News | Politics & Elections Reporter Gets Death Threats After DeSantis Press Sec. Tweets Attacks Against Him DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw took issue with AP journalist Brendan Farrington's accurately reported story. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 18, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Dallas Schools Will Defy Texas Supreme Court Ruling Against Mask Requirements Dallas school district superintendent Michael Hinojosa received a call from President Joe Biden commending his actions. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 16, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump Politicized Basic COVID Safety Measures. It’s Still Killing Us. It's as if Trump named Band-Aids un-American and demanded that we bleed to show our heedless fealty. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 12, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections YouTube Bans Rand Paul for Urging People to Defy Basic Public Health Guidelines The Kentucky senator and former physician encouraged people to be irresponsible, saying "they can’t arrest all of us." By Chris Walker , Truthout August 11, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Louisiana Attorney General Fights School Mask Mandate as COVID Spikes Among Kids Students are going back to school in Louisiana as cases among children rise faster than any other state in the nation. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Education & Youth DeSantis Threatens to Withhold Pay of School Officials If They Follow CDC Rules More than three in five Floridians want schools to require masks for students and staff, a new poll found. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Lawmaker Suing Pelosi Over House Mask Rules Contracts COVID Rep. Ralph Norman announced he had coronavirus on Thursday, in spite of being vaccinated in February. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Throw Tantrums, Assault Staff After House Doctor Renews Mask Mandate Some Republican members of Congress risked being fined $2,500 by showing up to work today without masks. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 28, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health CDC to Recommend Masks Again, Even for the Vaccinated, in US Hot Spot Areas The recommendations are set to come about as the number of "breakthrough cases" for vaccinated Americans is on the rise. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Wisconsin Republican Compares Children’s Museum Mask Policy to Gestapo Rules Wisconsin State Assemblyman Shae Sortwell attacked the children's museum for requiring masks or proof of vaccination. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 9, 2021 Truthout