News | Politics & Elections Mandela Barnes Wins Wisconsin Primary: “Let’s Send Ron Johnson Packing” Barnes, a supporter of Medicare for All, was backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Activists Living in Shadow of Fossil Fuels Oppose Democrats’ Deal With Manchin The deal with Manchin would fast-track pipelines and export terminals facing grassroots opposition. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 10, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump. The FBI was created to prop up a system of rule based on white supremacy, inequality, injustice and state violence. By Alex S. Vitale , Truthout August 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ilhan Omar Fends Off Primary Challenger Who Was Boosted by Right-Wing PAC Money “Omar has faced some of the ugliest attacks of any elected official,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. By Jake Johnson , Truthout August 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Schumer Pledges to Bring $35 Insulin Cap to Another Vote to Bring “Heat” to GOP Republicans are facing a deluge of criticism for blocking the potentially life-saving proposal. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Kevin McCarthy Pledges to Investigate Garland After Mar-a-Lago FBI Search The House minority leader promised to hold hearings on the search of Trump's property if the GOP wins the midterms. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Private Equity Gave Sinema $500K, so She Exempted It From Corporate Minimum Tax Two of Sinema's only requests for the already weak bill were to protect tax breaks for private equity firms. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Jan. 6 Committee Obtains Alex Jones’s Texts Discovered in Defamation Trial “We'll look at [the texts] and learn more, I'm sure,” one January 6 committee member said. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Are the Bells Tolling for Donald Trump, at Long Last? As we watch the walls close in on Trump, let's not forget that the potential for right-wing violence is all too real. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Blames Biden for Mar-a-Lago Search, But FBI Is Headed by Trump’s Director The FBI is tyrannical — but not for the reasons that the right claimed on Monday. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 9, 2022 Truthout