Economy & Labor Trump Urges Lawmakers to Push 1 Million Americans Off Food Stamp Program Trump is pushing Congress to pass the measure seven months after passing the GOP tax law. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams August 3, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Who Chooses Abortion? More People Than You Might Think. Safe access to abortion should be part of health care. By Luu D. Ireland , TheConversation August 3, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights This Ohio Bill Will Make Transgender Youth Suffer A new bill would require teachers to “out” trans youth to their parents and restrict education about identity. By Katherine King & Paul Eselgroth , SocialistWorker August 3, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Trump Takes on the Fed The best way to make the central bank serve the needs of the economy is to make it a public utility. By Ellen Brown , TheWebofDebtBlog August 3, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Ahed Tamimi Is Free, but 350 Palestinian Children Remain in Jails Three out of four Palestinian children experience physical violence after their arrest for minor crimes. By David Palumbo-Liu , Truthout August 3, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Whatever Word We Use, Trump’s Entanglement With Russians Is a Big Deal Republicans are now trying to say that collusion -- whatever that word means -- is no big deal. They’re wrong. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon August 2, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Five Financial Consequences of Trump Getting His Hands on the Economy The rest of us are going to have to face the consequences of Donald Trump getting his hands on the economy. By Nomi Prins , TomDispatch August 2, 2018 Truthout
Prisons & Policing Mothers of Mexico’s Disappeared Young Men Blame the Police Their suspicions were confirmed this year when 19 police officers were charged with the disappearances. By Luke Taylor , Truthout August 2, 2018 Truthout
War & Peace Senate Sends $717 Billion Military Spending Bill to Trump’s Desk The final Senate vote tally was 87-10 with 40 Democrats joining in. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 2, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Citizenship Through the Eyes of Those Who Have Lost the Right to Vote Millions of US citizens cannot vote because they have been convicted of a felony. By Kimberly R. Kras , TheConversation August 2, 2018 Truthout