News | Reproductive Rights Birth Control Deliveries Are Delayed. Thank Trump’s Postmaster General. The mail slowdown set in motion by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has delayed deliveries of medication across the U.S. By Igor Derysh , Salon August 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders. By Lisa Newcomb , CommonDreams August 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Corporate Landlords Get Big Tax Breaks. They Should Pay Our Rent During COVID. The real estate industry, led by some of the richest people in the world, can't be allowed to further exploit renters. By Sofia Lopez & Sara Myklebust , Inequality.org August 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Prosecutors Have No Place in Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions Prosecutors are part of the prison-industrial complex, which has no place in a community-led quest for reparations. By Elias Rodriques , Melonie Griffiths , Ralowe Ampu , Truthout August 22, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor If Trump Had Followed Vietnam’s Lead on COVID, US Would Have Fewer Than 100 Dead The U.S. has much to learn from Vietnam, which has recorded just 22 COVID-related deaths, says economist Robert Pollin. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout August 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice DNC Featured Most Native Speakers Ever, But Native Issues Remain Under-Addressed It remains to be seen whether the Democratic Party will take real steps to confront its colonizing past and present. By Jen Deerinwater , Truthout August 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeJoy Has “No Intention” to Reinstall Sorting Machines, Mailboxes Postal workers have noted delays in delivering mail due largely to the removal of sorting machines. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Facebook Has Begun Purging Accounts Tied to Anti-Fascist Groups It remains to be seen whether this initial purge is the harbinger of larger things to come. By Spencer Sunshine , Truthout August 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The People Who Help Run Our Elections Are Regularly Receiving Death Threats The election administrators who operate the machinery of democracy are taking heat from all sides. By Jessica Huseman , ProPublica August 21, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Biden Isn’t a Progressive. The Question Is How Far He Can Be Pushed. If political momentum among Democrats continues to move leftward, Biden may be movable. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 21, 2020 Truthout