Politics & Elections Is Harvey Weinstein Buying Favorable Treatment From Law Enforcement? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo mysteriously put a pause on an investigation into the handling of the case against Weinstein. By s.e. smith , Care2 September 8, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Scott Pruitt’s Personal Security Cost Taxpayers Over $3.5 million: EPA Audit Over just 11 months in 2017, Pruitt racked up more than double the spent by previous spent by previous administrators. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog September 8, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights In Chicago Shelters, Immigrant Children Contemplate Escape, Even Suicide Internal documents reveal despair and tedium in one of the nation’s largest shelter networks for unaccompanied minors. By Melissa Sanchez , ProPublica September 8, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Modi’s Attack on Left-Leaning Intellectuals Threatens India’s Democracy The Modi regime, since its ascendance, has worked to polarize India along fault lines of religion, caste and creed. By Tekendra Parmar , WagingNonviolence September 8, 2018 Truthout
Environment & Health Exposed: Animal Abuse at US Supplier to World’s Largest Meat Company Workers at an industrial pig farm were documented killing piglets by smashing their heads against the ground. By Reynard Loki , Truthout September 8, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Brett Kavanaugh Is a Threat to Racial Justice and Voting Rights The fate of the Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout September 8, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Documents Reveal Kavanaugh Thinks Abortion Decision Is Not “Settled Law” Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, discusses more. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 7, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Economy Adds 201,000 Jobs in August, Unemployment Steady at 3.9 Percent There is some evidence of accelerating wage growth in the August report. By Dean Baker , CenterforEconomicandPolicyResearch September 7, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections New Documents Appear to Show Kavanaugh Lied Under Oath Multiple Times Did Kavanaugh lie under oath during hearings for his nomination to the US Court of Appeals in 2004 and 2006? By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 7, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Equality and Territory: The Common Struggle of Indigenous Women in the Andes If Indigenous territory is encroached upon, their very existence is jeopardized. By Mariela Jara , InterPressService September 7, 2018 Truthout