Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Have Democrats Finally Realized That Power Is Only Real If You Use It? After decades of cowering under the yoke of bipartisanship, Democrats finally showed a willingness to flex their power. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health In Push for Global Vaccine Equity, US AIDS Program PEPFAR Offers Blueprint Health experts warn any vaccination progress in the United States will be threatened without global vaccine equity. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Billionaire Family Bankrolled Election Lies, Far Right and the Capitol Siege The Mercers' investments in far right candidates have bought them a disproportionate level of influence in the GOP. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pelosi Calls McCarthy a Member of the “Q” Party After Failure to Act on Greene The House will vote on Thursday whether to remove Greene from committee assignments, Pelosi added in her statement. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Slams GOP for $1.9 Trillion Gift to Rich in First Speech as Budget Chair The GOP has used reconciliation to unilaterally pass tax cuts for the wealthy and attempt to repeal the ACA. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Presidential Approval Is the Highest It’s Been Since 2009, Poll Shows A new poll finds that Biden’s approval rating is 61 percent, the highest rating a president has received since 2009. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health As Overdoses Surge, Biden Blocks Hasty Effort to Expand Addiction Treatment Political conflicts over prescription opioids are blockading efforts to expand access to a proven addiction treatment. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing ICE Has Begun Detaining Women at One of the Nation’s Deadliest Facilities Notorious for lethal medical neglect, Stewart Detention Center has turned particularly deadly amid the COVID pandemic. By Tina Vásquez , Prism February 4, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing I Was Shackled to My Bed After Giving Birth. Then They Took My Baby Away. Prison separates parents from their newborns and makes breastfeeding impossible. This cruelty must end. By Keeley Schenwar , Truthout February 4, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Ilhan Omar Asks Biden to Cancel Controversial Enbridge Pipeline in Minnesota Omar met with Indigenous tribal leaders on Saturday to hear their concerns about the pipeline being built in her state. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 3, 2021 Truthout