Op-Ed | Politics & Elections New COVID Infections Surge in US as Trump Fixates on His Election Prospects For this president, the health and survival of the people come a distant second to his electioneering. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 29, 2020 Truthout
News | War & Peace Iran Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Suleimani Assassination Suleimani's January killing by a U.S. drone strike was condemned at the time as a violation of international law. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Trump Shares Video of Couple Pointing Semi-Automatic Weapon at Protesters It's the second video in as many days showing Trump's apparent support of violence against protesters. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 29, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 116 California DNC Delegates Demand Pelosi Hold Floor Vote on Medicare for All Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have thus far only offered patchwork and expensive solutions amid COVID-19. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 29, 2020 Truthout
Graphic Journalism | Education & Youth Taking Schools Online Leaves Marginalized Students Remote From Learning Students and educators have all become subjects in “The Great Zoom-School Experiment.” By Adam Bessie & Peter Glanting , SevenStoriesPress June 29, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing What’s “Justice” in the Face of Police Killings? Full Societal Transformation. Beyond defunding police, we must move toward building a more caring, inclusive and economically just society. By Lacino Hamilton , Truthout June 29, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights The Confederate Flag Represents Sexual Violence The topic of sexual violence is often left out of the history of chattel slavery. By Nikki Brueggeman , YES!Magazine June 28, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Whole Foods Is Quietly Telling Workers Not to Show Black Lives Matter Support Whole Foods workers are reportedly being sent home for wearing masks with the words or symbols of Black Lives Matter. By Nicole Karlis , Salon June 28, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Siberian Forest Fires Increase by Fivefold in Week Since Record High Temperature Temperatures in Siberia for the first five months of 2020 were an average 14 degrees Fahrenheit over normal. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams June 28, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice When War Against Black Americans Represents “Peace,” We Must Redefine the Word We must redefine what peace means and reject the police-enforced law-and-order “peace” as defined by white supremacy. By Taru Taylor , Truthout June 28, 2020 Truthout