News Analysis | Economy & Labor Tough Trade Talk Fades as Trump and Pence Toe the Koch Line While Trump still indulges in occasional tough talk about trade, his policies have moved dramatically in the Kochs' direction. By Richard Eskow , PRWatch August 7, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care Just over half of people with health plans from their employers now have a deductible of $1,000 or more. By Pauline Bartolone , KaiserHealthNews August 7, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust. By Kristian Haug , Truthout August 7, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Zika Vaccine: The Miracle of Government-Funded Research Patent protections can raise the price of protected drugs by several thousand percent. By Dean Baker , Truthout August 7, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Planting Resilience to Climate Change In Honduras, coastal communities are embracing native plants as a means to mitigate climate impacts. By Sandra Cuffe , EarthIslandJournal August 6, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Thousands of Bernies? Progressive Groups Aim to Build a Majority From the Bottom Up A Bernie Sanders rally at Penn State prior to the Pennsylvania primary election, April 19, 2016. (Photo: Paul Weaver / Flickr) It has been about a year since Bernie … By Michael Corcoran , Truthout August 6, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Lags Far Behind in Banning the Use of Mercury in Dentistry Dental mercury apparently continues to get a free pass. By Thalif Deen , InterPressService August 6, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor How Tax-Dodging Billionaires Use Farmers as Props Urban billionaires are trotting out the tractors and overalls in a bizarre effort to roll back their taxes. By Chuck Collins , OtherWords August 6, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Keeping the Wealthy Healthy — and Everyone Else Waiting A veteran journalist tells the story behind what may be the most troubling report yet of “concierge care.” By Rex Weiner , Inequality.org August 6, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Wisconsin’s Newest Crusade Against Abortion Wisconsin legislators would prefer damaging the state's medical profession over allowing women their reproductive rights. By Molly Mapstone , SocialistWorker August 6, 2017 Truthout