Interview | Human Rights “Standing Rock Is Everywhere Right Now”: A Conversation With Judith LeBlanc Water Protectors have a strategy for spreading the Standing Rock struggle to other reservations and to Capitol Hill. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout February 7, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Introduce Bill to “Terminate the Environmental Protection Agency“ On Friday, Florida Republican Matt Gaetz introduced a bill with the aim of abolishing the EPA forever. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout February 6, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health The Fight Over Seismic Testing for Atlantic Oil and Gas Will Continue Under Trump The Obama administration denied all six pending permits to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas reserves in the Atlantic Ocean. By Sue Sturgis , FacingSouth January 11, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections A House Rules Change You Didn’t Hear Much About — and Prosecutors Won’t Like Few noticed a sentence that did make it into the package of House rules changes passed last Tuesday. By Ashley Balcerzak , CenterforResponsivePolitics January 10, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Without Warning or Public Input, House Republicans Vote to Dismantle Ethics Oversight Office The measure will take away authority and independence from the investigative body and give more power to lawmakers over internal inquiries. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! January 3, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Report Warns Congress Against Anti-Encryption Measures Lawmakers are being urged to abandon plans to mandate backdoors to encrypted information. By Sam Sacks , TheDistrictSentinel December 22, 2016 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Playing Defense: How Progressives Could Push Democrats to Block the Trump Agenda Progressives now have more power within the Democratic Party, which activists must push to be more militant. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout December 8, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Money Trumps Expectations: Investment Politics in 2016 Opening the books on election funding reveals the role of organized money and media airtime is stronger than ever. By Rob Larson , Truthout December 6, 2016 Truthout
Interview | Trump in the White House: An Interview With Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky argues November 8, 2016, was a historic day for more reasons than one might realize. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout November 14, 2016 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Real Trump Effect: Down-Ballot Disaster for Democrats Democrats sustained losses at every level of government. Even so, some state-level victories shine through. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout November 10, 2016 Truthout