News Analysis | Economy & Labor GM Workers Ratify Contract Considered “Mixed at Best” by Long-Time Employees Workers voted on Friday to ratify a contract that was clearly unloved but accepted with a yes vote of 57 percent. By Chris Brooks & Jane Slaughter , LaborNotes October 26, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Under Fire for Link to Giuliani’s Indicted Associates DeSantis first lied, then tried to downplay his relationship to the two men who gave $50,000 to his campaign. By Thomas Kennedy , Truthout October 26, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Frenzy About Russia Has Undermined Progressive Agendas Tremendous amounts of time, energy and resources have been squandered on Russiagate at the expense of critical issues. By Norman Solomon , Truthout October 26, 2019 Truthout
News | Human Rights Intersex Activists Are Closer Than Ever to Banning Nonconsensual Surgery This year, four states have introduced bills to ban medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. By Amy Littlefield , Truthout October 26, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Real Estate Industry Remains Trump’s Top Ally in 2020 The industry spent $11.2 million to elect Trump in 2016 and have donated $8.5 million thus far to the 2020 campaign. By Yue Stella Yu , CenterforResponsivePolitics October 25, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Barr Targets Trump’s Enemies With Sham Investigation of Mueller’s Russia Probe Barr has officially endorsed the theory that the FBI was out to get Trump and spied on him during the 2016 campaign. By Lisa Needham , TheAmericanIndependentInstitute October 25, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace Violence Erupts in Northeast Syria After Trump Touts “Ceasefire” The debacle in the Rojava autonomous region is a victory for authoritarianism. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 25, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections The Long Fight to Use Student IDs to Vote in North Carolina The state passed the U.S.'s most suppressive voter ID law, which excluded student IDs as a valid form of identification. By Rebekah Barber , FacingSouth October 25, 2019 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Predatory Loan-Collecting Practices The Education Department was fined $100,000 for violating an order to stop collecting payments from defrauded students. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 25, 2019 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Chilean Protesters Report Sexual Assault by Military and Riot Police Sexual violence remains a weapon against women during moments of intense repression. By Celeste Murillo , LeftVoice October 25, 2019 Truthout