News | Politics & Elections Biden to Challenge Bans on Mask Rules Using Students’ Civil Rights Protections “We are not going to sit by as governors try to block and intimidate educators protecting our children,” said Biden. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Judge Rules Against Alaskan Oil Pipeline Approved by Trump and Defended by Biden The Trump administration failed to adequately consider the climate impacts of ConocoPhillip's plan, said the judge. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 19, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Teaching Asian American History in K-12 The TEAACH Act is an opportunity to remake how we teach U.S. history from a framework of social justice and diversity. By Anna Romina Guevarra , Truthout August 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections TX School District Includes Masks in Dress Code to Sidestep Abbott’s Mandate Ban The dress code “can be used to mitigate communicable health issues,” the Paris, Texas, school board said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Reporter Gets Death Threats After DeSantis Press Sec. Tweets Attacks Against Him DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw took issue with AP journalist Brendan Farrington's accurately reported story. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health TX Governor Gets Rare COVID Treatment While Banning Mask and Vaccine Mandates The rest of us can only watch as the danger of infection creeps closer to our children. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health I’m a Louisiana Pediatric Surgeon Watching Kids Suffer From COVID. This Is Real. I wish I could invite those who are resisting anti-COVID measures to spend a day with us at the hospital. By Jessica Zagory , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Stanley Aronowitz, Who Taught Us Teaching Must Be Political, Has Passed Aronowitz was a scholar and public intellectual, the likes of whom we will never see again. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Lambda Variant Raises Dire Concerns About the Pandemic’s Future Trajectory The lambda variant is alarming experts who fear a return to lockdown-era COVID-19 conditions. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon August 18, 2021 Truthout
News | War & Peace Progressive Caucus Urges US Diplomacy With Taliban The Congressional Progressive Caucus pressed the Biden administration to provide as much humanitarian aid as possible. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 18, 2021 Truthout