News | Economy & Labor Kushner Sister Invokes Jared in Appeal to Chinese Investors The sister of White House aide Jared Kushner leveraged her brother's name in a sales pitch. By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel May 9, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Trump Taps Renewable Energy Antagonist to Run Renewable Energy Office Trump reportedly tapped a renewable energy antagonist to lead the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. By Ben Jervey , DeSmogBlog May 9, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Trump Uses Power of FCC to Pay Back Friends at Sinclair Broadcasting Sinclair Broadcast Group, the conservative media behemoth that owns the most local news stations in the US, just got even bigger. By Michael Corcoran , FAIR May 9, 2017 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections As Trump Defends Muslim Ban, Courts Become Crucial Buffer Against Executive Power Dozens of lawsuits against the White House can prevent Trump from making executive power grabs. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout May 9, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Whither the Wages of Whiteness? How Trump’s Path to the White House Was Paved by Neoliberal Economics Based on Trump's rhetoric and the policies, his agenda may be better understood as an attempt to make “whiteness great again.” By Salvador Rangel , Speakout May 9, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Dahr Jamail | Former US Intelligence Officers Scathingly Critique Trump’s So-Called Foreign Policy Trump's Syria missile attack violated international law and set a dangerous tone for US foreign policy. By Dahr Jamail , Truthout May 8, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Nonprofits Backing Trump Have Deep, Swampy Ties Outside groups supporting Trump have already spent tens of millions — and may never have to reveal where they got the money. By , CenterforResponsivePolitics May 7, 2017 Truthout
News | Surge in LLC Contributions Brings More Mystery About True Donors Trump's limited liability companies (or LLCs) donations have spurred many queries from the Federal Election Commission. By Ashley Balcerzak , CenterforResponsivePolitics May 6, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Historically Black Colleges and Universities, “Bags of Money and the Promise of Opportunity“ Trump was not reaching out to HBCUs because he had suddenly discovered his tolerance gene. By Samuel G. Freedman , Moyers&Company May 6, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Fossil Fuel Companies Spend Big to Boost GOP in Heated Special Elections for Congress With Trump and his cabinet already in their pockets, energy companies are seeking more friends in Georgia and Montana. By Alex Kotch , Truthout May 6, 2017 Truthout