News | Politics & Elections TX House OKs Bill to Remove Officials Who Refuse to Prosecute Abortion Providers The bill aims to force left-leaning prosecutors to prosecute abortions — or risk being replaced by an Abbott appointee. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration Advocates Warn Biden’s New Migrant Policy Restricts Rights of Asylum Seekers Expanding refugee resettlement shouldn’t be traded off, undermining those seeking asylum at the border, activists say. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pence Appears Before a Grand Jury Investigating Trump’s Role in January 6 Trump tried to block Pence's testimony, but an appellate court rejected his motion just hours before Pence's appearance. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor On Workers Memorial Day, Here Are 4 Dangerous Employers Out of a “Dirty Dozen” Some have attempted to silence workers who speak up about hazards or try to organize a union to make a safer workplace. By Luis Feliz Leon , Jenny Brown , Alexandra Bradbury , LaborNotes April 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing NYPD’s “Autism Awareness” Squad Car Is Nothing But a Publicity Stunt Don’t be fooled by the NYPD’s lip service to autism awareness: Policing isn’t “neurodiversity-friendly.” By Lizzie Chadbourne , Truthout April 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida’s Ron DeSantis Is Just a Step Behind Hungary’s Fascist Viktor Orbán Anti-LGBTQ attacks in Hungary are offering bigoted inspiration to the far right in the U.S. By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections AOC: “January 6 Was a Dress Rehearsal” for GOP Campaign to Expel Democrats The attack was just one of the first steps of Republicans’ fascist takeover, Ocasio-Cortez said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 27, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Nebraska Senator With Trans Son Faces Outrageous “Conflict of Interest” Probe “I will continue to advocate for our kids...no matter what harassment or intimidation comes my way,” Sen. Hunt said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout April 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Florida GOP Passes Bill to Undermine Unions for Public Employees — Except Cops The bill would bar unions for teachers and nurses from automatically collecting dues. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 27, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Harvard Has Become a Tax Shelter for Billionaires as Public Education Languishes Massachusetts needs to reevaluate the tax-exempt status of its private universities with endowments over $1 billion. By Asheesh Kapur Siddique , Truthout April 27, 2023 Truthout