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November 27, 2018

News Analysis Politics & Elections

Matthew Whitaker Was Illegally Appointed and Should Be Removed

Legal challenges to Matthew Whitaker’s illegal appointment are mounting.

by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

November 27, 2018

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Without New Leadership, the New House Majority Will Fail (Again)

If another “change” election comes to nothing, we will all suffer.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

November 27, 2018

Op-Ed Human Rights

Tear Gas at the Border: Trump and the Endgame of Capitalism

To dismantle Trump's policies, we first have to dismantle the neoliberal society that created him.

by Kelly Hayes, Truthout

November 27, 2018

Interview Politics & Elections

Noam Chomsky: How the US “Politically Vulgarizes” Genocide and War Crimes

The US has never used the terms genocide or war crimes to define its own historical and current actions.

by Pitasanna Shanmugathas, Truthout

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker delivers remarks to the Joint Terrorism Task Force on November 21, 2018, in New York City. — Matthew Whitaker Was Illegally Appointed and Should Be Removed

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi leaves after a weekly news conference November 15, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. — Without New Leadership, the New House Majority Will Fail (Again)

Central American migrants run along the Tijuana River near the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, after the US border patrol threw tear gas from a distance to disperse them on November 25, 2018. — Tear Gas at the Border: Trump and the Endgame of Capitalism

The US has never used the terms genocide or war crimes to define its own historical and current actions. — Noam Chomsky: How the US “Politically Vulgarizes” Genocide and War Crimes

Featured

San Ramon Valley Fire Department firefighter Casey Good works to stop the Woolsey Fire from reaching homes on Dequincy Court in West Hills, California, on Sunday, November 11, 2018.

California Wildfire Likely Spread Nuclear Contamination From Toxic Site

by: Dahr Jamail,; Truthout

I’ve Been in Prison for 24 Years and I Feel Dead

by: Lacino Hamilton,; Truthout

President Trump arrives at a campaign rally for Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun at the County War Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2018, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Noam Chomsky: Moral Depravity Defines US Politics

by: C.J. Polychroniou,; Truthout

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) addresses the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network during a post-midterm election meeting in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2018, in Washington, DC.

2020 Presidential Contenders More Likely to Take on Wall Street

by: Alexis Goldstein,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi leaves after a weekly news conference November 15, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Without New Leadership, the New House Majority Will Fail (Again)

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

The public should be able to tell where messages aiming to suppress voting are coming from.

Voter Suppression Has Gone Digital

by: Young Mie Kim,; Brennan Center for Justice

The US has never used the terms genocide or war crimes to define its own historical and current actions.

Noam Chomsky: How the US “Politically Vulgarizes” Genocide and War Crimes

by: Pitasanna Shanmugathas,; Truthout

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker delivers remarks to the Joint Terrorism Task Force on November 21, 2018, in New York City.

Matthew Whitaker Was Illegally Appointed and Should Be Removed

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

LGBTQ Rights

"Butterflies and Dandelions."

Trans Communities of Color Survive, Thrive and Fight Back

by: Jordan Scruggs,; Truthout

Educational institutions must once again become sites of fascist resistance and defend their trans students.

Schools Must Be Crucial Sites in the Struggle for Trans Liberation

by: Aleo Pugh and Victor Ultra Omni,; Truthout

LGBTQ activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018, in New York City.

Labor Has a Role in Defending Trans People Against Trump’s Attacks

by: Julianne Tveten,; In These Times

Three False Ideas That Anchor Anti-Trans Attacks

by: Gabriel Arkles,; Truthout

Exclusives

Silicon Valley Is Undermining Democracy With Its Dangerous Ideology

Silicon Valley Is Undermining Democracy With Its Dangerous Ideology

Despite its slick PR, the tech industry is not inherently different from any other exploitative enterprise.

by: Robert R. Raymond,; Truthout

Bake Sales Can’t Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts

Bake Sales Can’t Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts

No amount of corporate philanthropy can replace corporate taxes as a source of funding for public schools.

by: Eleanor J. Bader,; Truthout

A Step Forward for Conservation in Mongolia?

A Step Forward for Conservation in Mongolia?

The Mongolian government considers expanding protected areas, but conservation offsets do not undo the harm of mining.

by: Sarah Knopp &; Michael Berman,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Activists rally to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and rally for Native American rights during the Native Nations Rise march on March 10, 2017, in Washington, DC.

What Does the Ruling Against the Keystone XL Pipeline Mean for Trump?

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

Mining and tourism have not encroached here, on the road on the Southeast border Gobi B, Hatsav Chiyn.

A Step Forward for Conservation in Mongolia?

by: Sarah Knopp &; Michael Berman,; Truthout

A wildfire burns in a cypress prairie at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge on February 10, 2009.

Better Forest Management Won’t End Wildfires, But It Can Reduce the Risks

by: Courtney Schultz &; Cassandra Moseley,; The Conversation

Google Searches Reveal Public Interest in Conservation Is Rising

by: Shreya Dasgupta,; Mongabay

Reproductive Rights

Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II attends a conference on neonatal abstinence syndrome at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 2018.

Federal Agency to Consult With Anti-Choice Groups on Fetal Tissue Research

by: Katelyn Burns,; Rewire.News

The Rules of the Economy Are Taking a Tragic Toll on Women and Their Pregnancies

by: Kendra Bozarth &; Andrea Flynn,; Roosevelt Institute

Alabama and West Virginia doubled down on anti-abortion laws as Oregon overwhelmingly rejected an abortion restriction measure.

Voters in Alabama and West Virginia Approve Anti-Abortion Measures

by: Katie Klabusich,; Truthout

Anti-Choice Measures Are on the Ballot in Three States Next Week

by: Lauren Holter,; Rewire.News

Art & Cartoons

Thing's You Don't Hear After a Democratic Wave

Things You Don’t Hear After a Democratic Wave

by: Jen Sorensen,; Truthout

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The voices of resistance are heard and amplified by one another, the calendar reminds us.

War & Peace

This 2019 Peace Calendar Reminds Us That We Are Not Alone

The voices of resistance are heard and amplified by one another, the calendar reminds us.

by: Samantha Borek,; Truthout

Book

2019 Peace Calendar

War & Peace

Retired Gen. John Abizaid conducts a briefing at the Pentagon February 28, 2012, in Arlington, Virginia.

Saudi Arabia Is the “Center of Gravity” in the US’s Long War

by: Andrew Bacevich,; TomDispatch

How America’s Perpetual Warfare Abroad Is Fueling an Increase in White Supremacist Violence in U.S.

How Perpetual Warfare Abroad Is Fueling White Supremacist Violence in the US

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

US sailors engage in field-training aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea, November 1, 2018.

Global War to Infinity and Beyond

by: Danny Sjursen,; TomDispatch

House GOP Is Abdicating Its Duty by Blocking Yemen Resolution

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

Prison & Policing

Tear Gas at the Border: Trump and the Endgame of Capitalism

Border Patrol Officer Who Shot Unarmed Teenager on Mexican Soil Is Acquitted

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

These Prisoners Are Paid a Dollar an Hour to Battle California Fires

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

President Trump makes an announcement regarding the "First Step Act" prison reform bill at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2018.

What the Latest Bipartisan Prison Reform Gets Wrong and Why It Matters

by: Dan Berger,; Truthout

Remembering Jemel Roberson, the Chicago Security Guard Slain by Police

by: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh,; Democracy Now!

Series

After the Raid

After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

Visions of 2018

Visions of 2018

Activist leaders address what they would like to see created, built or begun this year.

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Human Rights and Global Wrongs

Marjorie Cohn analyzes human rights and executive branch lawbreaking.

Planet or Profit

Planet or Profit

Investigating systemic threats to the ecosystem from transglobal corporate profit-seeking.

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The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

Centennial Middle School 6th grader Diana Pacheco talking with her friend Emily Dazquez. Both girls have fresh salad from one of the two salad bars at the school during lunch in the Montrose County School district on September 1, 2016, in Montrose, Colorado.

Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program

by: s.e. smith,; Care2

Bake Sales Can’t Fix School Funding Pinch Caused by Corporate Tax Cuts

by: Eleanor J. Bader,; Truthout

Authentic stories of Native resilience offer valuable lessons in the power of relationships to land and community.

Enough Thanksgiving Myths. Schools Should Teach Indigenous History.

by: Mary Annette Pember,; Truthout

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos listens as President Donald J. Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018, in Washington, DC.

Betsy DeVos Faces Another Lawsuit Over For-Profit College Loans

by: s.e. smith,; Care2

Culture & Media

Right-Wing Media Helped Trump Bury the Newest Climate Report

by: Matthew Rozsa,; Salon

Hospitals Follow Pharma in Direct-to-Consumer Advertising

by: Shefali Luthra,; Kaiser Health News

Reporters raise their hands to ask President Trump questions during a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2018.

White House Bans Follow-Up Questions From Reporters

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Facebook Aids Authoritarians Like the Philippines’ Duterte

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!