Op-Ed | Economy & Labor GOP States Spurn Unemployment Funding to Force Workers Back Into Low-Paying Jobs The GOP's actions could leave the country with vastly different employment social safety nets for red and blue states. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout May 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Report by Influential Global Energy Body Urges No New Fossil Fuel Projects The International Energy Association’s report recommended drastic changes to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Amazon Brings Its Shady Anti-Union Tactics to Staten Island Unionization Effort The company is repurposing the tactics from its union-busting effort in Alabama -- and adding some new ones. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Businesses & Officials Are Concerned Anti-Maskers Won’t Honor CDC’s New Guidance Recent polling shows that most Americans in certain situations still feel more comfortable wearing a mask than not. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health With Less Than Half the Country Fully Vaccinated, I Fear We Reopen Too Soon Capitalism is driving the U.S. to reopen before it's ready. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights Centrist Lawmakers Join Progressives in Urging Biden to Support Gaza Ceasefire Top Democrats like Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have come out in support of a ceasefire, signalling a small shift left. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Israel Is Targeting Doctors and Health Facilities, Says Gaza Physician Israeli airstrikes have reportedly damaged at least 18 hospitals and clinics according to the World Health Organization. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 18, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights The Entire US Tax Code Is Implicated in the Forced Displacement of Palestinians Israeli settlements are supported by millions in U.S. tax-exempt donations funneled through corporations and nonprofits. By Talya Wintman , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 18, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State A Human Rights Watch report has enabled mainstream media figures to come out and say that Israel practices apartheid. By Philip Weiss , Mondoweiss May 18, 2021 Truthout