News | Environment & Health Sanders Plans Push to Expand and Enhance Medicare in the Infrastructure Bill The Vermont senator wants to lower the eligibility age and expand coverage to include services like dental work. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 27, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections 21 GOP-Led States Threaten to Sue to Use COVID Relief on Tax Cuts The Biden administration wanted to ensure the money was invested in local economies, not used to underwrite tax cuts. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor White House Eyes Funding Free Community College With Tax Increase on the Rich The White House is discussing tax increases for corporations and the wealthy to fund a $3 trillion infrastructure bill. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Progressives Say Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Falls Short Critics warn that the legislation's projected $3 trillion price tag is not enough to meet the current needs. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams March 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health White House Planning Ambitious Infrastructure Bill, With Focus on Green Projects The bill reportedly includes more than $400 billion on climate change initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 22, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Infrastructure Should Be the Great Economic Equalizer The country is critically overdue for infrastructure development. By Nomi Prins , TomDispatch March 15, 2021 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Biden Prepares to Introduce Massive Infrastructure Plan Biden’s infrastructure relief package will likely be met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle. By Krystal Hur , CenterforResponsivePolitics March 11, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health COVID Has Underscored the Need for Safe Drinking Water. But Not Everyone Has It. COVID can’t be transmitted through drinking water, but that doesn’t mean your tap water is safe. By Lorraine Chow , Truthout January 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit for “Insidious” Attack on Major Environmental Law The lawsuit challenges Trump's revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act which limit environmental reviews. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams August 29, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Prioritizing Jails Over Hospitals Has Made Rural US More Vulnerable to COVID-19 Decades of investment in prison infrastructure instead of public health has laid the track for the unfolding disaster. By Jasmine Heiss & Jack Norton , Truthout April 12, 2020 Truthout