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1 Year After William Rivers Pitt’s Death, Let’s Recommit to Collective Survival

By: Megan O’Matz, Aly Shaw, Mark Karlin, Daniel Falcone, Sasha Abramsky, Henry A. Giroux, Sharon Zhang, Dahr Jamail

As Truthout’s beloved columnist taught us before his death, collective grief can nourish long-term growth and healing.

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Are Elected Democrats Ignoring the Possibility of a Train Wreck in 2024?

By: Sasha Abramsky, Henry A. Giroux, Aly Shaw, Sharon Zhang, Norman Solomon, Megan O’Matz, Daniel Falcone, Sam Rosenthal

Congressional Democratic officials and progressives need to seriously reckon with Biden's plummeting poll numbers.

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A Small Cadre of GOP Hard-Liners Is Pushing US Toward Government Shutdown

By: Sharon Zhang, Zane Mcneill, Norman Solomon, Sasha Abramsky, Megan O’Matz, Daniel Falcone, Aly Shaw, Elizabeth Frantz, Henry A. Giroux

If the shutdown occurs, it will be because Speaker McCarthy let the far right dictate critical legislative decisions.

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Hollywood Writers Are Set to Vote on New Contract After Ending 148-Day Strike

By: Luis Feliz Leon, Ngakiya Camara, Katie Tastrom, Sharon Zhang, Derek Seidman

The tentative deal meets several of the screenwriters' demands, including pay raises and improved health care benefits.

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Ruling in Trump Fraud Case Could Result in Him Losing Trump Tower in Manhattan

By: Aly Shaw, Sasha Abramsky, Sharon Zhang, Daniel Falcone, Henry A. Giroux, Zane Mcneill, Norman Solomon, Megan O’Matz

Trump's lawyers' arguments in the case were based on “a fantasy world," the judge said in his ruling.

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UAW President Calls Trump Speech at Non-Union Auto Plant “Pathetic Irony”

By: Aly Shaw, Sasha Abramsky, Sharon Zhang, Daniel Falcone, Zane Mcneill, Norman Solomon, Megan O’Matz

Trump's visit comes as the Biden campaign launches its first ad against him, highlighting his anti-worker record.

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Impending Government Shutdown May Hit Tribal Nations Particularly Hard

By: Sasha Abramsky, Jen Deerinwater, Aly Shaw, Kwolanne Felix, Sharon Zhang, Zane Mcneill, Caressa Nguyen, Norman Solomon, Megan O’Matz

Rural tribal governments that heavily depend on federal funding may see relatively more furloughs and service stoppage.

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Thousands of Borrowers File Appeals as Student Loan Payments Loom

By: Paul Morigi, Alexandra Martinez, Zane Mcneill, Kristin Collier, Kwolanne Felix, Taru Taylor, Sharon Zhang, Eleanor J. Bader

Over 20,000 borrowers have already sent legal appeals to the Department of Education with support from a debtors union.

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GOP Holds Biden Impeachment Hearing Days Before Deadline to Keep Government Open

By: Zane Mcneill, Sharon Zhang, Megan O’Matz, Sasha Abramsky, Norman Solomon, Drew Angerer

Republicans are launching an impeachment drive based on a long-debunked and discredited lie," said Rep. Jamie Raskin.

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Wealthy Americans Failed to Pay $65.7 Billion in Taxes From 2017 to 2020

By: Ngakiya Camara, Luis Feliz Leon, Sharon Zhang, Derek Seidman

The amount owed by over 1.4 million high earners is almost enough to fund a universal child care program for one year.