News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump’s Post-Midterm Plans: Cut Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid Protecting the safety net will be a top priority for many voters in the upcoming election. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams October 18, 2018 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Black Domestic Workers Demand Better Pay, Professionalism and Respect A new report shines light on health care workers in Durham and Atlanta. By Negin Owliaei , Inequality.org October 18, 2018 Truthout
News | Human Rights ICE Gave $185 Million Deal to Defense Contractor Under Investigation Some of the children held in the office buildings were separated from their families under the “zero tolerance" policy. By Vanessa Swales , TheCenterforInvestigativeReporting October 18, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Moving Toward Plutocracy: Bill Moyers Talks to Ben Fountain About the Trump Age Ben Fountain’s “Beautiful Country Burn Again” is a bold, brave book about the state of politics in the era of Trump. By Bill Moyers , Moyers&Company October 18, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Proud Boys Have Revived Far-Right Gang Terror With GOP Support GOP support emboldened the Proud Boys to commit brazen acts of violence in New York on October 12. By Shane Burley , Truthout October 18, 2018 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Illinois Prisons Sued for Unconstitutional Ban on LGBTQ Literature Such censorship further enhances isolation, which is particularly acute for LGBTQ prisoners. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout October 18, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health The Complex and Frustrating Reality of Recycling Plastic Less than 10 percent of the plastic used in the United States is recycled. What's the problem? By Mary Mazzoni , Truthout October 17, 2018 Truthout
News | War & Peace As US-Backed War in Yemen Raged, UAE Hired US Mercenaries to Kill Yemeni Leaders A new investigation reveals that the United Arab Emirates hired US mercenaries to carry out assassinations in Yemen. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 17, 2018 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia’s First Black Gubernatorial Nominee Faces Massive Voter Suppression Stacey Abrams is calling on Brian Kemp to step down as secretary of state for placing 53,000 voter applications on hold. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! October 17, 2018 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Flint Legionnaires’ Disease Survivors Speak Out: “Every Day Is a Challenge” The Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the third-largest outbreak in US history. By Auditi Guha , Rewire.News October 17, 2018 Truthout