News | War & Peace United Auto Workers Announce Major Progress in Big 3 Strike Negotiations UAW President Shawn Fain announced several significant concessions by GM, Ford and Stellantis in a Facebook Live video. By Luis Feliz Leon , LaborNotes October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Corporate Lobbyists Are Breaking Spending Records in 2023 Corporations have spent more on lobbying in the first half of 2023 than they did in the same period any year prior. By Maia Cook , OpenSecrets October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Palestinian Resistance in Gaza Launches Historic Surprise Attack on Israel Israeli PM Netanyahu declared a state of war after convoys of Palestinian fighters breached the Gaza border fence. By Tareq S. Hajjaj , Mondoweiss October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor NYC Nannies Built an Underground Care Economy That Should Inspire US Policy A circle of nannies in New York City created an underground care economy that challenges us to dream bigger. By Julia Kopstein , Truthout October 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Architect of Texas’s “Bounty Hunter” Abortion Ban Demands Patient Information “This is yet another scare tactic to try and threaten our community,” reproductive advocates said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout October 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections George Santos’s Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Federal Case, Implicating Lawmaker The former treasurer for the embattled Republican admitted to a scheme to inflate campaign fundraising numbers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Climate Disasters Displaced 43 Million Children in a 6-Year Period Based on current climate data, flooding has the potential to displace nearly 96 million children over the next 30 years. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams October 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McCarthy’s Removal From Speakership Demonstrates Erosion of American Democracy “We are on the road to unraveling as a republic,” one expert said. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration “A Cruel Policy”: AOC Asks Biden to Reverse Course on Building Trump Border Wall The Biden administration announced this week that it’s planning to waive dozens of laws to build Trump’s border wall. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Endorses Jordan for Speaker — But Will Take the Job Himself, If Asked Republicans will meet next week to determine who they will support for the role of speaker of the House. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 6, 2023 Truthout