News | Economy & Labor Chilean President Announces Plan to Slowly Nationalize Lithium Industry Leftist President Gabriel Boric promised to share mining benefits with indigenous communities, but may face opposition. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams April 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Supreme Court Rules to Protect Access to the Abortion Pill — for Now The court's ruling means mifepristone will continue to be legal as the case makes its way through the courts. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams April 22, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Charges Against Stop Cop City Protesters Continue Terror of “Anti-Terrorism” The U.S. is cynically wielding “anti-terrorism” as a cudgel against the left. By Azeezah Kanji , Truthout April 22, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health The Civil Rights Movement Fought for Environmental Justice Long Before Earth Day Black and Brown communities have always been on the front lines of the struggle against pollution. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout April 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Every Classroom The bill is blatantly unconstitutional, violating First Amendment restrictions on governmental endorsement of religion. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections At Least 6 Supreme Court Justices Are Multimillionaires, Report Reveals Experts say justices’ ability to gain wealth on the bench makes them unable to rule fairly on things like student debt. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Trans Missourians Are Losing Access to Gender-Affirming Care Due to New AG Rules The draconian rules issued by AG Andrew Bailey are scaring doctors into denying their transgender patients care. By Chris Walker , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health A New Report Finds That 1 in 3 People in the US Breathe Unhealthy Air People of color were found to be 64 percent more likely than white people to breathe unhealthy air. By Akielly Hu , Grist April 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge in Abortion Pill Case Didn’t Disclose Interview Disparaging LGBTQ People Kacsmaryk went on Christian talk radio twice in 2014 to spread bunk conspiracy theories about LGBTQ people. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout April 21, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Explodes in Texas as Feds Approve New LNG Projects “We’re clearly being exploited by a billionaire and his pet project,” says an activist targeted for protesting SpaceX. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! April 21, 2023 Truthout