News | Politics & Elections DOJ Halts All Civil Rights Cases Following Trump’s Directives Trump “is quickly implementing Project 2025 and is targeting all minorities,” said researcher Allison Chapman. By Zane McNeill , Truthout January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Betrayed by US Again, Afghan Evacuees Stranded After Refugee Program Suspension About 1,600 Afghans approved to come to the US are now in limbo as the State Department cancels travel plans. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Big Oil Spent $445 Million to Influence 2024 Elections In April, President Donald Trump had requested that Big Oil spend $1 billion to help him win the 2024 election. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration AOC: Private Prisons and Politicians Will Profit From Laken Riley Act “Look at what members of Congress are invested in private prison companies … and look at the votes on this bill.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s Pick for Key EPA Role Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm As an EPA lawyer during Trump’s first term, David Fotouhi helped roll back climate regulations and water protections. By Sharon Lerner , ProPublica January 23, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Trump’s Exit From WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely — and More Deadly Global health law professor Lawrence Gostin explains the risks of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Group Pushing Crypto Plan Is Tied to Project 2025, Fossil Fuel Operatives The group’s plan to stockpile cryptocurrency would accelerate climate destruction — and taxpayers would foot the bill. By Freddy Brewster , TheLever January 23, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible Let’s work toward a world where people’s needs are met with real programs, not diversionary rhetoric and false promises. By Liz Theoharis & William D. Hartung , TomDispatch January 23, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Report: Average Net Worth of Trump’s Top 10 Economic Advisers Tops $500 Million Trump's economic team is a “recipe for disaster,” according to Americans for Tax Fairness Executive Director David Kass. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 23, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor UAW President Is “Ready to Work With Trump” Weeks After Calling Him a Scab Rather than promoting working class unity, Shawn Fain is normalizing and giving labor cover to Trump’s divisive agenda. By Emma Lee & M. Carlstad , LeftVoice January 23, 2025 Truthout