Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Politicized Basic COVID Safety Measures. It’s Still Killing Us. It's as if Trump named Band-Aids un-American and demanded that we bleed to show our heedless fealty. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor US Could Fund Vaccines for Whole World by Taxing Billionaires’ COVID-Era Profits The tax would raise $5.4 trillion in revenue and still leave the world’s billionaires about $55 billion richer. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Rand Paul Just Disclosed That His Wife Bought COVID Drug Stock in February 2020 The 16-month-late disclosure shows the trade occurred after senators were privately briefed on the impending pandemic. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 12, 2021 Truthout
News | War & Peace Antiwar Group Blocks Entry to Raytheon Facility to Protest Killing of Civilians Activists in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, highlighted the role of the weapons maker in the killing of civilians globally. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 12, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Chomsky: Biden’s “Radical” Proposals Are Minimum Measures to Avoid Catastrophe An ever-growing military budget and continued support for oil and gas meanwhile push us inexorably toward doomsday. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout August 12, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights House’s Hyde Amendment Vote Advances Abortion Justice and Racial Equity Like other relics of racism and economic inequality, it is time to leave the Hyde Amendment in the past. By Destiny Lopez , Truthout August 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge Says House Can View Trump Taxes to See If He Profited From Being President A federal judge has said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee can access Trump's taxes for 2017 and 2018. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 11, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections On $3.5 Trillion Package, McConnell Meets Defeat — But the Fight’s Not Over The Senate's passage of the reconciliation bill is a hopeful sign for a desperate country. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections YouTube Bans Rand Paul for Urging People to Defy Basic Public Health Guidelines The Kentucky senator and former physician encouraged people to be irresponsible, saying “they can’t arrest all of us.” By Chris Walker , Truthout August 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Police Arrest 10 People as Mountain Valley Pipeline Protests Top 932 Days The pipeline's construction is several billion dollars over budget and still missing important water-crossing permits. By Jen Deerinwater , Truthout August 11, 2021 Truthout