Mozambique Is Drowning. Nebraska Has Flooded. We Need a Green New Deal.

Saturday, March 23, 2019 [| Help expose injustice: Support Truthout! |]( [Mozambique Is Drowning. Nebraska Has Flooded. We Need a Green New Deal.]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Massive floods driven by climate disruption have ravaged the people of Mozambique, and they are not alone. A separate, massive climate-driven flood has transformed the middle of the United States into a bowl of soup. The waters have inundated huge swaths of Kansas, along with Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin and Iowa. It's time to stop stalling and take the imperatives of the Green New Deal seriously. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Commemorating 40 Years of "Injustice for All"]( Roberto Rodriguez, Truthout Forty years after being brutalized by Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies for recording another brutalization by deputies in East Los Angeles, the writer reflects on the violence and dehumanization that have characterized this continent since the arrival of Cortés and Columbus in the 16th century. Can people of color ever expect justice within a system set up to racially patrol their bodies and their communities? [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Trump Administration Losing 94 Percent of Lawsuits Over Illegal Policy Changes]( Igor Derysh, Salon The Trump administration is losing court battles at an unprecedented rate, with many losses coming because officials failed to follow basic rules in changing policy. Only some cases involve bumbling officials. Others involve the president's innate ability to torpedo his own agenda. At least a dozen decisions in which judges have ruled against the administration have involved Trump's tweets or comments. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Truthout's independent, not-for-profit news depends on reader support. Will you take a few seconds to donate? Even a few bucks will go a long way if enough people give! [Donate Now →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wisconsin GOP's Lame-Duck Power Grab Ruled Unconstitutional]( Mary Bottari and Scott Zimmerman, PRWatch A Wisconsin judge ruled on Thursday that laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December to limit the powers of newly elected Democratic Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul were unconstitutional. Following the ruling, the governor took immediate action to pull Wisconsin out of a multi-state lawsuit that challenged the Affordable Care Act. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chicago Grad Workers on Strike for Living Wages and Respect]( Hannah Steinkopf-Frank, In These Times On March 19, University of Illinois at Chicago graduate workers began an indefinite strike. Many striking students said they don't make enough to pay for living expenses and rely on food aid and other assistance. Their union is joining a national movement of higher education employees demanding livable wages and better working conditions in the often-unstable field of academia. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Bill Would Keep Incarcerated Pregnant Women From Being Put in Medical Isolation]( Victoria Law, Rewire.News In Maryland, incarcerated pregnant people are automatically, and involuntarily, placed in the medical infirmary during their third trimester. This practice blocks their access to outdoor recreation, classes, work and other prison programming. Numerous studies have shown that isolation can have severe, long-lasting damage to a person's mental health. However, a new state bill seeks to stop the practice. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Following Citizens United, Foreign-Owned Corporations Funnel Millions Into US Elections]( Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Raymond Arke, Center for Responsive Politics Foreign-based corporations or U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-based corporations have contributed millions of dollars to super PACs and hybrid PACs following Citizens United v. FEC, the 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened up federal elections to direct corporate contributions. The Federal Election Commission remains locked in a stalemate over how to regulate these contributions. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [We Already Spend More Than Medicare for All Would Cost Us]( Janine Jackson, FAIR For most Americans, healthcare is not a partisan debate, but a crisis. We pay twice as much per person as people in other wealthy countries. Our system is incredibly inefficient and spends hundreds of millions of dollars in administrative waste. Medicare for All would allow everybody in America to get the healthcare they need at a price they can afford, says Diane Archer, president of Just Care USA. [Listen to the Audio and Read the Transcript →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- In Case You Missed It --------------------------------------------------------------- [Veterans Demand Congress End the Forever Wars]( Mike Ludwig, Truthout This week marked the 16-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and people born after the 9/11 attacks that sparked the global war on terror are now old enough to join the military and deploy to Afghanistan. Veterans groups on both the left and the right are putting mounting pressure on Congress to reassert its constitutional war-making authority, and progressive veterans are demanding that Democrats finally become leaders for peace. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The Zionist Smear Campaign Against Bernie Sanders Is Just Beginning]( Yoav Litvin, Truthout The smear campaign against Rep. Ilhan Omar is the sort of manufactured fiasco that can likewise be expected against Sen. Bernie Sanders as he gains steam, potentially winning the Democratic Party nomination and facing Trump in the presidential elections. In fact, it has already begun, as Zionists, Republicans, and liberal and centrist Democrats join forces. [Read the Article →]( --------------------------------------------------------------- We still need 70 people to sign up for a sustaining, monthly donation this month. Will you be one? Just choose "monthly" when you make your gift. [Donate Now →]( Connect With Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Donate]( Truthout is a reader-supported, nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible. 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