News | Economy & Labor After Rejecting Deal, 4,000 UAW Members Strike at Mack Trucks The unusually public negotiations between UAW and the Big Three automakers offer Mack workers a point of reference. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams October 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Announces Total Blockade of Gaza Strip Israel's defense minister pledged to block food, fuel and electricity, steps that experts decry as a clear war crime. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Commercialization Is Making Access to the New COVID Vaccine More Difficult As health care inequities deepen, pharmaceutical giants and insurers are maximizing profits. By Laura Weiss , Prism October 9, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Reproductive Rights Parents of Color Can’t See If Providers Have a History of Mistreatment Consumer ratings sites rarely identify patient experiences by race, but that data could empower expectant parents. By Sarah Kwon , KFFHealthNews October 9, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Dismantling Columbus’s Legacy Requires More Than Changing a Holiday’s Name To fight Columbus’s violent legacy, we need to engage in radical climate action and reject greenwashing technologies. By Amrah Salomón , Truthout October 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 6 Years After Standing Rock, Native Tribes Still Fight Dakota Access Pipeline The Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Tribes say the pipeline threatens to contaminate their primary water source. By Nayanika Guha , Truthout October 9, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health The World Faces a Great Unraveling. If We Ignore Indigenous Wisdom, We Are Lost. A new podcast, “Holding the Fire,” discusses the global climate crisis with Indigenous people from around the world. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout October 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor New Jersey Nurses Enter Third Month of Strike for Safe Staffing The striking nurses emphasized hospital understaffing endangers both workers and patients. By Sudip Bhattacharya , LaborNotes October 8, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Arizona Evicts a Saudi Alfalfa Farm, But the Thirsty Crop Isn’t Going Anywhere Water-guzzling alfalfa farms pose a growing threat to Arizona's future as water resources dwindle. By Jake Bittle , Grist October 8, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israeli and Palestinian Death Tolls Skyrocket on Second Day of Fighting At least 370 Palestinians and over 600 Israelis have now been killed in the escalating violence. By Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau , Mondoweiss October 8, 2023 Truthout