Interview | Environment & Health Hurricane Fiona Damage Shows Puerto Rico Still Hampered by US Colonial Control Yet, says Democracy Now!'s Juan Gonzalez, Puerto Rican people have developed their own resilient methods of survival. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! September 20, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Organizers and Community Groups in Jackson Turn to Mutual Aid Amid Water Crisis The sudden emergency in the majority-Black capital of Mississippi is a crisis decades in the making. By Sara Herschander , WagingNonviolence September 3, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health GOP Opposed Infrastructure Upgrades; Now This Mississippi City Has No Safe Water As many as 180,000 people in Jackson, Mississippi, may not have access to safe running water for the foreseeable future. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams August 31, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health The Climate Crisis’s Impact Is Worse in Black Cities Facing Disinvestment Mississippi activist Kali Akuno attributes the water crisis to decades of abandonment of Black and Brown cities. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Infrastructural Crisis in Schools Is Harming Student Health and Learning The majority of U.S. public schools are ill-equipped to handle climate change, putting the health of students at risk. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout June 26, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Manchin Just Delivered Another Blow on Climate. He’s a Threat to Humanity. The absence of Manchin's support was a death knell for Sarah Bloom Raskin's nomination. Her crime: caring about climate. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout March 16, 2022 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Pro-Highway, Pro-Car Public Transportation Policy Is Fueling Inequality Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind. By Basav Sen , Inequality.org January 30, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pittsburgh Bridge Collapses the Same Day as Biden Infrastructure Talk in City Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman said the collapse serves as a "wake-up call" to improve U.S. infrastructure. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 28, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Tragic Opera Starring Joe Manchin Has Lasted Far Too Long So continues the saga of a West Virginia coal baron who made up his mind months ago. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout December 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Representative Brags About Infrastructure Funding Despite Voting Against It Rep. Gary Palmer called funding for his home state a top priority, but joined 200 Republicans in voting against it. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2021 Truthout