Op-Ed | War & Peace Bring the Troops Home — But Stop the Bombing, Too In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries. By Medea Benjamin & Nicolas J.S. Davies , Salon December 28, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections 2018 Saw a Spate of Partisan Attacks on State Courts This year, lawmakers in at least 18 states considered at least 60 bills that would have diminished the judiciary. By Douglas Keith & Patrick Berry , BrennanCenterforJustice December 28, 2018 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Administration Suggests Unpaid Federal Workers Do Odd Jobs to Cover Rent The advice came as Republican lawmakers announced there has been no progress on reopening the government. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 28, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Ten Grim Climate Scenarios If Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius Here’s a peek into our climate-addled future. By Lorraine Chow , Truthout December 28, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | LGBTQ Rights Eight LGBTQ-Led Social Justice Struggles the Corporate Media Missed in 2018 Queer and trans people organized in 2018 to curb capitalism, end deportations and challenge police violence. By Toshio Meronek , Truthout December 28, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Immigration ICE Dumps Hundreds of Migrants at El Paso Bus Station Around Christmas Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border Institute, discusses more. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! December 27, 2018 Truthout
News | Immigration DHS Secretary Blames Parents and Open Borders Advocates for Deaths of Children Human rights groups demanded an independent probe into the deaths of two children in US Border Patrol custody. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 27, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections The GOP Will Keep Developing New Ways to Subvert Public Will Writer and activist Paul Rosenberg discusses Republicans' post-election power grabs. By Janine Jackson , FAIR December 27, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Coal Companies Get Tax Breaks, While Black Lung Rates Rise Trump tax cuts are slashing funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. By s.e. smith , Care2 December 27, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Why Do We Demolish Buildings Instead of Deconstructing Them for Re-Use? Dismantling buildings to preserve the reusable parts within keeps materials out of landfills and creates jobs. By Nate Berg , Ensia December 27, 2018 Truthout