News | Politics & Elections Senate Confirms Deb Haaland as Interior Secretary The New Mexico Democrat and Green New Deal supporter is the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams March 16, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Biden’s Spending Bill Is Huge, But Comparing It to the New Deal Is a Stretch Many sweeping provisions in the stimulus will expire in one year, whereas the New Deal created lasting social programs. By Ezra Brain , LeftVoice March 14, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Biden’s Trade Policy With India Could Accelerate Global Climate Catastrophe The trade policies currently being pursued by the Biden-Modi partnership fuel the threat of ecofascism. By Samantha Agarwal , Truthout March 13, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Senate Advances Confirmation of Climate and Native Champion Deb Haaland Progressives are celebrating the advancement of Haaland, a Green New Deal supporter. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 11, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Biden Administration Struggles With Surge of Unaccompanied Migrant Children News reports show more than 3,500 children were detained at the border in just the first nine days of March. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! March 11, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Ambassador Post for Rahm Emanuel Would Signal Hostile Approach to Grassroots The story of Emanuel's three-decade career in politics is an epic tale of methodical contempt for progressive values. By Jeff Cohen & Norman Solomon , Salon March 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Immigration Biden Says He’ll Aim to Admit 10 Times More Refugees Per Year Than Trump Raising the numbers is the first step in undoing the damage done to the refugee program under Trump, say advocates. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 10, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Immigrants Will Continue to Die as Long as Agencies Like ICE and CBP Exist A humane immigration policy is not possible under these hyper-militarized agencies that came out of the “war on terror.” By Cynthia Garcia , Truthout March 7, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as “Business as Usual” By showing drone strikes as the "answer" to terrible dilemmas, popular culture legitimizes brutal warfare. By Alex Adams , Truthout March 7, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration Biden’s Plan to End Long-Term Migrant Detention Does Not End Family Detention Migrant justice advocates are urging Biden to permanently halt the long-term incarceration of migrant families. By José Luis Granados Ceja , Truthout March 6, 2021 Truthout