News | Politics & Elections Judge Cannon Assigns Special Master, Refuses to Let DOJ Examine Classified Docs More than 11,000 docs were retrieved from Trump's Florida home in August, including around 100 with classified markings. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 16, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Warren and Markey Urge Loosening of Restrictions on Testosterone Access Current restrictions on the hormone hurt trans patients. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are urging a change. By Orion Rummler , The19th September 16, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Lacking 10 GOP Votes, Senate Negotiators Delay Marriage Equality Vote “I’m still very confident that the bill will pass,” said the bill's sponsor, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 16, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights GOP’s 15-Week Abortion Ban Is a Midterm Tactic — But Not in the Way You Think The proposed ban is a cynical gambit to enable GOP lawmakers to feign distance and appear more “moderate” than they are. By Lauren Rankin , Truthout September 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Oath Keepers Were Emboldened by Trump Tweet, New January 6 Audio Shows “He didn't say not to do anything to the congressmen,” a member of the far right militia group said in the recording. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 16, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Judge Said Religious Employers Can Deny Preventive Care — a Dizzying Precedent Today’s hearing will clarify the ruling letting employers off the hook for preventive care they associate with “sin.” By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout September 16, 2022 Truthout
Excerpt | Prisons & Policing Reimagining the Commons Is One Step Toward a Future Without Police This is about far more than access to goods and services; it’s about a new conception of community and social relations. By Mariame Kaba & Andrea J. Ritchie , TheNewPress September 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Across the Midwest, Counties Are Building New Jails on Toxic Land At least 23 jails have either been proposed or constructed on toxic and contaminated lands since 2020. By Adam Mahoney , Truthout September 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Admits to Taking Government Docs, But Claims He Declassified Them Using “declassification” as a defense is inadequate, based on the laws Trump may have violated. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Minor League Baseball Players Are Unionized for the First Time in History Minor league players currently only make an average of about $12,000 per season, which is close to the poverty line. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 15, 2022 Truthout