News | Politics & Elections Trump and the GOP Are Gearing Up to Destroy Our Health Care System Again — Are They Just Destroying Themselves? By one count, 22 Republicans say they'll vote no. One more defection kills it. By Steven Rosenfeld , AlterNet May 2, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Giraffes Are Quietly Disappearing, but the US Can Help Stop Their Silent Extinction Giraffes have been quietly disappearing from the landscape at an alarming rate. By Alicia Graef , Care2 May 2, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Trump’s Tax Cut Flunks the Napkin Test: A “D” Student’s Misreading of Economic Law Who will pay for Trump's $15.7 billion tax cut for the rich? You, me and the people in the red Make-America-Great hats. By Greg Palast , Truthout May 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Disgusting Effects of Prison Overcrowding: Sewage Backflow in My Cell California prisons' response to the water shortage? Not less crowding but less access to sanitation facilities. By Kenneth E. Hartman , Truthout May 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace The Empire Expands: Not the US One, but Trump’s The Trump family is presiding not so much over the country as over their own expanding imperial domains. By Nomi Prins , TomDispatch May 2, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Five Big Questions for the Future of the Immigrant Rights Movement After thousands mobilized on May Day 2017, what are the key tasks for the immigrant rights movement moving forward? By Marisa Franco , Truthout May 2, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Immigrant Workers Lead Thousands in NYC May Day Protests: “Without Our Labor, the City Cannot Move” Around the world, millions of workers took to the streets Monday for May Day. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 2, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Is North Carolina Still a Democracy? How Unfettered Conservative Rule Reshaped Tar Heel State Republicans in North Carolina are attempting to solidify their legislative power. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 2, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Berta Cáceres’ Sister Speaks Out About the Ongoing Assassinations of Land Defenders in Honduras The People's Climate March called attention to the perilous climate for environmental justice activists worldwide. By Nermeen Shaikh & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! May 1, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Striking for Sanctuary and Protection: A May Day Dispatch From the Cosecha Movement Sanctuary advocates may sustain a one-week strike if need be to show their economic power, says Boston-based organizer Gloribell Mota. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout May 1, 2017 Truthout