News | Politics & Elections More Than 1,100 Former Justice Department Officials Want William Barr to Resign Calls for Barr to step down came after he intervened in the sentencing recommendation for Trump crony Roger Stone. By Staff , CommonDreams February 17, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth Trump’s Budget Would Slash Support for Low-Income Students Though it is unlikely to pass, the budget would put college out of reach for more low-income students. By Delece Smith-Barrow , TheHechingerReport February 17, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Trump Wants to Inflict Severe Pain on Disabled Community Just Because He Can Under Trump’s recent proposal, fewer people will be able to collect disability benefits. By Dean Baker , Truthout February 17, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Acquittal Has Ushered in a New Era of McCarthyist Purges Trump is using the power of the soft purge to enforce a culture of absolute loyalty. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout February 16, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bernie Sanders Takes Lead in Texas Primary Poll, Doubling Support Since October Sanders surged from 12 percent support in October to 24 percent in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune survey. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 14, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Barr Is Turning the Justice Department Into Trump’s Protection Racket As all four prosecutors quit the Roger Stone case, Trump's vendetta against his perceived enemies ramps up. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon February 12, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Trump’s New Budget Is Not Only Immoral — It’s Also Unaffordable Enriching Pentagon contractors to the tune of more than $300 billion every year is not remotely affordable. By Lindsay Koshgarian , Truthout February 11, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Trump Intends to Ride Pentagon Spending to Reelection in 2020 In collaboration with Congress, President Trump has boosted the Pentagon budget to near-record levels. By William D. Hartung , TomDispatch February 11, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump Budget Would Slash Medicare and Social Security While Boosting Pentagon President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a $4.8 trillion blueprint that includes hundreds of billions in cuts. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 10, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Lindsey Graham Seems Willing to Degrade Every US Institution to Keep Trump Happy Lindsey Graham has promised “investigations” of Trump's enemies for months. Now he'll be forced to deliver them. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon February 10, 2020 Truthout