Op-Ed | Environment & Health Capitalism Is Preventing Bold Steps to Curb COVID as Cases Skyrocket The president needs to get a handle on this at long last, and stop mollifying capitalists with exercises in futility. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 4, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Texas Abortion Providers Ask Supreme Court to Invalidate Circuit Court’s Delay Last week, the Fifth Circuit agreed to hear arguments from Texas that would remand the case to the state court system. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 4, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Schumer Says Senate Could Vote on Filibuster Changes Later This Month Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has suggested changing filibuster rules several times over the past few months. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 4, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace If Biden Doesn’t Act on AUMF, the US’s Blank Check for War Continues Since the passage of the 2001 AUMF, the number of groups classified as “terrorist” has doubled. By Nick Turse , TomDispatch January 4, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Community Bonds and Mutual Aid Sustain Anti-Fascists Targeted by the State Without those levels of support, state repression could have a chilling effect on organizers. By Shane Burley , Truthout January 4, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor As Tax Credit Expires, “Huge Increase” in Child Poverty Feared Amid Omicron Wave The program's expiration cuts off a key lifeline at what anti-poverty activists see as the worst possible moment. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 4, 2022 Truthout
Excerpt | Politics & Elections Neoliberal Era Was Rich in Revolutionary Lessons. Movements Must Learn Them. Left movements will succeed only if they overcome the barriers faced by past struggles, writes Colin Barker. By Colin Barker , HaymarketBooks January 4, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections GOP’s 2022 Candidates Could Push the Party Even Further Into Extremism The next wave of Republican freshmen could be the most anti-democracy yet. By Igor Derysh , Salon January 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Hawaii’s Water Protectors Lead Movement to Close Navy Fuel Site After Leak After a major leak contaminated O’ahu’s water supply, water protectors are finding new allies among military families. By Sam Carliner , WagingNonviolence January 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor “Tax the Rich:” 10 Billionaires Added $402 Billion to Their Fortunes in 2021 Amid a public health emergency and economic crisis, billionaires saw staggering growth in their wealth. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 3, 2022 Truthout