With Supreme Court's Capitulation to Hate, Trump's Stranglehold Tightens

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[Donate Now]( [With Supreme Court's Capitulation to Hate, Trump's Stranglehold on Government Tightens]( William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: The Supreme Court is in Donald Trump's hands now. No decision is too vacuous or vicious if it conforms to the squalid requirements of the executive branch, which has in its lap a purring, recumbent legislative branch. These people have found the car keys, and we are now on a road to some very dangerous places. [Read the Article]( [Supreme Court's Janus Decision Is an All-Out Attack on Working Americans]( John Logan, Truthout: The campaign to undermine labor for the benefit of the super-rich got a giant boost with Wednesday's 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The predictably partisan decision, which prohibits public-sector unions from collecting "fair-share fees" from non-union members who benefit from the union's activities, is the culmination of the right-wing assault on the rights of working Americans. 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Ocasio-Cortez defeated Crowley after running a progressive grassroots campaign advocating for "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE. [Watch the Video and Read the Transcript]( [Wall Street Vultures Circle Puerto Rico's Water System]( Jake Johnson, Common Dreams: Previous attempts by Wall Street financiers and government officials to privatize Puerto Rico's water system have produced disastrous results. Yet private equity vultures are exploiting the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Maria to plow ahead with another privatization effort -- one that environmentalists warn could further imperil the island's public water infrastructure. [Read the Article]( [Fearing Deportation, Immigrant Parents Are Opting Out of Health Benefits for Kids]( Ashley Lopez, Kaiser Health News: The fear of deportation has been heightened in recent weeks, forcing tough decisions for immigrant parents. Now, advocates say a growing number of American children are dropping out of Medicaid and other government programs because their parents are not citizens. [Read the Article]( [AT&T Only Buys Time Warner Once in a Lifetime]( Janine Jackson, FAIR: This month, a federal judge ruled that the merger of AT&T and Time Warner may proceed, rejecting antitrust concerns presented by the Department of Justice. Nilay Patel, editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Verge, discusses the decision and the dangers the increasing monopolization of media presents to Americans. [Read the Interview and Listen to the Audio]( [Want to strengthen Truthout and help us plan for the future? Click here to become a monthly sustainer.]( [The Newspaper Guild] Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](