Op-Ed | Economy & Labor DeJoy’s 10-Year Plan Could Gut USPS. He Doesn’t Want You to Know the Details. The Trump-appointed postmaster general behaves as if the public isn't entitled to transparency at a public institution. By Annie Norman , Truthout August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Women and LGBTQ Veterans Are Demanding VA Health Care That Meets Their Needs “These systems and services ... weren’t built with us in mind or they were built to our exclusion," said one veteran. By Mariel Padilla , The19th August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Texas Judge Rules Some Bans on Abortion in State Are Unconstitutional Texas's restrictive abortion bans are “inconsistent with the rights afforded to pregnant people,” the judge ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 7, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Post-“Roe,” It’s More Important Than Ever We Still Fight for Procedural Abortion Procedural abortion is basic reproductive health care that is safe, immediate and viable even past the first trimester. By Lauren Rankin , Truthout August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Ohio Ballot Measure Results May Determine Fate of State’s Abortion Rights Tuesday's vote will determine how many votes will be needed in November to codify abortion rights in the state. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams August 7, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Henrietta Lacks Settlement Is a “Form of Reparations” for Biomedical Racism “What happened to Henrietta Lacks didn’t just happen to her," says professor Dorothy Roberts. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Japanese Officials Decry So-Called Defensive Use of Nuclear Weapons On the 78th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima, several Japanese officials called for nuclear disarmament. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams August 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republican on Elections Commission Faces Removal for Rejecting Trump’s Lies Margaret Rose Bostelmann has faced the wrath of the Wisconsin GOP for defending the integrity of the 2020 election. By Megan O’Matz & Mariam Elba , ProPublica August 7, 2023 Truthout
Excerpt | Environment & Health Confronting the Climate Crisis Requires Disruptive Action and Radical Healing Disruptive climate activism is the single most effective way to intervene in the climate emergency. By Margaret Klein Salamon , NewSocietyPublishers August 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Teens Are Being Left to Detox From Opioids Without Medication Most areas of the U.S. lack facilities that offer medically managed withdrawal for patients under 18. By Markian Hawryluk , KFFHealthNews August 6, 2023 Truthout