Op-Ed | Racial Justice Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists. An attack-free inauguration must not wipe our memory of the white supremacy that reared up on January 6 at the Capitol. By George Yancy , Truthout January 25, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Just Ended. It Needs to Be Restored. If we are to conquer COVID-19, companies need to put public health above CEO profits. By Sarah Anderson , OtherWords January 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Human Rights As an Eviction Crisis Looms, Tenant Organizing Explodes Across the Country Tenants are organizing to hold widescale coordinated direct actions like rent strikes to avert the looming crisis. By Laura Jedeed & Shane Burley , Truthout January 25, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Don’t Forget About Flint. The Roots of Its Water Crisis Remain Unaddressed. Criminal charges and a class-action settlement should not take the spotlight off of the city's ongoing struggles. By Anna Clark , ProPublica January 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Nixon Impeachment Witness: Cruz and Hawley Should Have No Part in Trump Trial The former White House Counsel for Nixon said GOP senators who supported the Capitol breach “must be disqualified.” By Staff , CommonDreams January 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump-Linked Lobbyists Made Big Money From Clients Seeking Last-Minute Pardons Some lobbyists made massive sums attempting to secure clemency or pardons in the final months of Trump's presidency. By Karl Evers-Hillstrom , CenterforResponsivePolitics January 24, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Biden’s First Days Signal Significant Shift From Trump on Labor and Economy It's too early for labor organizers to run victory laps, but Biden's first few days suggest ambitious plans are ahead. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout January 24, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice What Filing Tax Returns Taught Me About Racism in the US Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist. By Sarah Benchimol , Truthout January 24, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s. By Asha Ralph & Brian Pitman , Truthout January 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Chicago Teachers Are Voting on Whether to Defy City’s Divisive Reopening Plans Chicago is trying to force its educators back into classrooms amid climbing COVID positive rates in the city. By Barbara Madeloni , LaborNotes January 23, 2021 Truthout