News | Environment & Health Seoul Sees “Two Months” of Rain in Half a Day, Killing at Least 8 The storm is further evidence that climate disaster is already here, scientists say. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Mass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse We have entered an era where burned forests may not return unless we cool Earth to below the tipping point. By Bruce Melton , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Starbucks Files “False and Absurd” Kidnapping Charges Against Unionized Workers The union says that audio and video evidence show that the kidnapping charges are false. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health GOP Votes Down Plan to Cap Insulin Prices at $35 in Win for Big Pharma Only seven Republicans joined Democrats to pass the proposal, which needed 60 votes to advance. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nearly All Senators Vote Against Sanders’s Amendments to Inflation Reduction Act Sanders was the lone “yes” vote on amendments to remove carbon capture incentives and create a Civilian Climate Corps. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Subminimum Wages Were Always Deplorable. Inflation Is Making Them Worse. Activists are pushing to end policies that allow employers to pay some workers less than the $7.25 federal minimum wage. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pharma Complains of “Tragic Loss” as Dems Take Modest Action to Curb Drug Prices The Inflation Reduction Act requires Medicare to negotiate the prices of a small number of prescription drugs. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Michigan Probe Links Trump-Backed Attorney General Candidate to Voting Breach The candidate and others orchestrated an illegal plan to access voting machines, according to the investigation. By Igor Derysh , Salon August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Confusion Over COVID Vaccine Safety Led to Many Avoidable Stillbirths A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy. By Duaa Eldeib , ProPublica August 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 98 Million Skipped Treatment or Cut Back on Spending to Pay for Care This Year Nearly 100 million Americans have made health or spending sacrifices to cover the rising cost of medical treatment. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams August 7, 2022 Truthout