Interview Politics & Elections Chomsky: Coup Attempt Hit Closer to Centers of Power Than Hitler’s 1923 Putsch “We are not out of the woods, by far,” Noam Chomsky says. After Trump exits, “Trumpism will not be so easily contained.” by C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Op-Ed Politics & Elections A Nation Wracked With Illness and Strife Says Good Riddance to Trump Presidency Trump is not an accident of history, but the predictable result of a nation born in plunder and slaughter. by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
News Environment & Health US Reaches Grim Milestone of 400K COVID Deaths Days Before Trump Leaves Office Nearly 6 in 10 Americans give President Donald Trump a negative approval rating for his handling of the pandemic. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
News Politics & Elections In Historic First, Biden Picks Trans Woman, Dr. Rachel Levine, to Help Lead HHS Biden also announced a slate of Trump-reversing executive orders over the weekend, including a big win for activists. by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
News Analysis Prisons & Policing New Documents Suggest J. Edgar Hoover Was Involved in Fred Hampton’s Murder Recently released FBI documents shed new light on the 1969 conspiracy to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. by Flint Taylor & Jeff Haas, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Op-Ed Politics & Elections Downplaying Trumpism Is Dangerous Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio made the ludicrous claim that impeaching Trump was simply an expression of “cancel culture.” by Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Jan 15, 2021
FBI Vetting Leads to Removal of 12 National Guard Members From Inauguration Duty Two were removed due to their ties with far-right militias. by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Warnock, Ossoff Officially Certified as Winners in Georgia Senate Runoffs by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
McConnell Admits Trump “Provoked” Jan. 6 Amid Rising GOP Support for Impeachment by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Trump’s Snubbing of Biden’s Inauguration Ceremony Is a Rarity in US History by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Michigan Ex-Governor Charged With “Willful Neglect” in Flint Water Scandal Rep. Rashida Tlaib discusses how the scandal has been linked to widespread lead poisoning and at least 12 deaths. by Amy Goodman & Juan González, Democracy Now! Jan 19, 2021
Restoring Our Water Systems Should Be Top Priority for Biden Administration by Katy Neusteter, Truthout Jan 19, 2021
Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL in “Huge Victory” for Indigenous-Led Movement by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Jan 18, 2021
The Trump Administration Promised States a Vaccine Reserve That Doesn’t Exist by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 15, 2021
The Movement to Defund the Police Won’t Go Away When Biden Takes Office Organizers plan to continue targeting city and state budgets to demand divestment from prisons and policing. by Meghan Krausch, Truthout Jan 16, 2021
Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills by Leanna First-Arai, Truthout Jan 16, 2021
Police Are Three Times More Likely to Use Force Against the Left, Data Shows by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 14, 2021
At Least 28 Cops Were Attendees at Pro-Trump Rally Preceding Attack on Capitol by Ella Fassler & Jonathan Ben-Menachem, Truthout Jan 14, 2021
Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education Systemic change requires that students, families and teachers collectively serve as designers of 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