Op-Ed | Human Rights Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda The same forces that are attacking abortion, trans health care and racial justice are also pushing for more executions. By Maya Schenwar , Truthout June 16, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health More Than 1.2M Patients Have Been Booted Off Medicaid. Most Are Still Eligible. An estimated 76 percent of those disenrolled were kicked off for “procedural reasons” like completing paperwork late. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 16, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice The White House’s Strategic Plan on Antisemitism Is Fatally Flawed Those concerned with antisemitism must understand what it truly means to challenge it as part of movements for justice. By Donna Nevel , Truthout June 16, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Anti-Trans Bills Spark Mass Migration as 130-260K Trans People Flee Home States A new survey shows that hundreds of thousands have left their home states, and over a million more may soon follow. By Erin Reed , ErinintheMorning June 16, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Nearly 6 in 10 People With Health Insurance Have Had Coverage Issue in Past Year The American health insurance system leaves both uninsured and insured people to languish, polling suggests. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Abbott Signs “Death Star” Act That Limits Municipalities’ Ability to Self-Govern The new law will make it next to impossible to protect workers and consumers at the local level, city officials say. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Racial Justice In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act Advocates had feared the Supreme Court would dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act and Native sovereignty at large. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor In First, House Education and Workforce Committee Staff File to Unionize The union also unveiled several offices that have recently won union elections, including Ocasio-Cortez’s office. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Rejected Lawyers’ Efforts to Cooperate With DOJ to Avoid Indictment Trump's lawyers wanted him to make a deal with federal officials over the documents he had taken as early as 2021. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 15, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Coalition Announces Global Mobilization Amid Inaction in Latest Climate Talks Activists are demanding an end to fossil fuels and holding polluters accountable for damage they’ve already caused. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 15, 2023 Truthout