News | Virginia Congressman Behind Ethics Rollback Attempt Accused of Conflict of Interest Over Pipeline Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte led a surprise effort to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. By Sue Sturgis , FacingSouth January 6, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Employment Rate and Unemployment Rate Steady as Job Growth Slows The Labor Department reported little change in the unemployment or employment rates in December. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch January 6, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health How the Department of Energy Incentivized Executives at Hanford to Sweep a Plutonium Leak Under the Rug This is the forth segment in a 15-part mini-series titled, “Nuclear Power in Our World.” By Josh Cunnings , EnviroNews January 6, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor How Community Land Trusts Can Fix Detroit’s Foreclosure Mess Nearly 1 in 6 properties across the city faced tax foreclosure last year. Land trusts are one way to keep buildings affordable. By Abigail Savitch-Lew , YES!Magazine January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Michigan Mine Gains Two State Permits, Tribe Vows to Continue Fight The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality this week approved a general mining permit on sacred ground. By Brian Bienkowski , EnvironmentalHealthNews January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | Governments Shut Down the Internet More Than 50 Times in 2016 Governments around the world shut down the internet more than 50 times in 2016. By Lyndal Rowlands , InterPressService January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor New Student Lawsuit Details ITT Tech Scam Former students filed a lawsuit against the collapsed for-profit college giant ITT Tech. By David Halperin , RepublicReport January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | US Special Operations Forces Deploy to 138 Nations, 70 Percent of the World’s Countries Whether Trump will heed advice to decrease Obama-level Special Operations Forces deployment rates remains to be seen. By Nick Turse , TomDispatch January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | Even Leonard Peltier’s Prosecutor Calls for Clemency The former prosecutor of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier joins thousands calling for clemency saying it is “in the best interests of justice.” By Staff , teleSUR January 5, 2017 Truthout
News | As a Trump Administration Approaches, Cities Gear Up for Resistance In the years to come, community bills of rights are one strategy to shelter vulnerable populations. By Sally Neas , YES!Magazine January 4, 2017 Truthout