News | Environment & Health New Research Shows Masks Are Helping Hold Down COVID Death Rates Significantly As new cases in the U.S. hit a record high, health experts say masks are playing a tremendous role in preventing deaths. By Igor Derysh , Salon October 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights The Squad Calls for UN Inquiry Into Alleged Human Rights Abuses at Trump’s DHS Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Omar and Tlaib were among several lawmakers calling for an international investigation. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams October 24, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor No Matter How the President Spins It, the Trump Economy Is Busted From his handling of COVID to his attacks on labor and environmental regulations, the president has been a job killer. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 24, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Barrett Poised to Be Sixth SCOTUS Justice Hand-Picked by Federalist Society Through state legislatures and courts, we must aim to secure the rights that the conservative Supreme Court threatens. By Michael Avery & Danielle McLaughlin , Truthout October 24, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Isn’t Spewing Random Nonsense — He’s Consistently Authoritarian Trump only makes sense when he is placed alongside the far right foreign leaders closest to him. By David Renton , Truthout October 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections USPS Ordered to Reassemble Sorting Machines for Election Mail After States Sue The order's a win for those concerned about election mail capacity, but many machines may not be able to be reassembled. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 23, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Lied and Lied and Lied and Lied. But at Least the Debates Are Over. Trump seems to believe that his best hope for reelection is a shabby, fact-free assault upon his opponent’s son. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout October 23, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Biden Acknowledged Crime Bill “Mistake” Because of Massive Grassroots Pressure Biden’s admission highlights the importance of continued pressure on politicians on racial justice issues. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump May Fire Barr and FBI Director for Not Investigating Biden Sources say that Trump is demanding a repeat of the FBI announcement that contributed to his 2016 electoral win. By Igor Derysh , Salon October 23, 2020 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Smears Victims of Mass Family Separations as “Bad People” The president had already openly declared in 2018 that “you have to take the children away.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 23, 2020 Truthout