News | Politics & Elections Jeffries, Favored to Succeed Pelosi, Has History of Hostility Toward the Left Hakeem Jeffries has denigrated the “extreme left” and is a co-founder of a PAC to oppose progressive challengers. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Senate Antitrust Leader, AOC Slam Ticketmaster Amid Taylor Swift Concert Snafu Ticketmaster has exhibited a “pattern of non-compliance” with antitrust obligations, the senator wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Facebook Will No Longer Fact-Check Trump Now That He’s a Presidential Candidate Trump will remain banned from the site for now, due to his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections White House Preps for Republican Inquiries Into Biden After They Win House The Biden administration has reportedly been prepping for potential GOP inquiries for months. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Over 100 Starbucks Stores Go on Strike to Protest Company Union Busting The strike coincides with the company’s “Red Cup Day” and is the largest coordinated action staged by the union so far. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor FTX Crypto Crash Threatens Life Savings of Working People The dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX was enabled by politicians’ hands-off approach on regulation. By Sam Knight , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Senate Takes Crucial Step Toward Codifying Marriage Equality After the Senate vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, Biden said he would “promptly sign it into law.” By Jenna McGuire , CommonDreams November 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Why Did Democrats Vote With the GOP to End the COVID National Emergency? Congress is debating whether to terminate emergency orders that have allowed more people to access health care. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout November 17, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health False Corporate Solutions at COP27 Further Entrench Capitalism and Colonialism COP27 sidelines human rights to advance false corporate solutions, says Indigenous Climate Action’s Eriel Deranger. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 17, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace US Arms Sales Continue to Enable War Crimes, Human Rights Violations Worldwide Meanwhile, a majority of Americans consider arms sales to be “a hazard to U.S. security.” By William D. Hartung , TomDispatch November 17, 2022 Truthout