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June 2, 2019

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Op-Ed Prisons & Policing

There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.

Reasonable security measures have merit, but living in a fishbowl is not reasonable at all.

by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout

June 2, 2019

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Op-Ed Politics & Elections

If Pete Buttigieg Is the “Opposition” to Trump, We Are Screwed

Buttigieg has consistently served the interests of Silicon Valley, the police and the war industry.

by Daniel Uncapher, Truthout

June 2, 2019

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Op-Ed Environment & Health

This Tuesday, a US Federal Court May Decide the Fate of the Climate

The lawsuit brought by 21 young people could potentially force the U.S. to act to contain the climate crisis.

by Katie Eder, Truthout

June 2, 2019

A woman wearing red protests while holding a sign that reads “OUR HEALTH OVER YOUR PROFITS”

News Environment & Health

Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution

Green New Deal supporters should look to leaders in places like "Death Alley," not Silicon Valley.

by Mike Ludwig, Truthout

If we are to be free within and without our person, the total surveillance state must be dismantled. — There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.

Buttigieg has consistently served the interests of Silicon Valley, the police and the war industry. — If Pete Buttigieg Is the “Opposition” to Trump, We Are Screwed

Juliana v. United States, a lawsuit brought by 21 young people, could potentially force the U.S. to act to contain the climate crisis. — This Tuesday, a US Federal Court May Decide the Fate of the Climate

A woman wearing red protests while holding a sign that reads "OUR HEALTH OVER YOUR PROFITS" — Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution

Featured

Smokestacks from a power plant billow pollution into the air

CO2 Concentration Is Higher Than Ever in Human History

by: Dahr Jamail,; Truthout

The sharp rise in suicides and overdoses under Trump exposes the truth about the U.S. economy, Noam Chomsky says.

Noam Chomsky: Trump’s “Economic Boom” Is a Sham

by: C.J. Polychroniou,; Truthout

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives at a rally on May 25, 2019, in Montpelier, Vermont.

Right-Wing Attacks on Sanders Show Misunderstanding of Single-Payer

by: Michael Corcoran,; Truthout

History will remember Trump as a small man who thought he could ignore the ocean.

Trump Is Trying to Ban Climate Science Because… Obama?

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Politics & Elections

Jaime Harrison, one of his Democratic challengers, has lobbied on behalf of Walmart, Boeing, Bank of America and "clean coal."

Sen. Lindsey Graham Faces Challenge From Ex-Podesta Group Lobbyist

by: Raymond Arke &; Anna Massoglia,; Center for Responsive Politics

Buttigieg has consistently served the interests of Silicon Valley, the police and the war industry.

If Pete Buttigieg Is the “Opposition” to Trump, We Are Screwed

by: Daniel Uncapher,; Truthout

William Barr looks over his shoulder as Donald Trump stands in the background

Mueller’s Dispute With Barr Is a Turning Point on the Road to Impeachment

by: Heather Digby Parton,; Salon

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens while seated at a podium

AOC Calls for Ban on Revolving Door for Lawmakers Who Become Lobbyists

by: Eoin Higgins,; Common Dreams

Exclusives

Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution

Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution

Green New Deal supporters should look to leaders in places like "Death Alley," not Silicon Valley.

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

The Left Should Direct the Impeachment Effort

The Left Should Direct the Impeachment Effort

We need a left-led impeachment campaign to mobilize the Democratic base to defeat Trump and the GOP.

by: Sam Lewis &; Abi Hassen,; Truthout

After Years of Abuse, the Earth Has Sent Its Bill Collectors

After Years of Abuse, the Earth Has Sent Its Bill Collectors

We have to stop relying on our "Capitalism One" card to defer the true cost of what we exploit and consume.

by: JP Sottile,; Truthout

Environment & Health

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule limiting what debt collectors can do to pursue overdue bills.

Federal Plan Would Update Overdue-Bill Collection Methods

by: Michelle Andrews,; Kaiser Health News

Juliana v. United States, a lawsuit brought by 21 young people, could potentially force the U.S. to act to contain the climate crisis.

This Tuesday, a US Federal Court May Decide the Fate of the Climate

by: Katie Eder,; Truthout

A woman wearing red protests while holding a sign that reads "OUR HEALTH OVER YOUR PROFITS"

Environmental Justice Activists Are Leading a Green New Deal Revolution

by: Mike Ludwig,; Truthout

In Opioid Trial, Oklahoma Accuses Johnson & Johnson of Being Drug "Kingpin"

In Opioid Trial, Oklahoma Accuses Johnson & Johnson of Being Drug “Kingpin”

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

Economy & Labor

Poor taxpayers continue to bear the brunt of the IRS’ remaining force.

The IRS Now Audits Poor Americans at About the Same Rate as the Top 1 Percent

by: Paul Kiel,; ProPublica

A woman looks at her smart phone in irritation

T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Would Increase Prices, Say T-Mobile Economists

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

Four nurses display signs supporting their strike

Ohio Hospital Attempts to Divide Striking Unionized Workers

by: Roland Reed,; Truthout

President Trump, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Vice President Pence arrive to speak about tax reform legislation during an event on December 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

With No Wage Growth, Study Shows Trump Tax Cuts Are for Oligarchs

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

Immigration

Scott Warren Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison for Providing Aid to Migrants

Scott Warren Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison for Providing Aid to Migrants

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

According to USMS, the onus for child care placement is on the detained parent, though it appears as if asylum seekers who give birth in USMS custody don’t have many choices at all.

Trump Administration Separates Some Migrant Mothers From Their Newborns

by: Tina Vasquez,; Rewire.News

People walk alongside the border fence separating the U.S. and Mexico

Heat and Violence Pose Twin Threats for Asylum-Seekers Waiting at Border

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

How Trump Immigration Policies Led to Child Deaths at Border

How Trump’s Immigration Policies Led to Child Deaths at Border

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

Racial Justice

Sojourner Truth, Black abolitionist, women's rights activist and former slave, circa 1870

The History of Black Women Championing Demands for Reparations

by: Ana Lucia Araujo,; History News Network

Advocates say previous clean energy legislation did too little to close the solar industry’s diversity gap.

Can Legislation Help Diversify Solar Workforce? Illinois Hopes So.

by: Kari Lydersen,; Energy News Network

Schoolchildren line up to see an original copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the documents unveiling at the African American Civil War Memorial Museum, May 20, 2005, in Washington, D.C.

We Have the Means to Fund Reparations. Where Is the Political Will?

by: Dedrick Asante-Muhammad &; Chuck Collins,; Truthout

Marijuana samples at the Welcome to Cannacity - "She's Smokin'" Event on April 20, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.

Pot Industry Owes Reparations to Those Criminalized for Drug Use

by: Laura Flanders,; Truthout

LGBTQ Rights

A woman holds the trans flag during a protest

Trump Administration Targets Trans Health Care Protections

by: s.e. smith,; Care2

By 2030, about 4.7 million of LGBT people in America over 50 will need elder care.

‘Stonewall Generation’ Confronts Old Age, Sickness — And Discrimination

by: JoNel Aleccia &; Melissa Bailey,; Kaiser Health News

Transgender youth fight their whole lives for the right to exist. This administration wants to take that away.

All I Want for Mother’s Day Is Equality for My Child

by: Karen Dolan,; OtherWords

A doctor stands with arms crossed as he holds a red stethoscope.

New Trump Rule Permits Anti-LGBTQ Health Care Discrimination

by: Jessica Mason Pieklo,; Rewire.News

Prisons & Policing

If we are to be free within and without our person, the total surveillance state must be dismantled.

There Are Cameras Everywhere. It’s Time to Reject the Surveillance State.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning addresses reporters outside the Albert Bryan U.S federal courthouse with attorney Moira Meltzer-Cohen on May 16, 2019, in Alexandria, Virginia.

Judge Orders Manning Jailed, Imposes Daily $500 Fine After 30 Days Behind Bars

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

A police officer views a laptop screen while in his cruiser

Detroit Police Spent Over Half a Million on Cellphone Tracking Technology

by: Camille Fassett,; Shadowproof

Chelsea Manning speaks to the press

Chelsea Manning Is Released, But May Have Just Over a Week of Freedom

by: Jake Johnson,; Common Dreams

War & Peace

President Trump holds a lunch meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and members of his delegation in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2018.

Key US Allies in the Middle East Are the Real Tyrants

by: Danny Sjursen,; TomDispatch

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp during a Memorial Day event in Yokosuka on May 28, 2019.

Trump Hasn’t Pardoned the War Criminals Yet, But His Message Is Clear

by: Sasha Abramsky,; Truthout

A fleet of naval vessels and associated aircraft are seen in the ocean

As US Rattles Its Sabers at Tehran, Where’s the Protest?

by: James Carroll,; TomDispatch

When our family members sign up, they sign away some of their rights — and ours.

End This Hidden Risk to Military Families

by: Stacy Bannerman,; OtherWords

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.

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Planet or Profit

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

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The Public Intellectual

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Education & Youth

It took many years to accept that there is nothing inherently wrong with me, or with people deemed "mentally ill."

Child Psychiatric Abuse Is Real — I Should Know, I Lived It

by: Chris Anastasia,; North Atlantic Books

The adversity score represents a flawed attempt to fix a flawed test.

The SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Is a Poor Fix for a Problematic Test

by: Leigh Patel,; The Conversation

Seattle, Cincinnati and San Antonio have developed high-quality public preschool paid for by new local taxes.

Cities Are Convincing Voters to Pay Higher Taxes for Public Preschool

by: Brenda Iasevoli,; The Hechinger Report

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a town hall at the Fort Museum on May 4, 2019, in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Bernie Sanders Unveils a 10-Point Plan to Overhaul Public Education

by: Jessica Corbett,; Common Dreams

Culture & Media

Audible's recommendations of similar authors makes it a dangerous platform for online radicalization.

Why Is Audible Still Featuring Far-Right Author Jack Donovan?

by: Shane Burley,; Truthout

Julian Assange’s Attorney Decries Espionage Charges as Threat to Press Freedom

by: Amy Goodman,; Democracy Now!

A large recreation of a whale hangs over tables seated with people at a gala

People With a Lot of Money Are Determining What Culture Is

by: Janine Jackson,; FAIR

A woman with an ash-streaked face stares onward

Daenerys Targaryen Was Never a Liberator

by: Kelly Hayes,; Truthout