Truthout

April 23, 2019

GOP-controlled state legislatures are preventing local governments from raising the minimum wage.

News Economy & Labor

States Are Trying to Stop Cities From Raising Minimum Wage

GOP-controlled legislatures have been wresting control over wages and benefits from local governments.

by Mike Ludwig, Truthout

April 23, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders approaches podium at rally

Op-Ed Politics & Elections

Bernie Sanders Made a Lot of Money — and He Wants It Taxed

Sanders is volunteering to deflate his bank account and wants the rich to be required to do the same.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

April 23, 2019

Op-Ed Immigration

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

Trump views the system of checks and balances as a personal affront, an obstacle to his ambitions.

by Sasha Abramsky, Truthout

April 23, 2019

Pete Buttigieg talks to supporters in a small crowd

Op-Ed Economy & Labor

Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses

The Democratic presidential candidate has been telling audiences a very big lie.

by Dean Baker, Truthout

GOP-controlled state legislatures are preventing local governments from raising the minimum wage. — States Are Trying to Stop Cities From Raising Minimum Wage

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders approaches podium at rally — Bernie Sanders Made a Lot of Money — and He Wants It Taxed

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

Pete Buttigieg talks to supporters in a small crowd — Pete Buttigieg Trivializes the Impact of Trade on US Job Losses

Featured

Prospective worker-owners discuss launching their cooperative at a training event in Philadelphia.

Explosion of Interest in Worker Cooperatives Drives Economic Changes

by: Brian Van Slyke,; Truthout

Clouds pass over the Goldman Sachs Tower on April 8, 2018, in Jersey City, New Jersey.

I’ve Seen Goldman Sachs From the Inside. We Need Public Banks.

by: Nomi Prins,; Truthout

A Jewish man holds a Palestinian flag during a rally

Zionism Violates the Principles at the Heart of Judaism

by: Daniel Falcone,; Truthout

President Trump walks in shade on return to the White House

Mueller Documented Probable Cause That Trump Obstructed Justice

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders approaches podium at rally

Bernie Sanders Made a Lot of Money — and He Wants It Taxed

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

A man puts a stack of dollar bills into his suit pocket

Mueller Report Exposes Campaign Finance Problems Far Beyond Russia

by: Brendan Fischer,; Sludge

People protest against President Trump in front of the White House on July 11, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond

by: Carl Davidson &; Bill Fletcher Jr.,; Truthout

Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system.

How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

by: Maya Miller,; ProPublica

Exclusives

Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis

Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis

Policing is a form of "colonial crisis management" in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond

A Left Strategy for the 2020 Elections and Beyond

The left must start treating election campaigns not as sideshows but base-building exercises to create leverage.

by: Carl Davidson &; Bill Fletcher Jr.,; Truthout

No More Excuses. Donald Trump Must Be Impeached.

No More Excuses. Donald Trump Must Be Impeached.

The Mueller report is a brutal, vital read from front to back.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Environment & Health

Dallas Goldtooth: Hold Banks Accountable for Financing Climate Chaos

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

As the organization leans into its community health work, Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen isn't abandoning the abortion-related services that have helped form the organization's identity.

Amid Trump’s Attacks, Planned Parenthood Broadens Health Care Focus

by: Shefali Luthra &; Anna Maria Barry-Jester,; Kaiser Health News

Caterpillar front-loading machinery operates on mounds of coal at Arch Coal Terminals, June 3, 2014, in Cattletsburg, Kentucky.

Federal Judge Issues Latest Rebuke of Trump’s Attack on Public Lands

by: Julia Conley,; Common Dreams

Large animals such as whales, which may weigh up to 50 tons and live for over 200 years, can store large quantities of carbon for long periods of time.

Protecting Sea Creatures Could Help Slow Climate Change

by: Heidi Pearson,; The Conversation

Economy & Labor

Priced Out Episode 3: Why Does Housing Cost So Much?

Bankers Won’t Lend to Developers Who Would Lower Rents in San Francisco

by: Dyan Ruiz &; Joseph Smooke,; [people. power. media]

A person slides their bank card through a card reader

The Public Banking Revolution Is Upon Us

by: Ellen Brown,; The Web of Debt Blog

Four children walk up a hill toward a wind turbine

Maine AFL-CIO Is First to Support a State-Level Green New Deal Bill

by: Rachel M. Cohen,; In These Times

GOP-controlled state legislatures are preventing local governments from raising the minimum wage.

States Are Trying to Stop Cities From Raising Minimum Wage

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

Immigration

Johns Hopkins Students Enter Week Three of Protesting ICE Contracts and Policing

Johns Hopkins Students Enter Week Three of Protesting ICE Contracts and Policing

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

A man in a red sweater holds a child in a blue blanket

Health Suffers Among Asylum Seekers in Crowded Border Shelter

by: Heidi de Marco,; Kaiser Health News

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Amicus Briefs Flag Key Themes for the Supreme Court’s Census Citizenship Case

by: Kelly Percival,; Brennan Center for Justice

What Happens If Trump Breaks All the Laws?

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

Racial Justice

Black Lives Matter protesters confront a line of California Highway Patrol officers during a demonstration on March 30, 2018, in Sacramento, California.

The FBI Appears to Be Engaged in a Modern-Day Version of COINTELPRO

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

“Baby bond” accounts for all US kids would help bridge the racial wealth gap and provide increased financial security for people without access to family wealth.

Baby Bonds Are a Revolutionary Way to Close the Racial Wealth Divide

by: Jessicah Pierre,; OtherWords

Notre Dame Cathedrial burns as plumes of smoke rise into the sky

As We Mourn Notre Dame, Let Us Remember Black Churches Also Matter

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Candace Owens of Turning Point USA, seated next to Zionist Organization of America President Mort Klein, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing discussing hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism on Capitol Hill on April 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans Twist White Nationalism Hearing Into Islamophobic Forum

by: Shilpa Jindia,; Truthout

LGBTQ Rights

U.S Representative Mary Gay Scanion (D-PA) speaks on introduction of the Equality Act, a comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination bill at the U.S. Capitol on April 01, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a “Myth”

by: Gillian Branstetter,; Rewire.News

Julia Beck testifies on the reauthorization the Violence Against Women Act

House Republicans Use “Lesbian Radical Feminist” to Advance Anti-Trans Rhetoric

by: Heron Greenesmith,; Rewire.News

Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond on February 21, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois. Too much focus on Jussie Smollet distracts from the fact that violence against LGBTQ people of color is rising.

Racist Anti-LGBTQ Violence Is Real. Smollett Doesn’t Change That.

by: Barbara Ransby,; Truthout

Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People

by: s.e. smith,; Rewire.News

Prisons & Policing

A woman stands in front of a riot police line during a May Day protest against pension cuts, school closures and slow hurricane recovery efforts in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 1, 2018.

Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis

by: Anton Woronczuk,; Truthout

While many high schools nationwide lack counselors on staff, 67 percent have a police officer.

Officer Attack on Teen Reignites National Debate on Cops in Schools

by: Chelli Stanley,; Truthout

Razor wire fence outside of a prison

Locking Up Drug “Dealers” to Save Users Doesn’t Make Anyone Safer

by: Alyssa Stryker,; Truthout

Women in red shirts demonstrate with a sign reading "COUNT OUR VOTES"

Senators Take Step Forward on Voting Rights Restoration

by: Makeda Yohannes,; Brennan Center for Justice

War & Peace

Runners in the Palestine Marathon pass a guard tower and border wall

In Gaza and Beyond, Freedom of Movement Should Be an Inalienable Right

by: Jen Marlowe,; TomDispatch

Sri Lankan Government Responds to Attacks With Surveillance, Curfew

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

Mike Pompeo speaks at a podium with a darkened foreground

Pushing New Oil Sanctions, Mike Pompeo Jokes About Secret Coup Plot Against Iran

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

International Criminal Court Drops Probe Into US War Crimes in Afghanistan

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

Series

How Then Shall We Live?

How Then Shall We Live?

Finding our way and peace of heart amidst global collapse.

After the Raid

After the Raid

Exposing the communal trauma of immigration enforcement.

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.

Progressive Picks

Progressive Picks

Books and DVDs that we find thought-provoking and insightful.

The Public Intellectual

The Public Intellectual

Progressive academics address important social issues.

Education & Youth

In bloated classrooms with more students than the room is fit to hold, teachers must largely engage in crowd management and little more.

Making US Schools Less Great Again

by: Belle Chesler,; TomDispatch

Academic Freedom at Risk After Decades of Attacks and Underfunding

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

Members of Johns Hopkins Students Against Private Police and Hopkins Anti-ICE Coalition sit under a banner on April 4, 2019, in the university president's office building after sitting in overnight.

The Militarization of Johns Hopkins Exposes a Nationwide Trend

by: Corey Payne &; Steph Saxton,; Truthout

An illustration of a graduating man with people watching him from behind a fence

From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged

by: Eisa Nefertari Ulen,; Truthout

Culture & Media

Two versions of actress Lupita Nyong'o stand back to back

Jordan Peele’s “Us” Is a Middle-Class Guilt Trip

by: Nicholas Powers,; Truthout

A van bearing a message in support of Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange sits outside an apartment complex

Assange’s Indictment Treats Journalism as a Crime

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

President Trump waves to the audience ahead of the State of the Union address

The Man Who Saw Trump Coming a Century Ago

by: Ann Jones,; TomDispatch

Joe Biden stands amidst journalists on a sidewalk

Ignoring Lessons of #MeToo, Media Scrutinize Joe Biden’s Accusers

by: Naomi LaChance,; FAIR