News Analysis | Politics & Elections With Feinstein on Her Way Out, Can a Progressive Win Her Senate Seat? California’s 2024 Senate race is already heating up, with campaign bids from Adam Schiff, Katie Porter and Barbara Lee. By Norman Solomon , Truthout February 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Sanders Bill to Raise Teacher Pay Could Be Funded by Taxing Rich Estates The senator will soon introduce legislation to set the minimum annual salary for U.S. public school teachers at $60,000. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Is Planning His 2024 Campaign Around Expanding the Death Penalty Trump has asked campaign staffers about using the guillotine as a form of punishment, too, according to a new report. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 15, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Armed Community Groups Are Defending Texas Drag Queens From Christian Fascists LGBTQ defenders in Texas are mobilizing to protect their communities amid sustained far right attacks on drag shows. By Candice Bernd , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights 2022 Was Worst Year for School Shootings “by Nearly Every Meaningful Measure” The gruesome statistic is emblematic of a growing gun violence problem in the U.S. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mike Pence Plans to Oppose DOJ Subpoena in Trump Investigation Legal experts have suggested that Pence's strategy to avoid testifying rests on shaky legal ground. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren Calls for Ban on Stock Buybacks by Subsidized Semiconductor Companies Semiconductor companies spent a collective nearly $250 billion on stock buybacks between 2011 and 2020, she noted. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Haley Is Running for President — Polls Show It’s Near Impossible for Her to Win The former South Carolina governor faces difficult odds of securing the GOP nod, polls show. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Tesla Workers in Buffalo Are Unionizing, With Help From Starbucks Unionists If the workers are successful, they will form the company’s first-ever union. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Portland Took Cops Out of Schools in 2020. Now It May Put Them Back. Changing public perceptions that equate policing with safety is challenging, especially in the wake of school shootings. By Alex Aldridge , Truthout February 14, 2023 Truthout