News | Politics & Elections McConnell Vows “Total Coordination” With Trump on Senate Impeachment Process McConnell's comments are unsurprising confirmation that the Senate doesn't plan to allow an objective impeachment trial. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 13, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dark Money Groups Drove Support for IRS Rule Eliminating Donor Disclosure A proposed rule could hinder government efforts to identify the illegal use of foreign money in U.S. elections. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom , CenterforResponsivePolitics December 13, 2019 Truthout
News | Human Rights Indian Government Strips Naturalization Rights From Muslims, Sparking Protests The Citizenship Amendment Bill strips naturalization rights from the nation's 200 million Muslims residents. By Eoin Higgins , CommonDreams December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely. By Igor Derysh , Salon December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Greta Thunberg Slams Response to Climate Crisis at COP25 as “Creative PR” In a speech at the climate summit, Thunberg warned that the planet’s carbon budget is down to just eight years. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health In California Care Homes, Residents Are Neglected and Workers Are Exploited Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many care homes cited for labor violations. By Jennifer Gollan , Reveal December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Polluting Companies Are Sponsoring COP25 Talks in Exchange for Tax Breaks Big polluters are to blame for slow progress in the annual UN climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, say activists. By Sophie Yeo , DeSmogBlog December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Paper Genocide: The Barriers to an Accurate Count of Native People in 2020 Undercounting American Indians and Alaska Natives wreaks havoc on tribal communities today and for generations to come. By Jen Deerinwater , Rewire.News December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor A Rising Movement Is Challenging Mexico’s Corporatized Unions The 20/32 Movement promises to end the decades-long reign of corrupt union bosses. By Tom Sullivan , Truthout December 12, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Progressives Rebel as House Hands Trump War Spending Package The “Afghanistan Papers” loom large over the military spending debate. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 12, 2019 Truthout