News Analysis | Environment & Health How Civil Disobedience Helped Kill Trumpcare — at Least for Now The tireless activists who have been engaging in direct action deserve credit for killing the latest round of Trumpcare. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout July 28, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | LGBTQ Rights Trump Administration’s Hard-Line Policies Are Raising the Stakes for Trans Survival The Department of Justice is going out of its way to support employers who discriminate against LGBTQ people. By Gabriel Arkles , Truthout July 28, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Reproductive Rights The US Has the Highest Maternal Death Rate of Any Developed Country. Why Aren’t We Doing More About It? The US is an anomaly when it comes to maternal mortality. By Lauren Longo , Care2 July 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Ratepayers Foot the Bill for Utilities’ Push Against Rooftop Solar Edison Electric Institute pushes for policies that curb the growth of distributed solar energy. By Kari Lydersen , MidwestEnergyNews July 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Donald Trump Threatens to Punish Alaska to Get Back at Lisa Murkowski Because of Health Care Donald Trump sent his interior secretary to make a pointed threat against Lisa Murkowski over her health care vote. By Matthew Rozsa , Salon July 27, 2017 Truthout
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