News Analysis | What Next for Venezuela? The opposition's victory could give the more moderate elements a leg up to move the country toward a more normal, less polarized political process. By Mark Weisbrot , TheHill December 19, 2015 Truthout
News | Will the Little Shell Tribe Finally Be Recognized? The tribe's complex history has slowed federal approval of the tribe. A new rule could change that. By Gabriel Furshong , HighCountryNews December 19, 2015 Truthout
News | Coal’s Hidden “Double Whammy“ Millions of hectares of forest are threatened by coal mining, warns Saskia Ozinga. By Saskia Ozinga , NewInternationalistBlog December 19, 2015 Truthout
News | Impending Chicago Teachers’ Strike Adds Power to Nationwide Movements Against Inequality and Racism As Chicago protests continue, the teachers union has an opportunity to make powerful demands for racial and economic justice. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout December 18, 2015 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Koch Self-Interest in Criminal Justice Reform, Exposed Over at least the past five years, the Kochs and Koch-backed groups have been pushing to increase the “intent” standard for criminal violations. By Brendan Fischer , PRWatch December 18, 2015 Truthout
News | Millions of Students Attend Schools in “Potential Impact Zones” for Oil Train Disasters Every week, barrels upon barrels of volatile crude oil crisscross Chicago by rail, endangering tens of thousands of schoolkids. By Susan Cosier , onEarth December 18, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor The Continuing Fight Over Fannie and Freddie, and the Real Problem of US Mortgages The big financial firms are moving their game pieces into place so they can take up the fight again after the 2016 elections. By Yves Smith , NakedCapitalism December 18, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | A Green and Dirty Gift The GOP-led Congress rushed to help the Obama administration meet US commitments under the Paris climate deal. By Emily Schwartz Greco , OtherWords December 18, 2015 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Tyson Foods’ Secret Recipe for Carving Up Workers’ Comp Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers' comp in state after state. By Michael Grabell , ProPublica December 18, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | The Distorting of History: What Donald Trump and ISIS Have in Common Those who support ISIS display a disturbing lack of historical perspective. So do those who support Donald Trump. By Dana E. Abizaid , Truthout December 18, 2015 Truthout