Op-Ed | Education & Youth Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system. By Peter Montague , Truthout July 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Philadelphia DA Says Trump’s Police Will Be Arrested If They Assault Protesters Legal experts say the president's attempts to send federal agents to U.S. cities sits on flimsy legal standing. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers Trump has successfully normalized the unthinkable, and in places like Portland, he appears to be doing it to get votes. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout July 22, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor USPS Needs Financial Aid to Continue Providing Essential Services The U.S. Postal Service is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs. By Scott Klinger , Brian Wakamo , Sarah Anderson , Inequality.org July 22, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing We Must Not Exchange One Cage for Another — Let’s Abolish All Forms of Prisons Authors Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law discuss their new book, “Prison By Any Other Name,” and the need for abolition. By James Kilgore , Truthout July 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Former Presidents of Bar Association Urge “Disciplinary Proceeding” Against Barr The letter writers cite four instances of the attorney general violating his obligations to the American people. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor McConnell Laughs When Asked If COVID Relief Bill Will Pass by End of Next Week Benefits are set to expire next week for around 30 million Americans thrown out of work by the pandemic. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Portland’s Wall of Moms Joined by Dads With Leaf Blowers Against Trump’s Police Uprisings against police violence toward Black Americans were intensified by the presence of federal agents in Portland. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Missouri Governor Insists Kids That Get COVID at School Will Just “Get Over It” While kids are less likely to get sick from COVID-19, risks of being hospitalized or dying from the disease still exist. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 21, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Fox News Viewers More Likely to Believe COVID Death Count Is Fake, Poll Shows Experts warn, however, that the number of coronavirus deaths tallied so far is likely an undercount, not an overcount. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 21, 2020 Truthout