Op-Ed | Environment & Health Whatever Passes for “Normal” Amid COVID Is About to Take Yet Another Hard Turn In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are already taking up more ICU beds than they were a year ago. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout November 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Rally Organizers Used Burner Phones to Talk With Trump Officials on January 6 The organizers insisted the phones be purchased with cash, suggesting they wanted communications hidden at all costs. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 24, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Subpoenas for Roger Stone, Alex Jones Expose Bizarre Underbelly of Jan. 6 Attack Say you’re a president staring defeat in the face. You refuse to accept it. Who do you call? Those guys! By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout November 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump-Allied Lawyers Ordered to Pay $187,000 in Fees for Their Election Lawsuit The judge panned the lawsuit as “the stuff of which violent insurrections are made.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Labor Department Finalizes Rule Giving Federal Workers $15 an Hour Minimum Wage The rule is expected to affect about 327,000 workers, raising their annual wage by an average of $5,228. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 22, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections GOP May Be Feeling Smug About 2022, But Trump Remains an Unpredictable Wild Card Any long-term plans with Trump involved promise to be a clinic on chaos. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout November 22, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Kimberly Guilfoyle Bragged About Raising Millions for Jan. 6 Rally Text messages indicate that Trump's inner circle helped finance the rally that preceded the Capitol riot. By Joaquin Sapien & Joshua Kaplan , ProPublica November 20, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Far Right Institutional Power Isn’t Inevitable. Here’s How Leftists Can Win. The left can win with a bold visionary policy that links climate mitigation to economic transformation. By Busra Cicek & Daniel Falcone , Truthout November 20, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Meadows Blasts McCarthy’s Leadership, Says Trump Should Be Speaker of the House The Constitution doesn't technically require an elected House member to serve as Speaker of the House. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections ALEC “Academy” Featured a Who’s Who of Voter Suppression Leaders ALEC hosted and bankrolled the event despite repeated claims by its CEO that the group does not work on voting issues. By David Armiak , TheCenterforMediaandDemocracy November 19, 2021 Truthout