- Prior to the third anniversary of the Saudi Arabia-led military intervention in Yemen, the pro-Sunni coalition carried out over 17,000 airstrikes on one of the poorest nations on earth. The mass bombardment has resulted in a humanitarian crisis with thousands of civilians killed, and a deadly cholera epidemic. Still, the Saudi coalition, backed by the United States and Britain has not defeated Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels. (“Yemen crisis: Does Saudi largess square with military campaign,” CS Monitor, April 2, 2018; “The US approves $1.3 billions in arms sales to Saudis,” National (UAE), April 6, 2018)
- ProPublica reports state legislatures in red and blue states are placing new attention on maternal health, with a focus on the high rates of mortality among African-American mothers across the United States. (“Here’s one issue blue and red states agree on,” ProPublica, March 26, 2018; “ProPublica lost mothers series lost-mothers,” Propublica, July 17, 2017)
- Two years ago, Tennessee’s billionaire Republican Gov. Bill Haslam proposed a radical plan to privatize state services. His administration issued a $1.9 billion contract that would privatize maintenance of all state facilities. (“Tenn., is not for sale,” In These Times, March 20, 2018)
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