News | Environment & Health Trump’s 2021 Budget Proposal Slashes Over One-Quarter of the EPA’s Budget Trump's federal budget proposal is predictably harsh for wildlife and the environment but great for oil, gas and coal. By John R. Platt , TheRevelator February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Trump-Linked Anti-Abortion “Pregnancy Centers” Endanger Pregnant People Centers backed by religious extremists linked to the Trump White House are endangering pregnant people's health. By Claire Provost & Nandini Archer , openDemocracy February 12, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights Border Officials Threaten to Destroy Native Burial Grounds to Build Trump’s Wall The wall could damage or destroy as many as 22 sites on federal land near the Tohono O'odham Nation Reservation. By Igor Derysh , Salon February 11, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Democrats Are Stumped Over How to Undo Republican Takeover of Federal Courts With the help of Senate Republicans and the Federalist Society, President Trump is transforming the federal judiciary. By Jessica Mason Pieklo , Rewire.News February 11, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump’s Social Security Changes Pose Dire Threat to Rural Disabled People The need to travel to a Social Security office or court can be a barrier for people who lack access to transportation. By Lillie Greiman & Catherine Ipsen , TheConversation February 10, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace To Stop the Next War Before It Starts, We Need to Confront Militarism Itself We didn’t invade Iran, but the war machine rages on. To stop it, we need a strong and sustained antiwar movement. By Michael Galant , Truthout February 9, 2020 Truthout
News | Human Rights Tribes Decry Trump’s Opening of National Monuments to Oil and Gas Development The Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments will be opened for grazing, mining and fossil fuel development. By Joaqlin Estus , IndianCountryToday February 7, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Refineries Are Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene as Trump Slashes Enforcement New federal rules require the worst offenders to clean up their acts, but enforcement has tumbled under Trump. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout February 6, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Immigration National Archives Is Destroying Records About Victims of Trump’s ICE Policies The National Archives reportedly is allowing millions of documents to be expunged. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! February 6, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Trump Administration Reintroduces Catastrophic Reagan-Era Disability Cuts Trump’s proposal is expected to cost about as much to administer as it will save by denying benefits to disabled people. By Jill Richardson , OtherWords February 6, 2020 Truthout