Op-Ed Prisons & Policing If Biden Wants to End Death Penalty, He Must Also End Death by Incarceration More people are serving death-by-incarceration sentences today than the total number of people in prison in the 1970s. by Asha Ralph & Brian Pitman, Truthout Jan 24, 2021
News Analysis Economy & Labor Biden’s First Days Signal Significant Shift From Trump on Labor and Economy It's too early for labor organizers to run victory laps, but Biden's first few days suggest ambitious plans are ahead. by Sasha Abramsky, Truthout Jan 24, 2021
Op-Ed Racial Justice What Filing Tax Returns Taught Me About Racism in the US Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist. by Sarah Benchimol, Truthout Jan 24, 2021
News Analysis Immigration Biden’s Immigration Declarations Open Up New Political Terrain for Organizers The U.S. will need to both undo the damage already done by Trump and move away from imperialist foreign policy. by José Luis Granados Ceja, Truthout Jan 23, 2021
Interview Politics & Elections Independence Is the Progressive Solution to US Colonialism in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Cultural Center Executive Director José López discusses the changing political landscape in Puerto Rico. by Margaret Power, Truthout Jan 23, 2021
Op-Ed Reproductive Rights Why Supporting Families Who Have Abortions Later in Pregnancy Is My Life’s Work The most comforting thing I can do is sit with my patients as they grieve, pray or cry. by Jennifer Vollstedt, Truthout Jan 23, 2021
Nixon Impeachment Witness: Cruz and Hawley Should Have No Part in Trump Trial The former White House Counsel for Nixon said GOP senators who supported the Capitol breach "must be disqualified." by Staff, Common Dreams Jan 24, 2021
Trump-Linked Lobbyists Made Big Money From Clients Seeking Last-Minute Pardons by Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for Responsive Politics Jan 24, 2021
Pelosi Is Sending the Impeachment Article to the Senate on Monday by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jan 22, 2021
Army Denied Role of Michael Flynn’s Brother in Decisions After Capitol Breach by Igor Derysh, Salon Jan 22, 2021
Biden Pushes “Wartime Effort” to Fight COVID as US Death Toll Tops 410,000 Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to increase COVID-19 testing and the production of vaccine supplies. by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Jan 22, 2021
Fauci Says Working Under Biden Is “Liberating” – He Can Speak Candidly on COVID by Chris Walker, Truthout Jan 22, 2021
Several States Aren’t Counting How Many Vaccine Shots Go to Waste by Ryan Gabrielson, Caroline Chen & Mollie Simon, ProPublica Jan 22, 2021
The US Is Back in the Paris Agreement, But More Is Needed to Stave Off Disaster by Leanna First-Arai, Truthout Jan 21, 2021
Chicago Teachers Are Voting on Whether to Defy City’s Divisive Reopening Plans Chicago is trying to force its educators back into classrooms amid climbing COVID positive rates in the city. by Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes Jan 23, 2021
Biden Has Extended Eviction Moratorium — Now It’s Time for More by Mike Ludwig, Truthout Jan 22, 2021
AOC Calls for Canceling Student Loan Debt as Biden Extends Pause on Payments by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Jan 21, 2021
As Romney Quibbles on COVID Relief Bill, Progressives Urge Biden to Move Swiftly by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Jan 21, 2021
Yemen Crisis Linked to Weapons Maker Raytheon’s Influence on US Foreign Policy Weapons makers like Raytheon don’t just follow U.S. foreign policy; they make it through allies embedded in government. by Chrisana M. Panzica, Truthout Jan 22, 2021
US Contributes to Violent Attacks on Yemen While Cutting Back Relief Efforts by Kathy Kelly, The Progressive Jan 21, 2021
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a Fierce Critic of US Foreign Policy by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Jan 18, 2021
Pompeo Urges US to “Confront” What He Calls the “Iran-al-Qaeda Axis” by Sam Knight, Truthout Jan 14, 2021