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Photo Essay: Oakland Teachers Fight for Public Education
“We're living in one of the richest states in the country, and yet there's no money for education.”
If Emissions Aren’t Curbed, Clouds May Disappear
If clouds vanish, so would life on Earth, which could warm by a staggering 8 degrees Celsius (8°C).
Abortion Restrictions Sweep Through GOP-Held Legislatures
Arkansas became the fifth state to have a “trigger law” that would ban abortion if “Roe v. Wade” falls.
Survival of the Richest — All Are Equal, Except Those Who Aren’t
Inequality is the economic great wall between those with power and those without it.
Youth Climate Activists Arrested for Sit-In at Mitch McConnell’s Office
Young people want a Green New Deal for their communities and futures.
This 2007 Bernie Sanders Video Is Still Tragically Relevant
As this Truthout interview from 2007 reminds us, time and again, Sanders has sounded the alarm.
The Soaring Cost of US Child Care, in Five Charts
Child care has become one of the most expensive costs that a family bears.
States Are Reconsidering Restrictive Medicaid Waiver Policies
Restrictive Medicaid waiver policies don’t work.
Congress Is Unlikely to Stop Trump’s “Emergency,” But Lawsuits Could
If Congress doesn’t act, it will be up to the courts to halt Trump’s illegal power grab.
Respectability Politics Is Losing Ground in Black Liberation Struggles
By turning away from middle-class white values, Black activists have set our political imagination free.