News Analysis | Economy & Labor Adding $200 Billion More Won’t Fix Unfixable Senate Health Bill While $200 billion seems like a lot of money, it's only 17 percent of the bill's $1.2 trillion in cuts. By Judith Solomon , CenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities July 21, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump’s Environmental Protection Pick Is BP’s Former Lawyer — and May Preside Over Cases Involving BP Jeffrey Clark is a longtime lawyer for energy companies and was an environmental prosecutor under George W. Bush. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel July 21, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace North and South Korea Want a Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them The time is ripe for an end — at last — to the Korean War. The US is standing in the way. By Christine Ahn , Truthout July 21, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Rivers Pitt | Pardon Me? Trump Gives an Interview and Hell Breaks Loose What side is Trump on? Oh, right. His own. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout July 21, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Under Trump’s Orders, EPA Considers Gutting Lead Rules Even as Water in Schools Tests Positive In the face of dire warnings about the dangers of lead from pediatricians, Trump's EPA is looking to gut standards. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout July 20, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing David Cay Johnston: GOP Budget Redistributes Money to the Rich and Helps Make US a “Police State” The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee approved its 2018 budget resolution. By Nermeen Shaikh & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 20, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Team, ALEC, Koch Industries Debate Gerrymandering the US Senate in Denver This week ALEC will welcome Republican legislators, corporate funders and members of the Trump administration to vote on corporate legislative priorities. By David Armiak & Mary Bottari , TheCenterforMediaandDemocracy July 19, 2017 Truthout
News | War & Peace New Sanctions, Reluctant Compliance — Trump Pushes Iran Deal to the Brink The Trump administration ratcheted up tensions with Tehran by imposing more restrictions on Iranian non-nuclear activities. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel July 19, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Dr. Carol Paris: We Must Make It Toxic for Politicians to Not Get on Board With Single-Payer Dr. Carol Paris, president of Physicians for a National Health Program, discusses how people can make the demand for single-payer health care. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 19, 2017 Truthout