News | Environment & Health Trump Administration Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Americans. By Reynard Loki , AlterNet June 28, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor “It’s an Election, Not an Auction”: Working-Class Challenger Opposes Paul Ryan and Big Money in Politics Working people's values are being attacked in Washington right now by people like Paul Ryan, says Randy Bryce. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout June 28, 2017 Truthout
Interview | “Trump Feels a Kinship With Authoritarian Leaders”: Richard Falk on Turmoil in the Middle East Trump's affection for autocrats appears to reflect his personal ideological affinities, says Richard Falk. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout June 28, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate. By , Speakout June 28, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Deregulation Taskforce Targeted Building Standards Before Grenfell Tower Blaze A government-backed initiative to cut “red tape” after Brexit was looking to reduce the “burden” of EU building regulations. By Guy Shrubsole & Zachary Boren , Energydesk June 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health One Family’s Bold Stand to Block Construction of a New Pipeline In central Pennsylvania Ellen Gerhart's property lies about midway along the length of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. By Chris Baker Evens , WagingNonviolence June 27, 2017 Truthout
News | UN Warns Human-Caused Soil Contamination Threatens Global Food Security Soils are polluted due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow food, the UN reports. By Staff , InterPressService June 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Single-Payer Fight Moves to Massachusetts Massachusetts was first to legalize gay marriage; will it also be first to introduce single-payer health care? By Michael Corcoran , Truthout June 27, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | The US at War Since 9/11: Reality or Reality TV? In this country, we don't have to know that in US wars real people die. By Rebecca Gordon , TomDispatch June 27, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Qatar Dust-Up Prompts Senator Corker to Restrict Future US Arms Deals Future weapons sales to Persian Gulf coast countries will face more restrictions. By Sam Sacks , TheDistrictSentinel June 27, 2017 Truthout