News Education & Youth Colleges Are Using COVID as an Excuse for Austerity. Unions Are Pushing Back. Some union organizers say that recent budget cuts were premature, premeditated, and in some cases, draconian. by Kerry Cardoza, Truthout Apr 17, 2021
News Analysis Environment & Health The Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse By turning wastewater into drinking water, our existing water supplies could go further. by Frederick Clayton, Truthout Apr 17, 2021
Op-Ed Prisons & Policing The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright’s Death In legalizing racial profiling, the Supreme Court has fueled a racist cycle of traffic stops and police killings. by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Apr 16, 2021
Interview Environment & Health We Are Living in a Climate Emergency. Why Doesn’t Nature Have Legal Rights? A new documentary covers the Indigenous-led Rights of Nature movement on the front lines of the climate emergency. by Mike Ludwig, Truthout Apr 16, 2021
News Politics & Elections FedEx’s Phone Policy Meant Workers Were Unable to Reach Families After Shooting Eight people were killed in the Indianapolis shooting. There have been 45 mass shootings in the last month. by Chris Walker, Truthout Apr 16, 2021
News Politics & Elections Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says Depending on children's ages, families can expect between $250 to $300 per month in payments for each child. by Chris Walker, Truthout Apr 15, 2021
Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo With His Hands in the Air City officials spent weeks disparaging Adam Toledo before releasing the body camera footage. by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Apr 16, 2021
The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice by Adam Mahoney, Grist Apr 16, 2021
AOC Blasts Police Department’s “Accident” Excuse in Daunte Wright’s Death by Chris Walker, Truthout Apr 14, 2021
Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Will Face Manslaughter Charge by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Apr 14, 2021
Chemical Used in Many Oil Refineries Could Cause Mass Deaths If Leaked An oil refinery accident could expose nearby residents to a flesh-eating vapor cloud of modified hydrofluoric acid. by Lucy Sherriff, Drilled News Apr 17, 2021
Nobel Laureates, Ex-World Leaders Urge Biden to Back WTO Waiver for Vaccines by Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Apr 15, 2021
Hospitals Try to Curb Astronomical Emissions as Pandemic Brings New Challenges by Yara El Murr, The Guardian Apr 14, 2021
Wildfire Researchers Forecast 2021 Fire Season That May Be More Severe Than 2020 by Nicole Karlis, Salon Apr 14, 2021
Biden Vows to Raise Refugee Cap After Backlash But Leaves the Number Uncertain The White House promised to raise the refugee cap following outcry over its decision to keep a Trump-era limit in place. by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Apr 17, 2021
Biden Breaks Promise on Refugee Resettlement, Imposing Trump’s “Draconian” Cap by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Apr 16, 2021
Customs and Border Protection Plans Vast Expansion of Tech-Based Surveillance by Will Lennon, Shadowproof Apr 10, 2021
Border Wall Construction May Continue as Biden Is Pushed to Permanently Scrap It by Kenny Stancil, Common Dreams Apr 08, 2021
Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Trump Are Outraising Pro-Trump Challengers Donald Trump has said he will use his leadership PAC to help primary challengers take them down. by Karl Evers-Hillstrom & Krystal Hur, Center for Responsive Politics Apr 17, 2021
ALEC Seeks Constitutional Amendment to Block Expansion of Supreme Court by David Armiak, PR Watch Apr 17, 2021
Ivanka and Jared Are “Advisers” to New Cash-Flush Right-Wing Think Tank by Zachary Petrizzo, Salon Apr 16, 2021
Democrats Slam GOP Demand for No Corporate Tax Hikes in Infrastructure Plan by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Apr 16, 2021