News | Politics & Elections Biden Gives Democrats Green Light to Weaken the Filibuster for Debt Ceiling Vote Senate Democrats are weighing a new exception that would exempt debt ceiling votes from the filibuster. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 6, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Boycott Duty Free Americas: Don’t Buy Airport Goods That Fund Israeli Settlers The owners of the DFA duty-free shops have donated millions to Israeli settler organizations in the West Bank. By Donna Nevel , Truthout October 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Black Women Are Leading Efforts to Combat Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality To improve Black maternal and infant health, professionals must focus on systems that directly impact Black families. By Eisa Nefertari Ulen , Truthout October 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pence Diminishes Significance of Capitol Attack, Calls It “One Day in January” Dozens of Trump loyalists called for Pence to be hanged during the Capitol attack. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Immigration Top State Department Official Resigns, Saying Haitian Deportations Violate Law The Biden administration has deported thousands of Haitians in the past few weeks alone. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren Calls for Insider Trading Investigation at Fed After Scandal Emerges Directly before pandemic policy changes were announced, the Fed's vice chair made stock trades worth up to $5 million. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AG Garland Says FBI Will Assist Schools Facing Violence From Anti-Mask Parents The order comes a week after the National School Boards Association called for the Biden administration to step in. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sinema’s Approval Rating Plummets Among Democrats as She Allies With Lobbyists The senator’s approval rating among Democrats, which was 67 percent earlier this year, has dropped to 46 percent. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing New Study Shows More Than Half of Police Killings Have Gone Uncounted Since 1980 The study also showed that Black people are 3.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white people. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Biden White House Ends Trump-Era Abortion Restrictions on Family Planning Orgs Many groups are urging Biden to go further in his supposed “whole-of-government” response to attacks on abortion access. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 5, 2021 Truthout