News | Politics & Elections Sanders Rejects Top Dems’ Push for Big Tax Break for the Rich Prominent Democrats from blue states are demanding full restoration of the tax break in Biden's infrastructure package. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 10, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Anti-Democratic Tradition Is So Ubiquitous That Many Don’t Even Recognize It David Swanson discusses how the U.S. is a corrupt oligarchy, reforming impeachment and the power of public assemblies. By Tom Bauer , Truthout May 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Infants and Toddlers Aren’t Spared the Impacts of Social and Economic Inequality Amid COVID, gaps have widened when it comes to regular pediatrician visits, maternal mental health and food insecurity. By Jackie Mader , TheHechingerReport May 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israeli Police Attack Hundreds of Palestinians Demonstrating Illegal Evictions Israeli state forces injured at least 205 Palestinians protesting forced displacement from East Jerusalem neighborhoods. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams May 9, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections A New Group of Mega-Donors Now Holds Influence Over the GOP Thanks to Trump Former President Donald Trump has activated a new set of mega-donors who were not previously big spenders in politics. By Isaac Arnsdorf , ProPublica May 9, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Lead to Weakening of Gun Control Nationwide The case could result in a broad expansion of an individual's right to carry a firearm in public. By Ramsin Canon , Truthout May 9, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Verdicts Don’t Heal. We Need Imaginative Community-Based, Restorative Justice. True justice requires much more than successful prosecution of individual officers. By Fania E. Davis , Truthout May 9, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Let’s Celebrate Mothers Who Are Fighting to Set Their Loved Ones Free On Mother’s Day, let’s join these mamas and stewards of care who are resisting state violence and injustice globally. By Nadine Naber , Souzan Naser , Johnaé Strong , Truthout May 9, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Health Experts Say Expanding Vaccine Access Requires More Than Patent Waivers In the best-case scenario, sharing patents is only a tiny step in the vastly complex work of making a COVID vaccine. By Sarah Jane Tribble & Arthur Allen , KaiserHealthNews May 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Over 600 Public Water Systems in California Communities Face Risk of Failure A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of California's drinking water problems. By Tara Lohan , TheRevelator May 8, 2021 Truthout