Op-Ed | War & Peace The Istanbul I Know It is no wonder why violence dominates news about Turkey in the Western press. It sells. By Dana E. Abizaid , Speakout December 28, 2016 Truthout
Photo Essay | War & Peace Portraits From Kabul Carolyn Coe offers a photo essay from her recent visit to Afghanistan. By Carolyn Coe , Speakout December 28, 2016 Truthout
News | Urban Gentrification Is Rippling Out Into the Suburbs: A Dispatch From California Rising rents in Concord exemplify a nationwide trend: gentrification is spreading to city suburbs and outer exurbs. By Adam Hudson , Truthout December 27, 2016 Truthout
News | More Doctors Demand Payment Upfront More and more doctors' offices and hospitals are demanding share of cost payments in full up front. By s. e. smith , Care2 December 27, 2016 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes Corporate lobbyists and their legislative allies are working to block, delay, even rewrite the laws approved on Election Day. By Kim Haddow , PRWatch December 27, 2016 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Neo-Nazis Exploit Oakland’s Tragedy to Target Activist Hubs and DIY Venues Nationwide Neo-Nazi groups are using the Oakland warehouse fire to have leftist organizing spaces shut down for code violations. By Candice Bernd , Truthout December 27, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Six Solutions That Support Native Sovereignty — From Tribal Schooling to Bison Herds Florida's Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities. By Christa Hillstrom & Araz Hachadourian , YES!Magazine December 27, 2016 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing National Movement Hopes to Help Hundreds of Thousands Jailed Because They Can’t Afford Bail Community bond funds are getting people out and demanding the abolition of monetary bail. By Sarah Lazare , AlterNet December 27, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Temer Government Set to Overthrow Brazil’s Environmental Agenda Brazil's powerful agribusiness lobby is pushing a raft of new laws to set back environmental and Indigenous protections by 30 years. By Maurício Torres & Sue Branford , Mongabay December 27, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections European Councils Build Solidarity Cities at the Local Level European city councils have launched an initiative to coordinate their responses to the migrant crisis. By Eleanor Penny , openDemocracy December 27, 2016 Truthout