Op-Ed | Immigration Mayor of Texas Border Town: Trump’s Wall Is Pointless Mayor of McAllen, Texas, declares that the border wall construction would harm the environment and community. By Mark Provost , Truthout January 8, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Despite Shutdown, Trump Is Pushing Forward Plans to Drill in Arctic With Trump, oil drilling takes priority over essential services like trash pickup in national parks. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout January 8, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pressure Builds for Senate Democrats to Stonewall Bills That Don’t End Shutdown At least 10 senators have publicly vowed to stand with the progressive grassroots and block legislation. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 8, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Bases, Bases, Everywhere — Except in the Pentagon’s Report Al-Tanf, a US military base in Syria, was never on the Pentagon’s books. By Nick Turse , TomDispatch January 8, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Energy Transfer Opens Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Investigation Mariner East 2 has proved to be one of Pennsylvania's most troubling pipeline projects. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog January 8, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor If You Don’t Get Your Tax Refund, Thank the Trump Shutdown The absence of 2018 tax refunds will be a gut punch to the national economy. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 8, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration Trump Golf Club Allegedly Gave Out Fake Green Cards and Social Security Numbers Where is the outrage over Trump's hypocrisy? By Judy Molland , Care2 January 8, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Kiss What Is Left of Your Medical Data Privacy Goodbye Insurers and medical providers are actively cooperating to help Big Pharma peddle more drugs to you. By Yves Smith , NakedCapitalism January 8, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights ICE Raids Make Families Afraid to Leave Their Homes Raids destabilize families and communities and make people feel unsafe even in their own homes. By William D. Lopez , Truthout January 8, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights It’s Time for an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill We must fight for a future in which everyone has the resources to decide whether to become a parent. By Kelly Blanchard , Truthout January 8, 2019 Truthout