Op-Ed | War & Peace As Build Back Better Is Gutted, Defense Act Is Deemed a “Must-Pass” Bill Packed with $740 billion worth of militarism, the NDAA reads like a Christmas list from the most terrifying child ever. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout November 30, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Schumer Unveils Deal With GOP Senators to Fund Government Through December The federal government was set to run out of funding by midnight on Friday morning, but the shutdown has been averted. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 30, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections McConnell, Manchin, Sinema and Pharma Dems Are Preparing to Torpedo Everything Mitch McConnell and a clot of conservative Democrats have set us up for an unprecedented calamity. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout September 20, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Democrats May Tie Disaster Relief to Raising Debt Ceiling, Putting GOP in a Bind September is shaping up to be either a battle for the ages or a capitulation that seals the downward-spiraling deal. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout September 9, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Is Humiliated and More Dangerous Than Ever Trump has been publicly shamed and routed off the field, and all for absolutely nothing but a few days of bad attention. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout December 28, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Sick Leave. Housing Aid. Unemployment. Congress Has Our Lives in Its Hands. Capitalism will win, of course; the question is how much more we the people will lose. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout December 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Motions to Adjourn Congress as COVID, Eviction and Hunger Crises Worsen House Democrats blocked the Republicans' attempt to end the session without passing any additional relief measures. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 4, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump-Appointed Board Proposes Major Blow to Air and Rail Unions A new rule making it easier for air and rail unions to be decertified smells suspiciously like retaliation. By Michael Arria , Truthout March 29, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health The Shutdown Brought People Who Rely on SNAP an Extra Helping of Hardship SNAP benefits are already too low, leading to rationing and other hard choices when they run out after a few weeks. By Orgul Demet Ozturk , Chad Cotti , John Gordanier , TheConversation March 10, 2019 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems "inessential." By Basav Sen , Truthout February 15, 2019 Truthout