News | Immigration Biden Is Rejecting Trump’s Border Wall — But Favors His Own Technological Wall A “smart” wall powered by artificial intelligence, facial recognition and drones may prove worse than a steel barrier. By Candice Bernd , Truthout February 2, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Biden Condemns Burma Military Coup, as Critics Question Claims of Election Fraud Biden suggested he might issue sanctions on the country if democratically elected officials weren't returned to power. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health White House Announces $231 Million Contract to Buy Rapid At-Home COVID Tests According to the company that manufactures the tests, they are 96 percent accurate and provide results in 15 minutes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Is Corporate Money Threatening the Progressive Agenda in Congress? Aides say that pauses on corporate PAC donations means lawmakers won’t oppose progressives as fiercely, WSJ reports. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration Biden Is Acting to Undo Trump’s Toxic Immigration Legacy. Now Congress Must Act. It is past time for Congress to step up to the plate and legislate big-picture immigration reform. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Polls Show Support for Biden’s Executive Orders, as Progressives Push for More The president has issued more than 40 executive orders since taking office on a number of different topics. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Says Bipartisanship Can Step Aside for COVID Relief for Families Senate Republicans have proposed a majorly trimmed down version of Biden’s coronavirus stimulus package. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Reaching Beyond “Black Faces in High Places”: An Interview With Joy James When Black politicians share a donor base with the DNC, we can’t expect transformative justice. We must keep organizing. By George Yancy , Truthout February 1, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Ilhan Omar Calls on Biden to Follow End of Keystone With End of Enbridge Line 3 “We should all be water protectors,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams January 31, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections After High 2020 Turnout, Georgia Republican Wants to Make Voter ID Laws Stricter A Georgia Republican has introduced a bill to force absentee voters to provide two copies of their ID in order to vote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 29, 2021 Truthout