Environment & Health Wall Street Vultures Circle Puerto Rico’s Water System Wall Street profiteers and corporate water operators seek to extract wealth. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 27, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Family Separation Isn’t Just Happening at the Border, It’s Happening in Our Backyards Workplace immigration raids and arrests have been ripping parents apart from children for years. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout June 27, 2018 Truthout
Environment & Health Oil Companies and Lobbyists Say They’re Ready to Solve Climate Change. Check the Fine Print. The effort includes some deceptions already. By David Halperin , RepublicReport June 27, 2018 Truthout
Environment & Health Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out of Health Benefits for Kids Parents feel like they can’t risk any attention from the government, even if that means losing badly needed benefits. By Ashley Lopez , KaiserHealthNews June 26, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Separating Children at the Border Creates Trauma Passed Down Through Generations Dr. Dana Sinopoli discusses more. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 26, 2018 Truthout
Prisons & Policing NFL’s Michael Bennett on Police Brutality and Kneeling for Racial Justice NFL three-time Pro Bowler and longtime activist Michael Bennett discusses more. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! June 26, 2018 Truthout
Politics & Elections Open Internet Defenders Gear Up for Day of Advocacy With Demand for House Vote Dozens of events are planned in cities and towns across the country. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams June 26, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights A Children’s Guantánamo on the Border Is the Heartless US’s Latest Nightmare No one familiar with Gitmo could have missed the parallel. By Karen J. Greenberg , TomDispatch June 26, 2018 Truthout
Human Rights Preventing Crimes Against Humanity in the US The threat of genocide is present wherever a country’s political leadership tolerates hateful acts targeting certain groups. By Nadia Rubaii & Max Pensky , TheConversation June 26, 2018 Truthout
Economy & Labor Abusive Employers Are Threatening to Call Immigration Authorities on Domestic Workers Some hope Texas will be next in the fight for domestic workers' rights. By Sasha Kramer , InTheseTimes June 26, 2018 Truthout