News Analysis | Politics & Elections FEC Urges Congress to Close Foreign Money Loophole Current law permits political spending by foreign nationals and corporations on state and local ballot measures. By Jimmy Cloutier , OpenSecrets December 29, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights As US Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Still UN Options to Protect Gaza Any party to the Genocide Convention can submit the matter to the World Court, which could make a finding of genocide. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout December 26, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections 2023 Saw a Growing Pro-Democracy Movement Win Voting Access Gains State lawmakers have been pushed to make pro-democracy reforms in the absence of federal legislation to protect voters. By Ashleigh Maciolek , BrennanCenterforJustice December 25, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media Archives From Oslo Era Reveal the US Press Wasn’t Always in Lockstep on Israel A Truthout analysis of the archival material uncovers how mainstream papers portrayed the asymmetries of the accords. By Daniel Falcone , Truthout December 24, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Big Oil Is Expanding Production. It’s Up to All of Us to Act to Stop Them. As fossil fuel mega-corporations merge, grassroots activists are fighting back. By Derek Seidman , Truthout December 24, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor 10 Victories the Working Class Won in 2023 From picket lines to state houses to the White House, workers fighting against inequality landed huge wins this year. By Sarah Anderson , Inequality.org December 23, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Student Loan Repayments Weigh on Young People Facing Holiday Spending Borrowers were already struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic payment pause ended in October. By Nadra Nittle , The19th December 22, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing How Oil Money Turned Louisiana Into the Prison Capital of the World A series of events in the 1970s led to the state's penal system becoming intertwined with the swings of its oil economy. By Lydia Pelot-Hobbs , Truthout December 22, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace These “Experts” Cheer on Gaza Siege Without Disclosing Ties to War Profiteering The message of these “analysts” almost always comes down to one conclusion: support for continued war and militarism. By Derek Seidman , EyesontheTies December 18, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections High State Courts Are Rife With Ethics Concerns Many state high court justices make their own decisions about recusal, with virtually no opportunity for review. By Aaron Mendelson , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity December 17, 2023 Truthout