News | Politics & Elections Poll: Most People Want Certification Process Updated to Prevent Another Jan. 6 The likelihood of changes to the current law took a leap forward this week after Mitch McConnell said he backs the idea. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 28, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McConnell Gushes Over Sinema as She Seeks to Hand GOP Even More Filibuster Power Fellow Democrats lashed out at Sinema over the speech as "bad history, bad policy, and bad politics." By Igor Derysh , Salon September 27, 2022 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Big Business Lobby Backs Manchin Effort to Salvage Fossil Fuel Permitting Deal The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a corporate group allied with fossil fuel interests, called Manchin's bill "thoughtful." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 27, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sinema Says Filibuster Should Be Expanded to Make It Harder to Confirm Judges At an event with Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Arizona senator dug in on her commitment to the filibuster. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 26, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections An Enron-Inspired Law May Be a Sharper Legal Threat to Trump Than Espionage Act Bush walked away scot-free with a nimbus of high crimes wreathed around him, and Trump may very well do the same. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 30, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Chomsky: Maintaining Class Inequality at Any Cost Is GOP’s Guiding Mission The Republican Party has been waging a war on the working class for decades -- and it’s not letting up. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout August 27, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Mitch McConnell’s Condemnation of Debt Relief Is Dripping With Hypocrisy Biden’s debt relief plan is not nearly enough, but it is a key step. Of course, Republicans are decrying it as "unfair." By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 26, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Cancel It All: An Interview With Astra Taylor on the Call for Full Debt Relief Taylor debunks cynical arguments against debt cancellation, including Mitch McConnell's complaints about Biden's action. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 25, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Best Parts of the Inflation Reduction Act Came Out of Progressive Advocacy The IRA is a step, but it's insufficient -- so let's push to ensure it's only the beginning. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 8, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights GOP Lawmakers Consider Next Moves on Abortion, Including Nationwide Bans One proposal, which already has 163 Republican co-sponsors, would ban "abortion" at the moment of fertilization. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 7, 2022 Truthout