News Analysis | Environment & Health Rebate Trap Keeps Generic Diabetes Drugs Out of Reach Big Pharma brands keep generics out of the market by offering volume-based rebates to insurers and their intermediaries. By Jay Hancock & Sydney Lupkin , KaiserHealthNews January 23, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Trump Administration Sets New Restrictions on Food for the Poor If new rules go into effect, over 700,000 would lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. By Lindsey Haynes-Maslow , TheConversation January 23, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib and Pressley Win Seats on Committee Set to Probe Trump The House Oversight Committee is gearing up to launch investigations into the Trump administration. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 23, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing It’s Time for Compassionate Release Compassionate release for aging prisoners makes economic sense and upholds human dignity. By Vijay Das & David A. Love , Truthout January 23, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Millions of Americans Flood Into Mexico for Health Care The US's “dental refugees” flock to Mexico in the thousands every day, seeking affordable care. By Mark Provost , Truthout January 23, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Forty-Six Years After “Roe” and We’re Still Fighting. We Must Do Better. Here are seven clear steps those working in the reproductive rights movement can take to strengthen their organizing. By Andrew Jenkins , Rewire.News January 22, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Central American Migrants Helped Revive the US Labor Movement These unionization stories show how Central American migrants have helped make the US a safer place for workers. By Elizabeth Oglesby , TheConversation January 22, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Twitter Threats, Abuse, Murder: What Women Face Defending the Environment The threats that environmental defenders in Latin America face are systemic. By Bérengère Sim , openDemocracy January 22, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Desalination Plants Are on the Rise — So Is Their Salty, Chemical Waste The plants discharge 37 billion gallons of waste every day — enough in a year to cover Florida under one foot of brine. By Brian Bienkowski , EnvironmentalHealthNews January 22, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace US Taxpayers Have Been Funding Big Business’s Wars for 233 Years US corporations have exploited national pride to reap huge profits from taxpayer-funded wars. By Barbara G. Ellis , Truthout January 22, 2019 Truthout