News | Economy & Labor 38 Percent of Americans Delayed Medical Care Due to Cost in 2022, a Record High The proportion of Americans who put off care for a “very” or “somewhat” serious condition skyrocketed last year. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Boebert Demands Blocking of Dems From Committee for Being “Conspiracy Theorists” The Colorado Republican is known for peddling conspiracy theories, including election denial. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing MLK’s Vision Lives On in Atlanta’s Fight Against New Police Training Facility Plans for the “Cop City” in the heart of a working-class Black community include a mock city to practice urban warfare. By Kamau Franklin , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor For Every $1 Gained by a Bottom 90 Percenter Since 2020, a Billionaire Got $1.7M A report finds the top 1 percent seized twice the new wealth as the rest of the world in the past two years. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republican Arrested for Shootings on Dems’ Homes Months After His Election Loss Solomon Pena, who lost by a three to one margin in a state representative race in November, refused to concede his loss. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights DOJ and Congress Face New Calls to Probe Trump’s Financial Ties to Saudi Arabia The DOJ must investigate negotiations between Trump and Saudi Arabia while Trump was in power, says Sarah Leah Whitson. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections White House Warns GOP Not to Tie Debt Ceiling to Social Security Cuts “In exchange for not crashing the United States economy, you get nothing,” one Democrat said. “You don’t get a cookie.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Students Need Emotional and Community Support, Not Cops in Schools Some schools that removed police on campus following the 2020 uprisings are now asking for them to be reinstated. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Big Pharma Pushed Twitter to Hide Vaccine Equity Tweets, New Report Reveals "Twitter was seemingly asked to shield the powerful from criticism,” said Maaza Seyoum of the People's Vaccine Alliance. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams January 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Climate Envoy Backs UAE Oil Executive as President of UN Climate Summit The United Arab Emirates is expected to become the third-largest expander of oil and gas production between 2023-2025. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 17, 2023 Truthout