News | Environment & Health Trump’s Press Secretary Wants Science to Get Out of the Way of School Reopenings Most Americans don't want kids to return to classrooms yet, according to a poll from earlier this week. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The GOP’s “Southern Strategy” Shows How White Supremacy Fuels Class Exploitation A deliberately created racial hierarchy makes poor whites align with the superrich against their own interests. By Peter Montague , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Finally Talks to Fauci After Trying and Failing to Publicly Discredit Him Polling shows Fauci is trusted much more than Trump is by Americans when it comes to coronavirus. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump’s Visa Ban Doctors treating COVID-19 patients were supposed to be allowed into the U.S, but hundreds have had visas put on hold. By Dara Lind , ProPublica July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Secret Federal Police Deployed by Trump Snatch Protesters Off Portland Streets The Department of Homeland Security has refused demands from the state government to “remove all federal officers.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health White House Document Shows 18 States in Coronavirus “Red Zone” Unpublicized recommendations say states should return to stringent control measures. By Liz Essley Whyte , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity July 17, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Trading Cops for Social Workers Isn’t the Solution to Police Violence Social workers have a history of partnering with the state to serve as carceral enforcers rather than as liberators. By Cameron W. Rasmussen & Kirk “Jae” James , Truthout July 17, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health COVID Information Is Already Disappearing After Trump Shifts Control From CDC Information on hospital beds and ICU availability was noticeably absent after the change was announced. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 16, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Southern Poverty Law Center Adds Stephen Miller to Its List of Extremists Miller has helped shape some of the most “draconian” anti-immigration measures at the White House, the group noted. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 16, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Disturbing Memo Reveals Trump’s USPS Chief Has Slowed Delivery The postmaster general, a top Trump donor, warned employees that the agency needed to make “difficult” decisions. By Roger Sollenberger , Salon July 16, 2020 Truthout