News | Economy & Labor Nabisco Strike Ends as Union Members Approve New Contract Some contractual wins include raises each year of the contract, higher 401(k) matches and a $5,000 ratification bonus. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams September 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pfizer Says Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Aged 5 to 11, Will Submit to FDA This Month The FDA could approve emergency use authorization for the vaccine for young children by the end of October. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 100 Million Doses of COVID Vaccines Hoarded by Rich Nations Are Set to Expire This inequity underscores the need for governments to do much more to get doses in the hands of lower-income countries. By Andrea Germanos , CommonDreams September 20, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing Bipartisan Reforms Often Expand Prisons and Police. We Need Abolition Instead. If the system is functioning as it is designed to, then “reform” will almost always find ways to reinforce the norm. By Dan Berger , Truthout September 20, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Fascism Makes a Comeback — But Nothing About Its Methods Is Especially New The Trump movement's assault on democracy is directly descended from both the Jim Crow era and the Nuremberg laws. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon September 19, 2021 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Texas Abortion Ban Architect Takes Aim at LGBTQ Rights, Urges Reversal of Roe A legal brief takes aim at the 2015 marriage equality case and 2003 case that overturned homophobic state sodomy laws. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams September 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long. By Rucha Chitnis , YES!Magazine September 19, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media As a Korean American Professor, Here Is What I Think “The Chair” Gets Right The show features a Korean American English professor working in a corporatized system that sets unreal expectations. By Joey S. Kim , Truthout September 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor YIMBY Movement Is Not the Answer to Housing Crisis, Grassroots Activists Say The answer to the U.S. housing crisis is simple and widely adopted elsewhere: more public housing. By Laura Jedeed & M.K. Hawthorne , Truthout September 19, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice I’m Fighting for Ethnic Studies in My Community So My History Won’t Be Erased Anti-racist, multicultural educational curricula are vital to creating a better, more just society. By Adam Hudson , Truthout September 19, 2021 Truthout