News Analysis | Trump Blames Puerto Rico for Crisis, Says FEMA Can’t Stay “Forever“ “Trump decided to attack Puerto Rico while 84% of the country is still without power and 37% is still without water.” By Jack Johnson , CommonDreams October 12, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Nuclear Power Plants Should Be Closed and Autopsied, Not Resuscitated We need to know the risks of nuclear power. By Paul Gunter & Linda Pentz Gunter , Truthout October 12, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Dreamer: Trump’s Proposal to Preserve DACA but Escalate Deportations Is a “Toxic Deal We Cannot Accept” President Trump said Sunday he will not restore DACA without conditions. By Juan González & Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! October 11, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | The Real Reason Why Trump and Pruitt Are Repealing the Clean Power Plan Hint: It's not about protecting the environment. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 10, 2017 Truthout
Politics & Elections Distract, Distort, Isolate: Trump and the Authoritarian Style in US Politics: Interview With Henry A. Giroux Cultural critic Henry Giroux examines the rise of authoritarianism in the US. By Chuck Mertz , ThisIsHell! October 9, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Even When It’s Sitting in Storage, Coal Threatens Human Health President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the “war on coal.” By Akshaya Jha , TheConversation October 8, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts Would Further Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor The GOP tax cut proposal is an opportunity to discuss how to redistribute wealth and power. By David Korten , YES!Magazine October 8, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor “The Very Rich Will Benefit”: Trump’s Proposed Tax Plan Makes It Clear Lowest earners will pay 2 percent more taxes under GOP plan. By Ken Morris , Truthout October 7, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Energy Transfer Partners’ Standing Rock Lawsuit: A Harbinger of What’s to Come in the Trump Era We'll never back down before an entitled corporate giant. By Annie Leonard , Truthout October 7, 2017 Truthout