News | Economy & Labor Oil and Gas Industry Profits Climbed as Americans Faced High Gas Prices in 2021 Consumer advocates say that high gas prices are due to “the deliberate policies of energy producers” to pad profits. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Administration Is Approving Oil and Gas Drilling at Faster Rate Than Trump The Biden administration has approved more permits per month on average than Trump did in 2017, 2018 or 2019. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Human Rights Groups Condemn Sentencing of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi as “Farcical” Since taking control of Myanmar's government, the coup regime has been accused of a number of crimes against humanity. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 6, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Prison Officials Punished Me With Solitary — Against Their Own Rules Prison rules say “vulnerable populations,” which include trans women, cannot be subject to administrative segregation. By Jessica Phoenix Sylvia , Truthout December 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Continuing Vaccine Apartheid Could Herald “Wave After Wave of Variants” While disastrous for the global poor, Omicron’s rise has been a major boon for top investors in Pfizer and Moderna. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 6, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Unapologetic Support for Abortion Rights Must Be a Pillar of the Left The fight for abortion is essential for the freedom and dignity of working people everywhere. By Emily Janakiram , Camila Valle , Christine Pardue , Hennessy Garcia , Truthout December 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Top Shareholders of Pfizer and Moderna Made Over $10 Billion After Omicron Arose Moderna's CEO added over $800 million to his personal fortune after stock prices soared in response to the variant. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams December 5, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Sit-Down Strikes Renewed Labor. Workers Today Could Benefit From That Lesson. At the height of the U.S. labor movement, seizing control of the means of production was a strategy — not just a slogan. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon December 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Sanders Calls on Congress to End Filibuster If Needed to Protect Abortion Rights “We must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams December 5, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Reproductive Rights The South’s Last Three Abortion-Safe States Are Bracing for a Post-Roe Future Advocates in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia are girding for political battle to protect abortion access. By Elisha Brown , FacingSouth December 5, 2021 Truthout