News | Environment & Health Trump’s Pick for Budget Adviser Once Called Social Security and Medicaid “Unconstitutional“ The Office of Management and Budget issues Presidential veto threats for legislation winding its way through Congress. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel January 25, 2017 Truthout
News | In Trump’s America, “Felony Riot” Charges Against Inauguration Protesters Signal Dangerous Wave of Repression More than 200 people mass arrested in Washington, DC, facing up to 10 years in prison. By Sarah Lazare , AlterNet January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Monsanto, EPA Seek to Keep Talks Secret on Glyphosate Cancer Review The EPA is a taxpayer-funded, public agency and its dealings with Monsanto should be subject to public scrutiny. By , U.S.RighttoKnow January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s Plan to Crush the EPA Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem Regulations don't kill jobs, fossil fuel barons do — when mandatory pollution controls cut into their bottom lines. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Running Out of Time: 60 Percent of Primates Sliding Toward Extinction A comprehensive study looking at more than 500 species of primates finds that most are declining in numbers and nearly two-thirds face the threat of extinction. By John C. Cannon , Mongabay January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Human Rights “Women Will Die Because of This”: Planned Parenthood on Trump Signing Anti-Abortion Global Gag Rule We speak speak to Planned Parenthood's Dawn Laguens. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health As Trump Moves to Advance Dakota Access Pipeline, Al Gore Calls DAPL “an Atrocity” Trump is set to sign two executive actions today to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! January 24, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Naomi Klein, Alicia Garza, Ralph Nader and Others Respond to Trump’s “America First” Inaugural Address Roundtable guests react to Trump's speech. By Nermeen Shaikh & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! January 23, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health When a Study Cast Doubt on a Heart Pill, the Drug Company Turned to Tom Price Price's actions have come under scrutiny in the past. By Robert Faturechi , ProPublica January 23, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Battle for the Amazon: Tapajós Basin Threatened by Massive Development Brazil's soy farmers and traders want to turn the Tapajos Basin into an industrialized commodities export corridor. By Maurício Torres & Sue Branford , Mongabay January 22, 2017 Truthout