News | Politics & Elections AOC Skewers GOP for Jeering at Basic Public Health and Education Proposals Republicans heckled Biden throughout his speech as he addressed issues like Social Security and public education. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden’s SOTU Climate Rhetoric Isn’t Enough: He Must End Drilling, Activists Say “When it comes to fossil fuel development … Biden must match his words with actions,” said one climate advocate. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 8, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Nebraska Dem Offers Amendment to Absurd Drag Show Ban: Ban Kids From Church, Too The proposal serves to “make a point” about the absurdity of drag show bans, the lawmaker said. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 8, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights We Can’t Just Let Blinken Give Israeli Apartheid the US Stamp of Approval U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “shared values” bind the U.S. and Israel. He must mean settler-colonialism. By Michel Moushabeck , Truthout February 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa It would allow kids as young as 14 to work in jobs like mining, logging and animal slaughtering. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections VA GOP Blocks Bill Seeking to Bar Insurrectionists From Positions of Power The Republican-led House of Delegates tabled the measure without assigning it to a committee for further consideration. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections George Santos Is Under Investigation From House Ethics Officials The investigation adds to a small mountain of other investigations that Santos is currently facing. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Warren, Sanders Slam Restaurant Lobby For Making Workers Fund Anti-Worker Battle A report recently revealed the industry is forcing workers to pay for classes that fund lobbying efforts against them. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Federal Judge Issues Order Suggesting 13th Amendment Protects Abortion Rights The judge cited a scholarly article arguing the point, as well as an appellate court ruling from the 1990s. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights GOP Aims to Paint Telehealth Providers of Abortion Pills as “Drug Traffickers” Meanwhile, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to take the abortion medication mifepristone off the market in every state. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout