News | Racial Justice Whistleblower Warns Development Threatens Louisiana’s Sacred Black History Sites Plans to build a $400 million grain elevator would disrupt Black burial grounds and educational sites about slavery. By Seth Freed Wessler , ProPublica May 22, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Advocates Urge Civilian Protections as Biden Sends Troops Back to Somalia One monitor group says U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 68 and as many as 143 Somali civilians since 2007. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams May 22, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Oklahoma Custody Battle Could Set Dangerous Precedent for LGBTQ Parental Rights A lesbian mom was removed from her son's birth certificate in a case that could threaten LGBTQ parental rights. By Sara Luterman & Kate Sosin , The19th May 22, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Graduate Student Workers Across the Country Are Helping Each Other Unionize The interconnectedness of the movement across far-flung campuses is fueling a cascade of wins in unionization campaigns. By Ella Fassler , Truthout May 22, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies The pandemic showed that localized economies are better equipped to respond to the needs of their communities. By Helena Norberg-Hodge , Steven Gorelick , Henry Coleman , Truthout May 22, 2022 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Omar Leads Call for Probe of Baby Formula Industry Amid National Shortage “The nationwide formula shortage is a story of corporate power and monopolies,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams May 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Immigration Judge Blocks Biden from Ending Title 42 in “Arbitrary, Racist” Ruling More Title 42 deportations have occurred during Biden's tenure than during Trump's. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams May 21, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The 2022 Elections Are Fraught With Undisclosed Dark Money Nonprofits that do not disclose their donors reported less than $3 million of their independent spending to the FEC. By Anna Massoglia , OpenSecrets May 21, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Education & Youth Abbott May Seek to Undo Decision That Grants Public Education to Immigrants The Texas governor's comments on “Plyler v. Doe” could have a chilling effect on undocumented families. By Corey Mitchell , CenterforPublicIntegrity May 21, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health The Greatest Trick COVID Ever Pulled Was Convincing the World It Didn’t Exist The push to rose-color even the grimmest data stumbles over immunocompromised people like me. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 21, 2022 Truthout