Prisons & Policing Incarcerated People in 17 US States Plan Prison Strike The Nationwide Prison Strike is planned for August 21, the day Nat Turner led an uprising of slaves in 1831. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams August 19, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Building a Rapid-Response Network to Defend Immigrant Workers It’s urgent for worker centers and unions to organize to defend immigrant members. By Dan DiMaggio & Pioneer Valley Workers Center Staff , LaborNotes August 19, 2018 Truthout
Environment & Health Short-Term Health Plans: A Junk Solution to a Real Problem After failing to overturn most of the Affordable Care Act in a very public fight, President Donald Trump has been steadily working behind the scenes to further destabilize former President Barack … By Simon Haeder , TheConversation August 19, 2018 Truthout
Immigration How a Small Town in Iowa Freed Local Workers From ICE Detention A wave of new grassroots groups are bailing out detained immigrants. By Elena Carter , InTheseTimes August 19, 2018 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights “Danger” Wasn’t a Word We Knew: Elaine Mokhtefi and the Panthers in Algiers “Algiers, Third World Capital” is a rare glimpse into the work of the international arm of the Black Panther Party. By susie day , Truthout August 19, 2018 Truthout
Education & Youth Law Students Fighting Trump Agenda Won’t Find Support at Their Schools Our legal education system fosters and rewards apathy and produces lawyers who put efficiency over morality. By Osama Alkhawaja , Truthout August 19, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Self-Managed Abortion Care Becomes Urgent as Threats to “Roe v. Wade” Mount Reproductive justice advocates are looking at countries where abortion is not legal for safe workarounds. By Katie Klabusich , Truthout August 19, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Over Half a Million Dollars From Trump-Related Donors has Flowed to Andrew Cuomo A Ukrainian fertilizer magnate, a shady lawyer and the Koch Brothers are among Cuomo's major campaign donors. By Decca Muldowney , TheIndypendent August 18, 2018 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights The People vs. the Parliament in Argentina By denying women reproductive autonomy, legislators have essentially endorsed our abuse at the hands of powerful men. By Amy Arreaga , SocialistWorker August 18, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor “There’s an Alternative to the Hierarchical, Top-Down Capitalist Corporation” Why in the world do we not demand democratic accountability of the economic leaders in our society? By Janine Jackson , FAIR August 18, 2018 Truthout