Op-Ed Politics & Elections GOP Senators Appear Ready to Let Trump Get Away With Inciting Capitol Attack Trump incited a mob to try to smash the legislature, but most Republican senators still won’t break from him. by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
Op-Ed Prisons & Policing Biden’s Private Prison Executive Order Doesn’t Undo Mass Incarceration Biden’s executive order is like moving chairs on the deck of the Titanic -- it doesn’t actually reduce incarceration. by Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
News Politics & Elections House May Expel QAnon Lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dem Congressman Says Expulsion of a member of the House would require two-thirds of that legislative body to vote in favor of doing so. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
Op-Ed War & Peace For Peace With North Korea, Biden Must End the US-South Korea Military Exercises If the U.S. holds joint military exercises with South Korea in March, it could sabotage prospects for diplomacy. by Ann Wright, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
Interview Politics & Elections From Survival to Solidarity: Emerging From the Wreckage of the Trump Era “You don’t always get to choose who helps you survive," says organizer Ejeris Dixon. by Kelly Hayes, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
News Education & Youth Most of US Wants Sex Ed in Schools. Why Isn’t It Federally Mandated and Funded? Well-resourced school districts are more likely to teach inclusive sex ed than poor ones, even with local mandates. by Eleanor J. Bader, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
At Least 30,000 GOP Voters Have Left the Party Since the Capitol Breach The sudden change in party affiliations, however, does not necessarily translate to more Democratic-leaning voters. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
Dems Try to Fix “Taxation Without Representation” in DC, Renew Statehood Push by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
McConnell Threatens to Sabotage Senate If Democrats Scrap Filibuster by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Jan 27, 2021
Only Five GOP Senators Rejected Effort to Declare Impeachment Unconstitutional by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
One of the Democrats’ Biggest Hawks Is Now Senate Foreign Relations Chair Sen. Robert Menendez has opposed the Iran nuclear agreement and attacked Republicans from the right on foreign policy. by Stephen Zunes, Truthout Jan 26, 2021
Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy by Chrisana M. Panzica, Truthout Jan 22, 2021
US Contributes to Violent Attacks on Yemen While Cutting Back Relief Efforts by Kathy Kelly, The Progressive Jan 21, 2021
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Fierce Critic of US Foreign Policy by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Jan 18, 2021
Banned From Twitter, Trump Opens “Office of the Former President” to Push Agenda Trump may use the office to promote GOP candidates he considers allies over those he views as being disloyal to him. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 26, 2021
DC National Guard Chief: Pentagon Restricted Quick Response to Capitol Attack by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 26, 2021
Centrist Democrats Manchin, Sinema Side With McConnell to Protect the Filibuster by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 26, 2021
Mitch McConnell Is Already Running Circles Around Chuck Schumer in the Senate by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jan 26, 2021
CDC Experts Say Schools Can Reopen, If Communities Also Take Proper Precautions A high number of Americans still refuse to take social distancing and mask-wearing seriously, complicating the issue. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 27, 2021
Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education by Maxine McKinney de Royston & Shirin Vossoughi, Truthout Jan 18, 2021
Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts by Sarah Lahm, Independent Media Institute Jan 18, 2021