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EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Pay for Cleanup of East Palestine Train Disaster
The EPA is leaving the company in charge of clean up – but the company has been found to be conducting faulty tests.
Prison Deaths Increased by 50 Percent in the First Year of the COVID Pandemic
In six states, the rate of deaths in prisons doubled between 2019 and 2020.
Angela Davis Discusses Malcolm X’s Legacy and Her Removal From AP Black Studies
Davis says Malcolm X's legacy is still vital to understanding racism, power and justice in the United States and beyond.
Newsom, 19 Other Governors, Form Alliance to Combat Anti-Abortion Efforts
California “can't do it alone,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in announcing the coalition of states.
Ecocide — Not Eco-Activism — Is a Crime Against Humanity, Says Steven Donziger
Truthout interviews Donziger as he awaits a Supreme Court decision over whether to take up the final appeal in his case.
Report: Credit Scores Are Lower in the South, and Medical Debt Could Be to Blame
A new analysis finds a link between areas with low average credit scores and high amounts of medical debt.
GOP-Controlled Statehouses Are Lurching Right Due to Unfettered Corporate Money
Corporate spending unleashed by “Citizens United” is to blame for the stampede to the far right in state governments.
Kevin McCarthy Gives Tucker Carlson Capitol Attack Surveillance Footage
The action could result in a “roadmap for 2024 insurrection,” one former member of the January 6 committee said.
Right-Wing Attacks on Trans Health Care Rely on Ableist Logic
To resist state-level attacks on trans health care, we also need to tackle ableism.