News | Environment & Health Medicaid “Unwinding” Disproportionately Affects Disabled People, Advocates Say At least 21 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid since states began eligibility redeterminations in 2023. By Daniel Chang , KFFHealthNews May 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Navajo Nation Urges Congress to Extend Radiation Exposure Compensation Act “Our people have borne the cost of America’s nuclear program in their health and well-being,” said one Navajo leader. By Shondiin Silversmith , ArizonaMirror May 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Report Indicates Israel Uses WhatsApp Data in Targeted Killings of Palestinians “By using WhatsApp, people are risking their lives,” one human rights advocate said. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams May 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth How Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Forced Ireland’s Trinity College to Divest The college announced that it will phase out business ties with Israeli companies by March 2025. By Priyanka Borpujari , WagingNonviolence May 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Forever Chemicals “Ubiquitous” in Water, Atmosphere in Great Lakes Basin A study published this week shows that PFAS now contaminate 95 percent of the US's fresh surface water supply. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams May 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections States Target Voter Registration Drives With “Unbelievable” Restrictions New GOP-backed laws in several states add fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. By Aaron Mendelson & Ashley Lopez , TheCenterforPublicIntegrity May 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Vermont Passes Historic Bill to Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Disasters If the bill becomes law, Vermont will be the first state to hold Big Oil accountable for damages caused by its products. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey & Syris Valentine , Grist May 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Alabama Mercedes Workers Lose First Union Election, Vow to Continue the Fight “We’ve been trying this for 25 years,” one worker said. “We’ll try again next year and every year till we get it.” By Luis Feliz Leon & Jane Slaughter , LaborNotes May 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth US Undergrads Are Getting an Extracurricular Crash Course in Labor Organizing Eleven new labor unions for undergraduate student-workers entered the fray in 2023 alone, and more are organizing. By James Anderson , Truthout May 18, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights HUD Targets Public Housing Discrimination Against Formerly Incarcerated People For decades, tenants with criminal records have been restricted from accessing public housing. This may soon change. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout May 18, 2024 Truthout