Truthout
News
Oil and Gas Companies Depend on Tax Subsidies and Job Creation Myths to Survive
The downfall of a perverse subsidy program in Texas has shined a light on the “tax break industrial complex.”
Drug War Critics Slam Olympics for Suspending US Track Star Over Marijuana Use
Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension over a positive marijuana test result has sparked calls to reform the Olympics' rules.
Manchin Has Made Millions From Coal Sales Since Joining the Senate
A recent financial disclosure shows that the Virginia senator owns shares worth up to $5 million in a coal brokerage.
Poll Finds Majority of Americans Worry More About Access to Voting Than Fraud
Two-thirds of Americans, according to the poll, also worry that democracy in America is under threat.
Job Gains Driven by Growth in Sectors Hit Hard by Pandemic
Education, restaurants and hotels helped drive another solid jobs report, despite a small rise in unemployment.
DOJ Suspends Federal Executions — But Activists Say Biden Should Go Further
The moratorium on federal executions doesn't end the death penalty, which Biden campaigned on doing in 2020.
Mainstream Democrats Try to Crush Left Front-Runners in Buffalo and Cleveland
Progressive Black women poised to win elections are facing intense opposition from Democrats backed by corporate money.
Wages Are Rising Unequally — With Black Men and Latinas Seeing the Fewest Gains
Disparities in wage raises are the latest example of the pandemic's unequal impacts.
Democrats Seek Workarounds to Republican Resistance on Medicaid Expansion
In the years leading up to the pandemic, states that expanded Medicaid cut their uninsured rates by half.
McCarthy Told GOP Lawmakers He’d Kick Them Off Committees Over Jan. 6 Commission
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced eight lawmakers who would serve on the committee, including Rep. Liz Cheney.