News | The More They Dig, the More They Find: DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town Federal, state officials are making progress cleaning up harmful chemicals in St. Louis, Michigan, but more work remains and there is still no comprehensive health study. By Brian Bienkowski , EnvironmentalHealthNews June 27, 2015 Truthout
Op-Ed | Our 18th Century Bill of Rights Needs Revising While European countries have updated their constitutions to include economic, social and cultural rights, the US has lagged behind. By Judith Blau , Truthout June 27, 2015 Truthout
Review | In Pursuit of Human Rights: Thirteen Personal Stories A new oral history reader offers stories from people who have experienced war, poverty and miscarriages of justice throughout the world. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout June 27, 2015 Truthout
News | In the Shadow of Big Oil: Walks Unite Frontline Refinery Communities Bay area Native-Americans lead “healing” protests to expose the high rates of asthma and cancer residents near refineries face. By Rucha Chitnis , Truthout June 26, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | From the 16th St. Baptist Church to Emanuel AME: Two Eras, One Mindset Two seperate tragedies in which Black churchgoers were killed reveal a parallel mindset that is as old as the US. By William C. Anderson , Truthout June 26, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Divide-and-Conquer Walker Thinks Equal Pay Is Divisive He claimed equal pay “pits one group of Americans versus another.” By Brendan Fischer , PRWatch June 26, 2015 Truthout
News | Interfaith Collaboration Drives Movement to Divest From the Israeli Occupation Three US churches consider joining the growing movement to use economic leverage to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine. By Ryan Rodrick Beiler , Truthout June 26, 2015 Truthout
News Analysis | Investigation Into Tamir Rice’s Murder: Why the Nine-Month Delay? The county prosecutor has yet to bring charges against the cop. By Marsha Coleman-Adebayo , BlackAgendaReport June 26, 2015 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Obamacare Subsidies Survive Supreme Court Ruling The court announced that the government may continue to subsidize insurance plans for all people. By Robin Marty , Care2 June 26, 2015 Truthout
News | A Farmworkers Bill of Rights in New York May Finally End “Abhorrent” Treatment Legislation now being considered aims to change the status quo. By Elizabeth Grossman , InTheseTimes June 26, 2015 Truthout