Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Why Is Everyone Running for President? It’s a Billion-Dollar Industry. Winning isn’t the point. A whole bunch of these candidates are looking for a piece of the action. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 15, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace British General Says No Evidence of “Increased Threat” From Iran The U.S., led by John Bolton, may be attempting to manufacture a false pretext to justify launching a war with Iran. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 15, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Omar Says Criticisms of Her and Rashida Tlaib Are Designed to Silence Muslims The congresswoman also called attention to the unspoken ramifications of the commander-in-chief's tweets. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon May 15, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections US Metal Sanctions Target Iran’s Working Class, Contrary to Trump Claims The Trump administration is targeting Iran’s working class with metal sanctions to foment an uprising. By Michael Hughes , Truthout May 15, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media Daenerys Targaryen Was Never a Liberator “Game of Thrones” failed its fans, but Dany was never a hero. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout May 15, 2019 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Hospital Workers in Toledo, Ohio, Strike for Safe Patient Care Deteriorating working conditions are jeopardizing the quality of patient care, say striking hospital staff. By Roland Reed , Truthout May 15, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 18 Voting Officials Take Civil Rights Tour A trip to Selma, Alabama, drew a number of officials from states with controversial voting requirements. By Jessica Huseman , ProPublica May 15, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health How to Build the Green New Deal? Cities and States May Already Have Answers. There’s much to learn from local efforts, and they’ll need to be part of implementing a Green New Deal. By Tara Lohan , TheRevelator May 15, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Redacting Democracy: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You Hiding the grimmest aspects of our own history will leave us unable to understand the country in which we live. By Karen J. Greenberg , TomDispatch May 14, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Jury Orders Monsanto to Pay Record $2 Billion to Couple in Roundup Cancer Trial This is the third such ruling against Monsanto in less than a year. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 14, 2019 Truthout