News | Environment & Health Hundreds of US Hospitals Sue Patients or Threaten Their Credit A new report suggests most US hospitals have policies to use legal action or other aggressive tactics against patients. By Noam N. Levey , KaiserHealthNews December 22, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor New York Signs Law Co-Written by Amazon Labor Union to Protect Warehouse Workers The bill mandates that employers not deny warehouse workers accommodations like bathroom and meal breaks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections FBI Agents Worried About Trump’s Presence at Mar-a-Lago During Search — Report The FBI wanted assurance that Attorney General Merrick Garland would approve any order to search Mar-a-Lago. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Charges That Could Prevent Trump From Running Again For the first time in history, a committee of Congress recommended to the DOJ that it prosecute a former U.S. president. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor US Multimillionaires’ Wages Rose in 2021, While Bottom 90 Percent Got Pay Cut The bottom 90 percent got a wage cut in 2021, but the top 0.1 percent got a wage raise of 18.5 percent. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Washington Preps for Visit From Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy This Week Zelenskyy said the purpose of his visit is to “strengthen resilience and defense capabilities” of his country. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trader Joe’s in Louisville Seeks to Become Third Location to Unionize The union says it has collected signed union cards from “well over” 30 percent of staff. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing These Incarcerated Organizers Won Their Freedom. Now They Face Deportation. After decades in prison, they were paroled and organized for immigrant rights. Pardons would prevent their deportation. By Victoria Law , Truthout December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pennsylvania Lets Polluter Resume Drilling in Protected Zone After Plea Deal The new consent order represents a jarring about-face for residents savoring a long-sought resolution to their plight. By Audrey Carleton , Capital&Main December 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “A Giveaway to the Rich”: Progressives Slam Omnibus Retirement Provisions “A multibillion-dollar tax cut for the rich should not be the last act of a Democratic Congress," said one critic. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams December 21, 2022 Truthout