News | Economy & Labor On the News With Thom Hartmann: Widening Longevity Gap Between Rich and Poor Is Cause for Concern, and More The average low-income American will die more than a decade sooner than their high-income equivalent. By Thom Hartmann , TheThomHartmannProgram February 22, 2016 Truthout
Environment & Health Debt Strikers Take on the For-Profit College Racket Student debt strikers with the Debt Collective converged on Washington this week to pressure the Department of Education to grant them relief. By Sam Sacks , TheDistrictSentinel February 22, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Denied the Right to Unionize, Domestic Workers Find New Ways to Organize Five years after New York passed the first ever Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, workers are finding new ways to organize. By Layla Quran , Truthout February 22, 2016 Truthout
News | Science Used to Regulate Monsanto’s Roundup Is Outdated, Says New Study Environmental health scientists call for expanded research and monitoring of world's most widely used herbicide. By Elizabeth Grossman , EarthIslandJournal February 22, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Key Evidence Withheld as “Trade Secret” in EU’s Controversial Risk Assessment of Glyphosate One reason behind this almighty mess is the extreme public sensitivity of the topic. By Staff , CorporateEuropeObservatory February 22, 2016 Truthout
News | US Firm’s Internationally Banned Bombs Are Killing Civilians in Yemen The use of the bombs violates American export law. By Sarah Lazare , AlterNet February 22, 2016 Truthout
News | War & Peace US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Killing Civilians at Greatest Rate for Seven Years The rate was last at such levels at the height of the Afghan war in 2008. By Jack Serle , Payenda Sargand , Abigail Fielding-Smith , TheBureauofInvestigativeJournalism February 22, 2016 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Federal Contractors With History of OSHA Violations Battle New Safety Rules The new rules require federal contractors to report their safety record to the government as a condition for receiving contracts. By Mary Bottari , PRWatch February 22, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | William Rivers Pitt | The Speaker for the Dead: Antonin Scalia and the Truth Justice Scalia, who was Reagan's dying breath, hurt people. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout February 22, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The Federal Reserve Board and the Elections The public deserves to know how candidates view Fed policy and what they might do to influence it as president. By Dean Baker , Truthout February 22, 2016 Truthout