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![Workers at Largest GM Plant in Mexico Win Historic Independent Union Vote](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG3-union-workers-400x300.jpg)
Workers at Largest GM Plant in Mexico Win Historic Independent Union Vote
This is a break from corrupt unions tied to elites who cut deals with corporations to keep wages and benefits low.
![Teachers Hunger Strike Against Oakland Plan to Close Schools in Black & Brown Communities](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG3-protest-sign-1-400x300.jpg)
Hunger-Striking Teachers Say School Closures Will Hurt Black and Brown Kids
The hunger strike across multiple Oakland schools has empowered many to speak up against longtime systemic racism.
![Is Russia-NATO Brinksmanship Over Ukraine Thwarting Diplomatic Resolution?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG1-Gessen-Lieven-Split-400x300.jpg)
Is Russia-NATO Brinksmanship Over Ukraine Thwarting Diplomatic Resolution?
Masha Gessen and Anatol Lieven discuss the experience of Ukrainians and the possibility of peaceful diplomacy.
![GOP Grill Fed Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin over Climate Views](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/S2Raskin-400x300.jpg)
GOP Suggests Biden’s Fed Pick Shouldn’t Be Confirmed Due to Climate Views
Republicans grilled Sarah Bloom Raskin over her climate views. Jamie Raskin responds in this interview.
![War in Ukraine Could Be Humanitarian Catastrophe for Millions in the Region](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG2-resized-400x300.jpg)
War in Ukraine Could Be Humanitarian Catastrophe for Millions in the Region
Up to 2 million people in eastern Ukraine are at risk of massive displacement and violence if the conflict escalates.
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“All Boys Aren’t Blue” Has Been Targeted for Removal in at Least 15 States
The book deals with homophobia, transphobia and racism, and is the latest text conservatives aim to ban from schools.
![Belgian Peace Activist Says NATO Has Outlived Its Purpose](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/SEG3-Ludo-split-400x300.jpg)
Amid US-Russia Escalation, Activists Emphasize NATO Is “Not About Security”
Activists in NATO countries like Belgium are pushing back against narratives that war with Russia is necessary.
![Leonard Peltier Has COVID. Will Biden Finally Consider Freeing Him?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-Sharp-split-1-400x300.jpg)
Leonard Peltier Has COVID. Will Biden Finally Consider Freeing Him?
Sen. Brian Schatz and others are calling for Peltier to be granted clemency.
![US-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-faces-400x300.jpg)
US-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico
A wave of murdered journalists has raised international alarm and prompted nationwide protests.
![How the Federal Reserve Enriched Wall Street and Broke the U.S. Economy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG3-book-split-400x300.jpg)
The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us
The Federal Reserve stokes inequality, says Christopher Leonard, author of the new book “The Lords of Easy Money.”