News | Politics & Elections Trump DOJ Is Still Reviewing “All Available Options” to Revive Census Question The court filing came after Trump said he was considering an executive order. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 6, 2019 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Job Growth Bounces Back in June, But Unemployment Edges Upward While job numbers bounce back from May, wage growth appears to be slowing rather than accelerating. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch July 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Anchorage Hits 90 Degrees for First Time in Recorded History The record heat forced officials to cancel planned Fourth of July firework celebrations due to wildfire concerns. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Immigration The Nonprofits and Businesses Making Millions From Detaining Migrant Children Here are the 61 vendors making money from migrant children operations. By Alex Kotch , Sludge July 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Journalists, Pundits and Retired Politicians Put on a Show for Lobbyists It’s become remarkably common for lobbying groups to pay astronomical sums to insiders who drive news coverage. By Andrew Perez , Abigail Luke , Tim Zelina , Maplight July 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health A Former Industry Insider Reveals How Drug Companies Jack Up Prices Frances Leath no longer works in management for Eli Lilly and Company, but she keeps tabs on the company. By Fran Quigley , FaithinHealthcare July 5, 2019 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Making Sure the Census Counts Indian Country Undercounting in the last census adversely affected tribal governments' funding. By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye , IndianCountryToday July 4, 2019 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Blames Migrants for Appalling Conditions at Border Patrol Migrant Jails Critics slammed the president's tweet as a particularly “monstrous” example of victim blaming. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 4, 2019 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Plans for Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site in Kentucky Scuttled. Maybe. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has withdrawn the $500 million proposal, but Mitch McConnell says he’s moving it forward. By Maureen Nandini Mitra , EarthIslandJournal July 4, 2019 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren’s Pledge to Deny Donors Ambassador Jobs Marks Departure From Trump, Obama Sen. Elizabeth Warren's decision would be a departure from a decades-old norm in Washington. By Jessica Piper , CenterforResponsivePolitics July 4, 2019 Truthout