News | Economy & Labor Top US CEOs Made 254 Times More Than Median Workers in 2021, Study Shows Median total CEO compensation increased 31 percent from 2020, as executive bonuses and stock awards rose. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 19, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace UN Amplifies Calls for Ceasefire as Russia Intensifies Attack on Eastern Ukraine The UN is urging “genuine negotiations.” Meanwhile, U.S. arms makers are benefiting from the bloody war. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 19, 2022 Truthout
News | Immigration Despite Biden’s Promises, US Offers Few Supports for Ukrainian Refugees In reality, Ukrainian asylum seekers face many hurdles -- but less than other refugees seeking admission into the U.S. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout April 19, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace McCarthy Defended Trump Effort to Freeze Ukraine Military Aid, Now Blames Biden The House minority leader said in 2020 that withholding military aid from Ukraine was the “right thing to do.” By Igor Derysh , Salon April 18, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren Argues Windfall Profits Tax Can Help Democrats Avert Big Midterm Losses The senator noted that there is much President Biden can do unilaterally to deliver relief to people across the U.S. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 18, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Leaked IRS Data Show the Very Richest Pay Lower Tax Rates Than the Merely Rich An unprecedented trove of leaked data shows who reported the most income in the U.S. — as well as their tax rates. By ProPublica Staff , ProPublica April 18, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Efforts to Build Trust in Elections Face Thriving 2020 Election Denier Community Can believers in Trump's “Big Lie” be convinced by poll workers and local leaders to trust the democratic process again? By Steven Rosenfeld , IndependentMediaInstitute April 18, 2022 Truthout
News | War & Peace Russia’s Siege on Mariupol Is Leading to Mass Starvation, UN Official Says The head of the UN World Food Program also warned of “mass migration beyond anything we've seen since WW2.” By Common Dreams Staff , CommonDreams April 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Climate Activists Decry Biden’s Reopening of Oil and Gas Leases on Public Lands The move won't lower gas prices, but it will contribute to a worsening planetary crisis, climate activists said. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Prison Guards in Illinois Used Prison Labor to Raise Money for Golf Tournaments Guards got incarcerated people to wash their personal cars, give haircuts and shine shoes at the fundraisers. By Brian Dolinar , Truthout April 17, 2022 Truthout