News | War & Peace Trump Secretary of State Pick Compares Muslim Brotherhood to Al-Qaeda At the onset of his confirmation hearing, he called the group “an agent for radical Islam like al-Qaeda.” By Sam Knight , TheDistrictSentinel January 12, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Will Trump Shred the Iran Nuclear Deal? Or Is That the Least of Our Problems When It Comes to US-Iranian Relations? We may be missing the point by speculating on what Trump will do to the Iran deal. The real question is what he'll do to Iran. By Rajan Menon , TomDispatch January 12, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Three Things You Should Know About Gen. John Kelly Kelly is one of at least six confirmation hearings this week for cabinet posts. By Kathryn Johnson , AmericanFriendsServiceCommittee January 12, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections How Far Trump Will Go to Defend His Lies The most vile part of Trump's performance is that it shows how far he is willing to go in defense of his lies. By John K. Wilson , Speakout January 12, 2017 Truthout
Cartoon | Inside Trump’s First Intelligence Briefing By Matt Bors , UniversalUclick January 11, 2017 Truthout
News | 2016: A Bad Year for Democracy, but “Best Ever” for Big Media The fact that the Trump campaign made 2016 “the best year in the history of cable news” should scare Americans. By Michael Corcoran , Truthout January 11, 2017 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Nationwide Protests Call Attention to Climate Change as Trump Cabinet Hearings Begin Protest organizers said they would keep the pressure on throughout the Trump administration. By Sharon Kelly , DeSmogBlog January 11, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections William Rivers Pitt | Some Questions for Mr. Trump If Trump actually shows up for his scheduled presser, here are some questions I'd like him to answer. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout January 11, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Let’s Pass a War Powers Resolution for Meddling in Other People’s Elections With recent advances in technology, it may be the case that it's now much easier to meddle in US elections than it used to be. By Robert Reuel Naiman , Truthout January 11, 2017 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Insights From Mississippi on Organizing in a Right-Wing Context: A Conversation With Kali Akuno Communities most likely to be adversely affected by President Trump are preparing to make themselves ungovernable. By Sarah Jaffe , Truthout January 11, 2017 Truthout