Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Auschwitz Survivors Don’t Want Their Past to Be Their Grandchildren’s Future The heightened cruelty of the Trump regime signals the emergence of 21st-century fascism. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout March 2, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Louisiana Residents Are Mobilizing to Push for Air Monitoring After Exxon Fire For residents near chemical plants in Baton Rouge, a sense of safety and access to clean air are not a given. By Julie Dermansky , DeSmogBlog March 2, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Patents Are Slowing the Development of a Coronavirus Vaccine As researchers compete to develop a vaccine, we have no guarantee it will be affordable if it is patented. By Dean Baker , Truthout March 2, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor It’s Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can’t Pay The practice of suing patients isn’t new for Southeastern Emergency Physicians or its parent company TeamHealth. By Blake Farmer , KaiserHealthNews March 2, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Wealthy Donors and Fossil Fuel Interests Pump Millions Into Super PACs for 2020 Fossil fuels companies and executives have contributed $18.8 million so far, with Koch Industries leading the pack. By Alex Kotch , CenterforMediaandDemocracy March 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media Antipathy Towards Socialism Has Roots in State and Corporate Cold War Propaganda In 1942, the U.S. created a war propaganda unit called the Ad Council to link American identity with capitalism. By Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy , TheConversation March 1, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health California’s Primary Season Comes Amid a Dramatic Battle Over Nuclear Energy A statewide movement has risen to seize what was once the world's biggest private utility company. By Harvey Wasserman , Truthout March 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Campaign Raises Record $46 Million in February The campaign noted that “teacher” was once again the most common occupation of Sanders's donors for that month. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams March 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect Spread of Coronavirus The CDC designed a flawed test for COVID-19, then took weeks to figure out a fix so state and local labs could use it. By Caroline Chen , , Lexi Churchill , Isaac Arnsdorf , ProPublica March 1, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Native Activists Are Forging a Just Transition to Renewable Energy Activists are looking to the “original green new deal” – an economy based on Indigenous values and practices. By Winona LaDuke , Truthout March 1, 2020 Truthout