News | Economy & Labor US Workers Who Make BPA Have Enormous Loads of It in Their Bodies Some workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found. By Brian Bienkowski , EnvironmentalHealthNews January 14, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Wall Street’s Win-Win With Trump Most Wall Street bigwigs sided with Hillary Clinton in 2016 but now have adroitly shifted affections to Donald Trump. By Mike Lofgren , ConsortiumNews January 14, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Health and Human Services Pick Has One of the Worst Campaign Disclosure Records in Congress Among members of Congress who won their races this cycle, Rep. Tom Price is among the 25 worst on quality of disclosure. By Ashley Balcerzak , CenterforResponsivePolitics January 14, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health World Is “Backsliding” on Gasoline Subsidies, Study Finds Taxes on gasoline effectively reduce CO2 emissions, yet they are lower now than they were 13 years ago, finds a new study. By Sophie Yeo , CarbonBrief January 14, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Smooth-Talking Jeff Sessions Can’t Hide Disturbing Record Sessions supports torture, laws disenfranchising voters of color and the “extreme vetting” of Muslim immigrants. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout January 14, 2017 Truthout
News | How Ride-Hailing Apps Like Uber Continue the Cab Industry’s History of Racial Discrimination Discrimination by taxi drivers has long been a social problem. By Yanbo Ge , Christopher R. Knittel , Don MacKenzie , Stephen Zoepf , TheConversation January 14, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | 401(k)s and IRAs Cannot Replace Social Security 401(k)s were never intended to replace pensions, so it should be no surprise that they aren't up to the task. By Monique Morrissey , EconomicPolicyInstitute January 14, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Momentum Grows for Ocean Preserves. How Well Do They Work? Despite the significant progress made in protected areas the last decade, huge challenges remain to achieve the goal of a healthy ocean. By Jane Lubchenco & Kirsten Grorud-Colvert , TheConversation January 13, 2017 Truthout
News | As US Inauguration Approaches, Writers Plan Resistance Events Worldwide On January 15, writers worldwide will launch Writers Resist, a movement in support of democracy, freedom and justice. By John K. Wilson , Truthout January 13, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections President Obama Belatedly Says No to Israel For the first time in his eight-year presidency, Barack Obama said no to Israel. By Marjorie Cohn , ConsortiumNews January 13, 2017 Truthout