Truthout
News
DeJoy’s Plan to Supposedly Fix the USPS Could Make Mail Delivery Even Slower
A soon-to-be-released plan for the USPS will reportedly include changes that will slow already sluggish service.
DOJ Official Says Trump, Capitol Breach Attackers May Be Charged With Sedition
Sedition is defined as conspiring to “overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States.”
IRS Researchers Find Top 1% of US Households Don’t Report About 21% of Income
The new analysis finds that these households often use complex tax avoidance strategies to outmaneuver audits.
Trump’s “Chinese Virus” Tweet Led to a Huge Rise in Anti-Asian Tweets
A public health study finds tweets using #chinesevirus overtook the number using #covid19 after Trump's tweet.
Progressives Demand Repeal of Paygo Law as Automatic Medicare Cuts Loom
Statutory Paygo requires deficit spending to be offset by cuts to government programs.
DC Statehood Bill, Supported by Majority of Americans, to Get Hearing on Monday
A recent poll shows that 54 percent of Americans back making Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the U.S.
Biden Labor Board Strikes Barrier to Unionization of 1.5 Million Grad Students
Organizers are hoping that the withdrawal of a Trump-era rule rejuvenates unionization efforts among graduate students.
20 Rural Hospitals Closed in 2020. 13 Were in the South.
The closures will leave many rural communities without their primary employer and main economic infrastructure.
Supreme Court Case on Farmworker Protections Could End Up Harming All Regulation
A legion of well-funded right-wing think tanks is leading the charge to dismantle these protections.
Garment Workers Win Historic Victory in Effort to Transform Fashion Industry
PayUp is one of the most successful labor rights campaigns in the fashion industry in modern times.