavy periods and severe cramps to justify prescriptions.

Catholic Ban on Contraception Is Driving Doctors to Fabricate Diagnoses

by: Amy Littlefield,; Truthout

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

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

Politics & Elections

At least 22 lobbying firms have seen their revenue double after Trump took office.

Fastest-Growing Washington Lobbying Firms Benefit From Trump Ties

by: Yue Stella Yu,; Center for Responsive Politics

Rep. John Lewis speaks to the media ahead of the House vote on H.R. 4, The Voting Rights Advancement Act, on December 6, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

House Passes “Historic” Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Judge's gavel

Trump-Appointed Judges Will Imperil Progressive Change “for as Long as We Live”

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Activists hold a sign reading "REMOVE TRUMP" in front of Trump Tower

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

by: Heather Digby Parton,; Salon

Exclusives

Republicans’ Alternative “Report” Does Nothing to Refute Impeachment Report

Republicans’ Alternative “Report” Does Nothing to Refute Impeachment Report

The House Intelligence Committee’s report is a document of historic merit.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

“Green Amendment” Movement Demands Constitutional Right to Clean Environment

“Green Amendment” Movement Demands Constitutional Right to Clean Environment

Two states have already passed “green amendments,” and proposals are being considered in at least 13 other states.

by: Daniel Ross,; Truthout

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

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

Universal public goods, such as Social Security, are widely popular. The same would likely be true for higher education.

by: Alexis Goldstein,; Truthout

Environment & Health

A National Institutes of Health database shows that researchers have reported more than 8,000 "significant" conflicts of interest.

Federally Funded Health Researchers Report Millions in Conflicts of Interest

by: David Armstrong &; Annie Waldman,; ProPublica

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

Alternative Climate Summit Honors Victims of Corporate Crimes

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Why Are Some of the World’s Biggest Polluters Sponsoring UN Climate Summit?

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Economy & Labor

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

activists hold signs reading "UAW ON STRIKE"

Harvard Grad Workers Are Striking Over Medical Debt and Sexual Harassment

by: Amy Littlefield,; Truthout

A woman holds her face in her hands while sitting at her desk

Despite Strong Job Growth, Wage Growth Isn’t Accelerating

by: Dean Baker,; Center for Economic and Policy Research

The rule, combined with two other proposed SNAP changes, would strip federal food aid from 3.7 million people.

Trump Finalizes Plan to Strip Food Aid From 750,000 Low-Income People by 2020

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Immigration

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

This base in Fort Bliss, Texas, pictured in this June 25, 2018 photo, is located on or near at least 80 sites regulated under a federal program for hazardous waste.

Trump Administration Considered Jailing Migrants Near Toxic Military Dump

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Racial Justice

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!

An elder in a war bonnet stands at the front of a motor boat headed to alcatraz

The Spirit of the Indigenous Occupation of Alcatraz Lives On, 50 Years Later

by: Loretta Graceffo,; Waging Nonviolence

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

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

Police officer and Donald Trump take aim

Trump Thinks He Can Get Away With Murder Because Police Do All the Time

by: Danny Katch,; Truthout

Arnold Ventures-backed reforms are undermining radical efforts to end mass incarceration in the U.S.

Billionaire-Funded Criminal Justice Reform Actually Expands Carceral System

by: Kay Whitlock &; Nancy A. Heitzeg,; Truthout

Prison cell

Prison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery

by: Michelle Chan,; The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper

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