News | LGBTQ Rights West Virginian Activists Pack State Senate as Anti-Trans Bill Advances Researchers estimate that the state of West Virginia has the highest percentage of transgender youth in the country. By Zane McNeill , Truthout March 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Proposes Tax Hike on the Rich to Strengthen Medicare The plan comes as Republicans attempt to exploit a debt ceiling standoff to secure long-sought cuts to federal programs. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 7, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Culture & Media NYT Responds to Criticism of Anti-Trans Bias by Silencing Its Own Reporters The Times’s coverage reflects its commitment to a flawed version of objectivity that equates balance with accuracy. By Shealeigh Voitl & Andy Lee Roth , Truthout March 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Growing Medicare Privatization Is Boosting Big Insurance Profits, Report Shows Seven for-profit companies saw their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs soar by 500 percent since 2012. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 28, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | LGBTQ Rights Right-Wing Attacks on Trans Health Care Rely on Ableist Logic To resist state-level attacks on trans health care, we also need to tackle ableism. By Gabriel Arkles , Truthout February 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Study: Racism Plays Bigger Role in Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Than Wealth While mortality rates are decreasing each year, the disparity in outcomes between white and Black infants remains. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights GOP Aims to Paint Telehealth Providers of Abortion Pills as “Drug Traffickers” Meanwhile, a lawsuit in Texas threatens to take the abortion medication mifepristone off the market in every state. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Health Care Workers Stage Largest NHS Strike in UK’s History Years of low pay have driven many out of the profession, contributing to long waits for care and harming patient safety. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams February 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Spends Most on Health Care of Rich Countries But Has Worst Life Expectancy A new report uncovers the myriad ways in which the U.S. is a global outlier in health spending and health outcomes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health 6.7 Million Children Could Lose Health Coverage as COVID Protections Expire GOP efforts to end pandemic emergency orders early would create “wide-ranging chaos” across the health care system. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 1, 2023 Truthout