News Analysis | War & Peace Trump “Peace Plan” Too Extreme Even for Former Right-Wing Israeli Prime Minister A recent press conference shows how far right Trump has skewed the Israel-Palestine peace process. By Stephen Zunes , Truthout February 12, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Barr Is Turning the Justice Department Into Trump’s Protection Racket As all four prosecutors quit the Roger Stone case, Trump's vendetta against his perceived enemies ramps up. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Hits Record High The record is expected to rise due to the CO2 that was released from the wildfires in Australia. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams February 12, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Trump’s Paid Leave Proposal Could Be Inaccessible to Low-Income Workers Letting states create their own programs would likely produce stark disparities in the scope of coverage across states. By Kathleen Bryant , CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s 2021 Budget Proposal Slashes Over One-Quarter of the EPA’s Budget Trump's federal budget proposal is predictably harsh for wildlife and the environment but great for oil, gas and coal. By John R. Platt , TheRevelator February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Trump-Linked Anti-Abortion “Pregnancy Centers” Endanger Pregnant People Centers backed by religious extremists linked to the Trump White House are endangering pregnant people's health. By Claire Provost & Nandini Archer , openDemocracy February 12, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Establishment Now Has Three Horses in the Race — and None Won New Hampshire Turns out “socialist” isn’t such a bad word anymore. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Culture & Media The Internet Is Widely Accessible in Cuba. Why Is the US Insisting It Isn’t? The only access Cuba blocks is to right-wing anti-government propaganda coming out of the U.S. By Reese Erlich , Truthout February 12, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections In New Hampshire and Beyond, Medicare for All Is Fueling Sanders’s Rise Polls show that New Hampshire primary voters consider health care to be the most important issue in the election. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout February 11, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Trump’s New Budget Is Not Only Immoral — It’s Also Unaffordable Enriching Pentagon contractors to the tune of more than $300 billion every year is not remotely affordable. By Lindsay Koshgarian , Truthout February 11, 2020 Truthout