News | Economy & Labor Lobbying Shifts Into High Gear With Prospect of Regulatory Reform in Congress The Trump administration has cancelled or delayed Obama-era protections for workers and the environment. By Kennett Werner , TheCenterforResponsivePolitics July 27, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Burning Raqqa: The US War Against Civilians in Syria The conditions of war don't end once the bombing stops. By Laura Gottesdiener , TomDispatch July 27, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate: Let’s Move Toward a System That Works for All We need an economic system that works for all of us, not just the wealthy. By Richard D. Wolff , Truthout July 27, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Democrats in Congress Need to Go Bolder, Not Backwards The just unveiled “Better Deal” agenda features a job-training proposal that demands less from CEOs than the job-training proposal Bill Clinton ran on. By Sam Pizzigati , Inequality.org July 27, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Transgender Liberation Won’t Be Found in the Military Trans liberation is not about piloting drones killing children in Yemen or upholding a nation sustained on bloodshed. By Sydney Roberts , Truthout July 27, 2017 Truthout
Interview | “This Is Not the Time to Sit Back”: Protesters Launch Last-Ditch Effort to Save the ACA We must dial up the pressure on the Senate now to save the ACA and Medicaid from cuts or dismantling. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout July 27, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Skyrocketing Rents in California Signal a Broader US Housing Crisis Rent control activists are also pushing for community land trusts and city-owned housing to abate the housing crisis. By Adam Hudson , Truthout July 26, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Oregon Ecosystem Files Lawsuit to Defend Its Rights The Siletz River Ecosystem in Oregon wants the courts to recognize and protect its right to be free from toxic trespass. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout July 26, 2017 Truthout
News | No Justice, No Peace for Yemeni Children Saudi-led airstrikes prompt an urgent call for the UN to protect children in the midst of the deadly two year-long conflict in Yemen. By Tharanga Yakupitiyage , InterPressService July 26, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Seventy Top Health Care CEOs Raked in $9.8 Billion Since 2010 CEOs are incentivized not to take actions that would benefit the healthcare system overall, but rather to “inflate stock prices.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 26, 2017 Truthout