News | Economy & Labor Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce “Visionary” Union Contract for Climate Workers “Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal,” the two groups said. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams September 7, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Niece of Palestinian American Journalist Killed by Israel Asks to Meet Biden The Israeli army has admitted for the first time that Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fatally shot by an Israeli soldier. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! September 7, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health COVID Boosters Are Critical, But Using Only Animal Data Is a Needless Gamble FDA’s reliance on animal-tested data ahead of a planned Fall 2022 booster rollout is nothing short of cutting corners. By Zaher Nahle , Truthout September 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Amicus Brief in “Bizarre” Move, Critics Say The brief opposing the judge's decision was submitted by former officials who served under Republican administrations. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ilhan Omar Blasts Ted Cruz Over GOP Plan to Kill Student Debt Relief Republicans are turning to the Supreme Court in a desperate bid to block debt relief. Progressives are pushing back. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 7, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Sanders Calls on UK and US Workers to Stand Together Against Oligarchs In a speech at the Trade Union Congress in London, Sanders laid out the urgency of coordinated international campaigns. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout September 7, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge Removes “Cowboys for Trump” Founder From Office for Role in Jan. 6 Attack This is the first time a judge has disqualified someone from office for participating in the attack. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Over Half of Americans Will Have an Election Denier on Their Midterm Ballot At least 256 GOP candidates running for state or federal office fully or partially deny the result of the 2020 election. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Senate Democrats Hope to Pass Bill Codifying Marriage Equality Before Midterms Democrats are confident that there are at least 10 GOP votes to break a filibuster and pass the bill into law. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 6, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump-Appointed Judge Cuts Trump a Huge Break A Trump-appointed judge ordered a special master to be put in charge of the secret documents recovered from Mar-a-Lago. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout September 6, 2022 Truthout