News Analysis | Politics & Elections Sen. Ron Wyden Leads on Securing Elections Before 2020 The Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2019 takes a step forward by requiring a return to paper ballots. By Camille Fischer , ElectronicFrontierFoundation May 20, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Plastics Industry on Track to Burn 14 Percent of World’s Remaining Carbon Budget By 2050, making and disposing of plastics could be responsible for a cumulative 56 gigatons of carbon. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog May 20, 2019 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump — Who Claims He Doesn’t Want War — Threatens “Official End of Iran” Numerous critics condemned President Trump's Sunday threat over Twitter as “genocidal.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 20, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Trump’s Trade War With China Is Waged to Make the Rich Richer The trade war is forcing working-class people to pay high tariffs to advance the goals of the rich. By Dean Baker , Truthout May 20, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Head of Program Profiling Muslims in Chicago Steps Down Amid Pressure Recent iterations of the program have rebranded, using progressive-sounding frames to obscure their true intent. By Muhammad Sankari & Mary Zerkel , Truthout May 20, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Reproductive Rights The “Auntie Network” Already Exists Abortion funds provide an organizing framework for the current crisis. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout May 19, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Fossil Fuel Companies Push “Market-Based Solutions” to Climate Change Their lobbying efforts may have paid off, as increased investment in carbon capture draws bipartisan support. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom & Raymond Arke , CenterforResponsivePolitics May 19, 2019 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Bernie Sanders Unveils a 10-Point Plan to Overhaul Public Education Sanders aims to guarantee every person in the U.S. a quality education as a fundamental human right. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams May 19, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Are We in a Constitutional Crisis? The scope of the Trump administration's defiance of Congress points to one. By Victoria Bassetti , BrennanCenterforJustice May 19, 2019 Truthout
Excerpt | Human Rights How Bolivian Indigenous Peoples Mobilized History for Social Change Indigenous Bolivians recovered and popularized histories of past rebellions, using them to build new movements. By Benjamin Dangl , AKPress May 19, 2019 Truthout