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Friday, November 16, 2018 Whether you read Truthout daily, weekly or even once a month, now's the perfect time to show that you value radically independent news. Support bold, ethical journalism by donating today. [Donate Now →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [House Republicans, Terrible Before the Midterms, Are Now Much Worse]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout For my money, the real show in the House next year is going to be on the right side of the aisle. The Republican minority, defeated and pruned like it was 1974, is set to empower a radical faction of an already disorganized party which will commence in short order to make messes so vast and deep that all prior messes will seem quaint by comparison. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Parents Deliver Ashes of Diabetic Children to Price-Gouging Insulin Manufacturer]( Mike Ludwig, Truthout Alec Raeshawn Smith, who lived with Type 1 diabetes, died last year while attempting to ration his insulin supply after losing health coverage under his parent's insurance plan at age 26. His mother, Nicole Holt-Smith, and other activists crashed a research facility for the insulin manufacturer Sanofi on Friday with demands to end health care profiteering at the expense of human life. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [What the Latest Bipartisan Prison Reform Gets Wrong and Why It Matters]( Dan Berger, Truthout Ending mass incarceration will require more partisanship, not less. Instead of trying to meet in the middle with white nationalists and corporate shills, progressives should be trying to make the middle ourselves: to build the common sense reasoning and policy platforms that advance new paradigms of justice, safety, and sustainability. We’ve got a world to win. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Progressives, Please Don't Defend Broken Promises on Immigration]( Angelina Godoy, Truthout Our views on migration are woefully inadequate when it comes to understanding decisions to migrate under conditions of widespread violence of the kind currently prevalent in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. In recent years, almost 80 percent of asylum requests from the Northern Triangle countries were denied, and the situation for those people will likely get worse. It's time to push for real immigration reform, not incremental reductions in cruelty. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump's Craft Strategy: Discredit Everyone Until Nobody Believes Anything]( Heather Digby Parton, Salon Trump is escalating his attacks on Mueller and the Department of Justice because he believes that is how he will get out of this mess. He doesn't seem to realize that there's a flaw in his strategy: It doesn't work if the person who attempts to discredit others so that no one will believe them flagrantly discredits himself in the process. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook Is Pushing Anti-Semitic, Anti-Black Narratives]( Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! A New York Times investigation has revealed that Facebook fought critics and a growing number of scandals following the 2016 election by launching a PR offensive backed by a dubious Republican opposition-research firm: Definers Public Affairs. Democracy Now! speaks with Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, one of the organizations targeted by Definers Public Affairs, and professor Siva Vaidhyanathan. [Watch the Video and Read the Transcript →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The STOP Walmart Act Is Rewriting the Rules of Stock Buybacks]( Lenore Palladino, Roosevelt Institute This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the STOP Walmart Act, which prohibits large companies from engaging in stock buybacks unless they make serious investments in their workers. While the act takes aim at Walmart, the country's largest private employer, it highlights a more pervasive issue: Excessive giveaways to shareholders are a major part of why workers' wages remain stagnant. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [California Already Has a Housing Crisis. The Fires Just Made It Worse.]( s.e. smith, TalkPoverty.org Recovery from wildfires can take years, and for affected communities, housing is an especially pressing concern. California's housing prices are already infamously high, and now, in the wake of the most devastating fires the state has seen in decades, more low-income residents may be pushed out. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Who's Running Now? These Are the Latest 2020 Democratic Rumors]( Robin Marty, Care2 Several midterm races are still undecided, but pundits have already moved on to the power rankings for 2020 Democratic presidential nominees. Meanwhile, there are plenty of contenders already setting up for the very first caucuses and primaries -- still well over a year away. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In Case You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Amazon HQ2 Won't Improve Quality of Life for New York and Virginia Residents]( Peter Gowan, Truthout The politicians who negotiated deals to host Amazon's new headquarters in their cities weren't doing it to uplift their current populations composed of mostly people of color. Rather, they hope to attract wealthier, gentrifying communities that will push out current residents to outlying suburbs where they will struggle with long commutes and a worse quality of life. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Landowners Fight the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Court]( Mike Ludwig, Truthout Can private fossil fuel companies legally seize private property to build for-profit oil pipelines? That is the question facing a state court in Louisiana, where landowners are asserting their constitutional rights to prevent the Bayou Bridge Pipeline from being built on private property in a sensitive ecosystem. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you're reading? Support Truthout's independent news and analysis by making an automatic monthly donation. [Donate Now →]( Connect With Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Donate]( Truthout is a reader-supported, nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible. Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047. Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages. [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy](