News | Politics & Elections Trump-Appointed Head of US Postal Service Moves to Slow Mail Delivery The agency faces a financial crisis manufactured by lawmakers and exacerbated by COVID-19. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 15, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Education & Youth 30 Years of Teach For America Shows How Reform Movements Can Become Co-opted The program influenced thinking about schools on the national level, leading to more restrictive, punitive education. By Ann Marie Coviello , Truthout July 15, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health COVID-Related Fiscal Issues Could Become New Excuse to Privatize Drinking Water A Philly suburb wants to sell its water as a “path to financial stability,” offering a glimpse of a post-COVID society. By Jeremy Mohler , InthePublicInterest May 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Communities Forced to Fight Planned School Closures, Privatization Amid COVID-19 The Minneapolis public school district is attempting to push forward a dramatic restructuring plan. By Sarah Lahm , IndependentMediaInstitute May 8, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Postal Workers Union Leader Warns the USPS Could Be Dead in Three Months The leader of the American Postal Workers Union says privatizing the USPS would be an attack on “a right of the people.” By Hamilton Nolan , InTheseTimes April 18, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Says Congress Must Stop Trump From Privatizing the Postal Service President Trump is standing in the way of any relief funding for the USPS. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 13, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism Decades of neoliberal policies have deeply eroded the notions of public good, social contracts and solidarity. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout April 7, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights A Year After Brazil Dam Collapse, Communities Still Calling for Accountability A grassroots movement is demanding justice for impacted communities one year after a devastating dam collapse. By Caitlin Schroering , Truthout February 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor House Pushes Back on Postal Service Privatization With Financial Relief Bill The bipartisan bill would ease the financial challenges that critics have used to justify privatization. By Sarah Anderson & Brian Wakamo , Inequality.org February 7, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Public Housing Has Been Woefully Underfunded. That Could Change in 2020. Democrats have put forth bold proposals to fund repairs, build new units and upgrade buildings for renewable energy. By Alexis Goldstein , Truthout December 23, 2019 Truthout