Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:32:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 EPA Chief Met With Bayer CEO Before Trump Moved to Push Company’s Case to SCOTUS https://truthout.org/articles/epa-chief-met-with-bayer-ceo-before-trump-moved-to-push-companys-case-to-scotus/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:28:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336215 Top U.S. regulators met with Bayer’s CEO last year to discuss “litigation” issues — including “Supreme Court Action” over its glyphosate weed killer — just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show. The June 17 meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bayer CEO Bill…

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]]> Trump Energy Secretary Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post https://truthout.org/articles/trump-energy-secretary-accused-of-manipulating-oil-markets-with-deleted-post/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:37:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336211 U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a former fracking executive, was accused on Tuesday of manipulating global markets after he posted a striking claim on social media: The American Navy, he wrote, had “successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing.” The post on X was deleted minutes later, after “oil prices slid at their steepest pace in years…

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]]> Speaker Johnson Defends Ogles, Fine, Amid Calls to Condemn Islamophobic Rhetoric https://truthout.org/articles/speaker-johnson-defends-ogles-fine-amid-calls-to-condemn-islamophobic-rhetoric/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:08:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336213 Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is refusing to criticize members of his own party for their Islamophobic comments over the past several days, instead promoting his own bigoted conspiracy theories targeting Muslims in the U.S. In a social media post on Monday, Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee) expressed a desire to remove Muslims from the country completely.

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]]> The State Is Escalating Charges Against Protesters. Labor Must Defend Them. https://truthout.org/articles/the-state-is-escalating-charges-against-protesters-labor-must-defend-them/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:45:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336209 On July 10, 2025, as federal agents stormed cannabis farms in Ventura County, California, community members rushed to protest what they saw as yet another sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. Among them was Jonathan Caravello, a 37-year-old philosophy lecturer at California State University Channel Islands. Today, he faces a federal felony charge that could send him to prison…

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]]> Spain Withdraws Ambassador to Israel Over Gaza Genocide and War in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/spain-withdraws-ambassador-to-israel-over-gaza-genocide-and-war-in-iran/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:52:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336206 On Wednesday, Spain announced that it would be withdrawing its ambassador to Israel. The move is in protest of Israel’s continued genocide of Palestinians in Gaza as well as its participation in the joint United States-Israel war on Iran. The Spanish embassy in Tel Aviv will remain open, but will be led by a charge d’affaires. “At the proposal of the Minister for Foreign Affairs…

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]]> Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft https://truthout.org/articles/palestinians-in-gaza-slam-kushners-reconstruction-plan-as-disguised-theft/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:26:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336188 Coastal tourism sites, 180 gleaming skyscrapers, business and industrial centers, new urban cities, more than 100,000 housing units, over 200 schools, more than 75 medical facilities, and a colossal number of job opportunities. This is Jared Kushner’s futuristic master plan for Gaza. Kushner — Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former U.S. special envoy — presented his master plan in Davos at the…

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]]> Pete Hegseth Halted US Efforts to Limit Civilian Deaths Ahead of Iran War https://truthout.org/video/pete-hegseth-halted-us-efforts-to-limit-civilian-deaths-ahead-of-iran-war/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:24:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336203 Iranian authorities say the U.S. and Israel killed more than 1,300 civilians, striking over 10,000 civilian sites during the first 12 days of the war. This comes as Israel escalates attacks on Lebanon, killing at least 570 since the war began and displacing nearly 800,000 people. As President Trump dodges questions on how long the war will continue, reporting by Akbar Shahid Ahmed…

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]]> Venezuela Advances Reform That Revokes State Control Over Mining Activities https://truthout.org/articles/venezuela-advances-reform-that-revokes-state-control-over-mining-activities/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:43:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336198 The Venezuelan National Assembly preliminarily approved a new mining law on Monday as part of continued efforts to attract foreign investment to the country. Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez had announced the new legislation last week during a visit from U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum alongside mining executives and urged parliament to act “swiftly.

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]]> Markwayne Mullin Made Profitable Stock Purchases Days Before US Military Strikes https://truthout.org/articles/markwayne-mullin-made-profitable-stock-purchases-days-before-us-military-strikes/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:50:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336199 New reporting indicates that Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma) — who is President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) — profited from stocks in oil and security companies that he invested in just days before U.S. military strikes in Venezuela and Iran. In a Truth Social post earlier this week, Trump said that he would be reassigning current DHS…

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]]> Reports Say Up to 150 American Troops Injured in Just 10 Days of Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/reports-say-up-to-150-american-troops-injured-in-just-10-days-of-iran-war/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:38:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336194 The Pentagon admitted that at least 140 U.S. troops have been wounded after Reuters published reporting on American casualties on Tuesday, broadening the previously known toll of the war as Democratic lawmakers briefed on the fighting are warning that the Trump administration is moving toward a ground invasion. Reuters reported, citing two people familiar, that up to 150 American troops have…

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]]> Plurality of Americans Back Firing Multiple Trump Cabinet Members https://truthout.org/articles/plurality-of-americans-back-firing-multiple-trump-cabinet-members/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:55:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336189 New polling suggests, in the wake of President Donald Trump firing former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem from her position and assigning her to a new role, that a plurality of voters would like to see the firings of numerous other Trump administration officials. The latest Economist/YouGov poll published on Tuesday found huge support for Noem’s firing.

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]]> US Dropped $5.6 Billion Worth of Bombs on Iran in First 2 Days of War Alone https://truthout.org/articles/us-dropped-5-6-billion-worth-of-bombs-on-iran-in-first-2-days-of-war-alone/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:45:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336175 The U.S. dropped nearly $6 billion worth of munitions on Iran in just the first two days of the U.S.-Israeli assault, officials say, giving a sense of the staggering scope of the carpet bombing campaign as the Trump administration sweeps aside affordability crises at home. Three U.S. officials told The Washington Post that the U.S. dropped $5.6 billion in the first two days of its…

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]]> World’s Dangerous Reliance on Oil Transforms Fossil Fuels Into Weapons of War https://truthout.org/video/worlds-dangerous-reliance-on-oil-transforms-fossil-fuels-into-weapons-of-war/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:46:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336184 Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel this week as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran threatens global energy supplies and the broader economy. Iranian officials say no oil will be allowed to leave the Middle East until the bombardment stops, raising fears of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil and gas flows. This comes as Israel has struck…

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]]> Kansas Senator Is Framing an Anti-Abortion Proposal as an Equal Rights Amendment https://truthout.org/articles/kansas-senator-is-framing-an-anti-abortion-proposal-as-an-equal-rights-amendment/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:46:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336180 TOPEKA — A Kansas Republican is once again looking for a path to stop abortion, with a new proposal to change the state constitution to say life begins at conception. Sen. Mike Thompson, a Shawnee Republican, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 1623 on behalf of Doug Johnson, calling it an “equal rights amendment.” The same language is used in Senate calendar listings…

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]]> FBI Subpoenas Election Audit Records From 2020 Presidential Race in Arizona https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-subpoenas-election-audit-records-from-2020-presidential-race-in-arizona/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:43:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336178 The FBI has obtained election audit records from Maricopa County, Arizona, following a grand jury subpoena, as part of its efforts to relitigate the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest, despite multiple reviews of that race demonstrating that no widespread fraud occurred. In a rare but by no means impossible outcome, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party nominee for that year’s election…

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]]> This Fall, Florida Students Will Be Forced to Take “Anti-Communist” Classes https://truthout.org/articles/this-fall-florida-students-will-be-forced-to-take-anti-communist-classes/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:35:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336173 First, there was democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders. Then, in 2018, socialists Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Rashida Tlaib won seats in the House of Representatives. Seven years later, in the fall of 2025, voters chose socialists Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson to lead New York City and Seattle, upping socialist representation in government to 250 people in 40 states.

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]]> Trump Claims War Is “Very Complete” as US-Israeli Strikes Pummel Iran https://truthout.org/articles/trump-claims-war-is-very-complete-as-us-israeli-strikes-pummel-iran/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:26:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336165 President Donald Trump claimed that his war on Iran is “very complete” just before markets closed on Monday, causing oil prices to calm — then contradicted himself a few hours later, promising to “not relent” as the U.S. and Israel carried out some of worst bombardments of the war all the while, locals said. In an interview with CBS on Monday afternoon, Trump said, “I think the war is very…

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]]> Europe Offers Little Hope for People in Iran Trying to Flee US and Israeli Bombs https://truthout.org/articles/europe-offers-little-hope-for-people-in-iran-trying-to-flee-us-and-israeli-bombs/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:39:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336167 Earlier this week, as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran intensified, U.K. Reform Party leader Nigel Farage doubled down on his anti-immigrant and anti-refugee stances. If, he declared, refugees start leaving Iran in large numbers, they will have to be housed in the Middle East; Britain simply can’t take in any more. Farage spoke about the U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran in glowing terms.

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]]> Trump Administration Quietly Moves to Strip Food Aid From Millions https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-quietly-moves-to-strip-food-aid-from-millions/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:27:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336162 The Trump administration is quietly pursuing a regulatory change that would strip federal nutrition assistance from an estimated 6 million low-income Americans — including nearly two million children — as it spends billions on an illegal, open-ended war on Iran that has killed more than a thousand people and plunged the global economy into chaos. The change sought by the US Department of…

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]]> Congressional Stock Trading Ban Backed by Trump Is Full of Loopholes https://truthout.org/articles/congressional-stock-trading-ban-backed-by-trump-is-full-of-loopholes/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336169 An analysis of a stock trading ban supported by President Donald Trump demonstrates that the bill would do very little to curtail insider trading, essentially rendering the proposal meaningless. Trump told Congress at his annual State of the Union address that he wanted a bill passed that would ban lawmakers from taking advantage of loopholes that allow for insider trading.

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]]> Trump Urges Passage of the SAVE America Act — With New Provisions https://truthout.org/articles/trump-urges-passage-of-the-save-america-act-with-new-provisions/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:57:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336160 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans have tried multiple avenues to pass their keystone elections bill. They reintroduced it in the House under a new name, mounted online pressure campaigns on congressional leadership and threatened to tank other legislation. Though the SAVE America Act (formerly the SAVE Act) cleared the House in February, the Senate has avoided taking it up for a vote. Now…

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]]> Jeffries Slammed After He Declines to Rule Out Backing Additional Iran War Funds https://truthout.org/articles/jeffries-slammed-after-he-declines-to-rule-out-backing-additional-iran-war-funds/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:22:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336155 House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) is facing criticism after refusing to rule out supporting a potential request from the Trump administration for tens of billions of dollars in additional military funding for the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. In an interview with NBC on Sunday, Jeffries didn’t speak out against the war itself, only repeating his critique of the Trump…

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]]> Newspaper Confirms Some Details in Trump Accuser’s Epstein-Related Story to FBI https://truthout.org/articles/newspaper-confirms-some-details-in-trump-accusers-epstein-related-story-to-fbi/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:15:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336157 The Post and Courier was able to verify key dates a woman accusing Trump of sexual assault provided to FBI agents in 2019.]]> A news publication has verified some of the details included in a woman’s testimony to the FBI in 2019, in which she accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor. The publication in question — Charleston, South Carolina-based The Post and Courier — was not able to verify the woman’s allegations against Trump. However, it was able to confirm details about her…

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]]> Israel Kills 41 in Lebanon in Mission for Body of Pilot Missing Since 1986 https://truthout.org/articles/israel-kills-41-in-lebanon-amid-mission-for-body-of-pilot-missing-since-1986/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:36:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336142 Israeli forces killed dozens of people in Lebanon, including children, in airstrikes and a ground incursion after Israeli soldiers supposedly tried and failed to recover the remains of a famous pilot who has been missing for 40 years in a town in eastern Lebanon. Lebanese health officials said at least 41 people were killed and 40 others wounded by an Israeli bombardment on Saturday.

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]]> Florida Lawmakers Aim to Add Work Requirements Without Expanding Medicaid https://truthout.org/articles/florida-lawmakers-aim-to-add-work-requirements-without-expanding-medicaid/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:26:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336153 In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requiring them to prove they’re working in order to get and keep coverage. That’s not stopping Florida lawmakers from trying to adopt Medicaid work requirements anyway. It’s the only legislative body in a nonexpansion state to…

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]]> Ramadan Revolved Around My Grandma. Bombs Took Her House. Famine Took Her Life. https://truthout.org/articles/ramadan-revolved-around-my-grandma-bombs-took-her-house-famine-took-her-life/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:41:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336150 For decades throughout Gaza, Ramadan had a familiar shared rhythm: the smell of soup rising from kitchens, the sound of plates being set, and children hurrying to the place where everyone would meet. For my family, that place was always my grandma’s house. Now everything feels different. Ramadan still arrives, but something essential is missing. This is the first Ramadan we’ve observed…

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]]> Trump’s Sons Accused of Trying to Profit Off Iran War With Drone Investment https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-sons-accused-of-trying-to-profit-off-iran-war-with-drone-investment/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:39:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336143 There’s no end in sight to President Donald Trump’s unprovoked and unconstitutional war with Iran, and two of the president’s children appear ready to cash in. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are investing in a Florida-based drone company called Powerus that “is vying to meet fresh demand from the Pentagon” for drones that started when the Trump…

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]]> Senator Urges Dems to Block All Other Bills Until There’s a War Powers Vote https://truthout.org/articles/senator-urges-dems-to-block-all-other-bills-until-war-powers-resolution-passes/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:51:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336146 U.S. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Connecticut) is urging members of his party to block all legislation in Congress until there is a War Powers Resolution vote to restrict President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran. Trump and members of his administration have frequently referred to the U.S.’s attacks on Iran, which are being conducted jointly with Israel, as a “war.

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]]> Lindsey Graham Says $1B a Day on Iran War Is “Best Money Ever Spent”  https://truthout.org/articles/lindsey-graham-says-1b-a-day-on-iran-war-is-best-money-ever-spent/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:48:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336136 Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said that the U.S.’s billions of dollars in spending on the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran is the “best money ever spent” — as oil prices see a historic spike and millions of Americans languish under an affordability crisis accelerated by Trump’s economic policies. On Sunday, Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo asked Graham about the estimated $1 billion per day…

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]]> Israel Denies Palestinians Access to Bomb Shelters as War on Iran Continues https://truthout.org/video/israel-denies-palestinians-access-to-bomb-shelters-as-war-on-iran-continues/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:28:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336140 We get an update on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran from Israel, where reports are growing of discrimination against non-Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel attempting to seek shelter from Iranian drone and missile attacks. While Jewish neighborhoods are “well protected” by bomb shelters, shelters are much rarer in Palestinian neighborhoods within the highly segregated country…

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]]> Environmental Activists Say the FBI May Be Investigating Them https://truthout.org/articles/environmental-activists-say-the-fbi-may-be-investigating-them/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:00:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336137 NEW YORK CITY — The group in the Brooklyn studio seemed harmless. There was a graduate student, a Yiddish teacher, a hairdresser. Fifteen people had gathered on a Wednesday night for a training offered by Extinction Rebellion NYC and Climate Defiance, two climate activist groups that engage in nonviolent civil disobedience and theatrical protest. They sat in metal folding chairs eating pizza…

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]]> US Lost 92,000 Jobs in February, With Growth Down 85 Percent Over Past Year https://truthout.org/articles/us-lost-92000-jobs-in-february-with-growth-down-85-percent-over-past-year/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:59:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336134 A new monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) points to troubling signs for the so-called “Trump Economy.” According to the agency’s February jobs report, which was released late last week, the total number of jobs in the U.S. dropped by 92,000 for the month. The BLS report also included updates for the previous two months, showing downward revisions of 65,000…

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]]> The Fight to Defend Pro-Palestine Speech on Campus Isn’t Over https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-to-defend-pro-palestine-speech-on-campus-isnt-over/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:57:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336070 It has been more than a year since the tents and banners of 2024’s pro-Palestine student encampments came down. But dozens of faculty members, staff, and students nationwide are still navigating the backlash that followed, fighting continued campus repression. “This is not a time to be timid; it’s not a time to be overly cautious,” Anna Feder told Truthout. Feder had been working for Emerson…

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]]> US-Israel Strikes on Tehran Oil Depots Blanket City in Smoke https://truthout.org/articles/us-israel-strikes-on-tehran-oil-depots-blanket-city-in-smoke/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:13:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336117 In the wake of infernos unleashed across portions of Tehran the night before, the people of Iran’s capital woke up Sunday to the hideous sight of ominous gray clouds above, choking-levels of smoke, and black raindrops full of toxic oil falling across the city. Critics described “scenes of Armageddon” and characterized the bombings and the destruction they triggered as the latest crimes…

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]]> House Bill Could Weaken EPA Oversight of Hazardous Chemicals https://truthout.org/articles/house-bill-could-weaken-epa-oversight-of-hazardous-chemicals/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:57:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336114 For the past four years, Jackie Medcalf has been testing the groundwater in northwest Houston where, decades ago, a dry cleaning facility had, over time, dumped hazardous chemicals used in the dry cleaning process into the stormwater drain, ditches and alleyways. The chemicals eventually seeped into the groundwater and migrated west to the community of Cyprus, where Medcalf and her team at the…

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]]> Fear of ICE Is Driving Patients Away From HIV Care https://truthout.org/articles/fear-of-ice-is-driving-patients-away-from-hiv-care/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:35:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336108 For two weeks, Albé Sanchez didn’t leave their house in South Minneapolis. “[I was] forced into survival mode,” Sanchez told Uncloseted Media and Rewire News Group (RNG). “I felt like there was an invisible wall [to the outside world] that I couldn’t cross unless I really wanted to put myself in a place where there was a chance that I might not be able to come back,” they added.

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]]> Massachusetts Unseals Records of Abuse of Disabled People in State Institutions https://truthout.org/articles/massachusetts-unseals-records-of-abuse-of-disabled-people-in-state-institutions/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:33:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336099 A new Massachusetts state law passed in November 2025 will make records from state institutions for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities or mental health conditions accessible for the first time. Generations of disabled people lived and died in those institutions beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Many experienced horrific abuse, and their histories have long been obscured.

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]]> These Women Exposed Prison Sexual Abuse. Now ICE Wants to Deport Them. https://truthout.org/articles/these-women-exposed-prison-sexual-abuse-now-ice-wants-to-deport-them/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:31:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336041 In November 2022, a long-time permanent resident of the U.S. was released from FCI Dublin, a California federal women’s prison. A probation officer had visited and approved her to stay at her mother’s home. The woman, who asked to be identified here by the pseudonym “Cristal” due to fear of retaliation, was looking forward to rebuilding relationships with her family…

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]]> New Hampshire House Advances One of The Nation’s Most Extreme Transgender Bathroom Bans https://truthout.org/articles/new-hampshire-house-advances-one-of-the-nations-most-extreme-transgender-bathroom-bans/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:06:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336105 Bathroom bans targeting transgender people have been spreading rapidly across the United States. In previous years, adult bathroom bans in public buildings were limited to a handful of states with extreme laws. This year, they have become one of the primary vehicles for anti-trans legislation nationwide. Kansas was the first to act, passing a bathroom bounty hunter system and invalidating…

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]]> Kristi Noem Is Leaving a Trail of Death Behind Her in ICE Jails https://truthout.org/articles/kristi-noem-is-leaving-a-trail-of-death-behind-her-in-ice-jails/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:43:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336103 Reports emerged this week of the death of two more immigrants in the custody of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Emmanuel Damas, 56, a Haitian asylum seeker, reportedly died from an infection linked to a toothache that his family said went untreated for two weeks while Damas was incarcerated at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona. Damas appears to be the tenth person to die…

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]]> Trump Reportedly Open to Deploying US Ground Troops in Iran as War Continues https://truthout.org/articles/trump-privately-open-to-deploying-us-ground-troops-in-iran-as-war-enters-second-week/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:27:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336101 A report late Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump is more bullish in private about putting American soldiers on the ground in Iran than he has been publicly stirred immediate condemnation among lawmakers opposed to the illegal military attack, now entering its second week of destructive and deadly operations. “This is madness,” declared Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) in response to NBC…

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]]> New Extremist “Freedom Caucuses” Are Pushing State Governments Right Across US https://truthout.org/articles/new-extremist-freedom-caucuses-are-pushing-state-governments-right-across-us/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:21:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336094 The ultra-right State Freedom Caucus Network (SFCN) now has at least 15 state affiliates, with new caucuses announced last month in Minnesota and West Virginia. The first action taken by the Minnesota Freedom Caucus was to file articles of impeachment against two state Democratic officeholders, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz. “Minnesota Republicans could have filed…

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]]> The Border Between Gaza and Egypt Had Just Reopened. Then War With Iran Started. https://truthout.org/articles/the-border-between-gaza-and-egypt-had-just-reopened-then-war-with-iran-started/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:36:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336091 The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced on March 1 that all crossings in the occupied Palestinian territories — including the Rafah border crossing with Egypt — were closing until further notice following joint Israeli-American airstrikes on Iran. Then, on March 3, COGAT said in a statement that only Kerem Shalom crossing will be gradually…

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]]> White House Propaganda Videos Splice Horrific Iran War Footage With Video Games https://truthout.org/articles/white-house-propaganda-videos-splice-horrific-iran-war-footage-with-video-games/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:53:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336092 For several days in a row, the White House has posted videos on X of the U.S.’s strikes on Iran spliced with footage taken from video games and action movies, in a dystopic form of propaganda that treats the war like a game or like social media content to be mined. On Friday, the White House account shared a video that began with a popular meme from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas…

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]]> DOJ Releases Epstein Files Memos Referencing Trump Sexual Assault Allegations https://truthout.org/articles/doj-releases-epstein-files-memos-referencing-trump-sexual-assault-allegations/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:15:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336087 On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released three previously withheld documents from the Epstein files that include accusations against President Donald Trump, who had a close friendship with accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The documents detail an FBI interview in 2019 with a woman who alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was between the ages of…

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]]> Democrats Face Mounting Pressure to Oppose Any New Funds for War on Iran https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-face-mounting-pressure-to-oppose-any-new-funds-for-war-on-iran/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:55:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336095 Democratic members of Congress are facing renewed pressure to oppose any Trump administration funding requests to help bankroll its illegal, open-ended war on Iran after congressional Republicans — along with a handful of pro-war Democrats — voted this week to defeat efforts to end the assault, which is costing US taxpayers roughly $1 billion per day. In a statement after House Republicans…

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]]> With Kristi Noem Out, Can a Hamstrung FEMA Rebuild — Even Under Trump? https://truthout.org/articles/with-kristi-noem-out-can-a-hamstrung-fema-rebuild-even-under-trump/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:36:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336089 During the year she spent leading the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, Kristi Noem faced a torrent of criticism. Lawmakers from both parties assailed her for lying about the shooting of protestors in Minneapolis and spending millions of dollars on television commercials. Government audits concluded that she “systematically obstructed” investigations and created security risks at…

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]]> UN Experts Demand Probe Into Minab Massacre as Reports Find US Was Responsible https://truthout.org/articles/un-experts-demand-probe-into-minab-massacre-as-reports-find-us-was-responsible/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:08:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336079 A House lawmaker and UN experts are calling for an “immediate” investigation into the strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, that massacred 175 people, mostly children, as a growing body of evidence suggests that U.S. forces were responsible for the strike. “There needs to be an immediate and transparent investigation into this strike. I’m demanding answers on what is being done to…

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]]> Israel Intensifies Attacks on Lebanon and Orders Mass Displacement in the South https://truthout.org/video/israel-intensifies-attacks-on-lebanon-and-orders-mass-displacement-in-the-south/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:04:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336085 It is the seventh day of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, and Israel is escalating attacks on Lebanon after ordering the entire population of southern Lebanon to flee. This comes as Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to turn areas of Lebanon into another Gaza in a video shared on social media Thursday. “The word on everyone’s mouths here is ethnic cleansing…

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]]> Trump to Host Right-Wing Leaders at Summit to Promote His “Donroe Doctrine” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-to-host-right-wing-leaders-at-summit-to-promote-his-donroe-doctrine/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:58:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336082 For nearly three years the Dominican Republic had been excitedly preparing to host the region’s biggest multilateral event: the 2025 Summit of the Americas, bringing together the leaders of nearly every government in the Western Hemisphere. But on November 3rd, only a month before the summit was to take place, the DR’s foreign ministry abruptly announced the postponement of the event citing…

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]]> Trump Demands Final Say in Selecting Iran’s Future Leader https://truthout.org/articles/trump-demands-final-say-in-selecting-irans-future-leader/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:39:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336080 In an interview on Thursday, President Donald Trump insisted that he should be involved in selecting the next leader of Iran, dismissing the idea that Iranians should have final say over their country’s leadership. Speaking to Axios, Trump decried the idea of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of deceased former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, becoming the country’s next leader.

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]]> I Spoke to Families in Gaza’s Largest Tent Camp. Here’s What They Told Me. https://truthout.org/articles/i-spoke-to-families-in-gazas-largest-tent-camp-heres-what-they-told-me/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:50:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336048 Approximately 92 percent of homes in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed since October 7, 2023. According to United Nations estimates, around 436,000 housing units have been damaged or destroyed as a result of Israeli airstrikes and military operations. Less than a week after the war began, on October 13, 2023, Israeli forces issued evacuation orders for northern Gaza, forcing over 1 million…

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]]> Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal https://truthout.org/articles/florida-has-deemed-all-existing-intro-to-sociology-textbooks-illegal/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:59:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336018 Imagine the following scenario: You’re teaching Introduction to Sociology at a community college in Florida, and today, you’re trying to explain the well-documented pay gap between men and women in the United States. You check the guidance you just received from your dean, who received instructions via email from the executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System.

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]]> Report: CENTCOM Suggests Trump’s War in Iran Will Likely Last Through September https://truthout.org/articles/report-centcom-suggests-trumps-war-in-iran-will-likely-last-through-september/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:16:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336071 A new report suggests that the U.S.’s war on Iran could last several months or potentially even longer — despite Trump administration officials suggesting that it will last only a few days or weeks. According to reporting from Politico, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) officials at the agency’s headquarters in Tampa, Florida, have made a request to the Pentagon for more intelligence officers.

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]]> Israel Has Dropped 4k Bombs on Iran — Surpassing 12-Day War in Just 4 Days https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-dropped-4k-bombs-on-iran-surpassing-12-day-war-in-just-4-days/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:28:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336061 The Israeli military announced that it dropped as many bombs on Iran as Israel used during the entirety of the 12-day war last year over just a third of the time this week, signalling the severity of the Israeli military’s bombardment without even counting the bombardments carried out by U.S. forces. Israeli military spokesperson Effie Defrin said in a press conference on Tuesday that the…

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]]> Documents Expose Ties Between Trump Officials and Industries They Help Regulate https://truthout.org/articles/documents-expose-ties-between-trump-officials-and-industries-they-help-regulate/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:03:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336066 Thousands of companies are jockeying for billions of dollars in Defense Department contracts to build a shield designed to intercept and destroy missiles launched against the United States. But amid the intense competition, a handful of firms have an important inside connection. At least four of the companies awarded contracts so far are owned by Cerberus Capital Management…

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]]> Trump Fires Noem as DHS Head, Picks Senator Who Says Babies Should Be Deported https://truthout.org/articles/trump-fires-noem-as-dhs-head-picks-senator-who-says-babies-should-be-deported/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:38:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336065 President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is removing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her post and is seeking to replace her with Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Oklahoma). The change comes as Noem has led a tumultuous campaign of federal raids on U.S. cities that has seen thousands of people deported and detained, and record high deaths tied to the nation’s immigration…

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]]> GOP-Run Florida University Group Chat Devolved Into Racism and Talk of Violence https://truthout.org/articles/gop-run-florida-university-group-chat-devolved-into-racism-and-talk-of-violence/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:40:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336062 Leaked chats from a Republican group at a Florida college contain hundreds of uses of the n-word and frequent references to Nazi Germany, new reporting from The Miami Herald has revealed. The group chat was started by Miami-Dade Republican Party Secretary Abel Carvajal last fall to promote Republican-aligned events at Florida International University (FIU). But within just a few weeks…

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]]> Minneapolis’s Underground Health Networks Can Offer Lessons for Other Cities https://truthout.org/articles/minneapoliss-underground-health-networks-can-offer-lessons-for-other-cities/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:31:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336059 MINNEAPOLIS — Gabi has big brown eyes, pigtails, and a genetic condition that makes her bones brittle. They fracture easily, leaving the 2-year-old in such pain that her mother quit her job cleaning offices to stay home and cradle her in the one-bedroom apartment they share with six relatives. When federal immigration agents descended on their city, officers deported Gabi’s father and…

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]]> Senator Joins Police to Eject Antiwar Marine From Hearing, Breaking His Arm https://truthout.org/articles/senator-joins-police-to-eject-anti-war-marine-from-hearing-breaking-his-arm/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:28:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336047 A Republican senator joined Capitol Police as they violently ejected an anti-war protester and U.S. Marine veteran from an Armed Services subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, appearing to break his arm as the group tried to wrestle him out of the chamber. Video of the incident shows Sen. Tim Sheehy, a Republican from Montana, rushing over to help police as they try to tug and push the protester…

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]]> Nearly 4 Years After His Death, Documentary About Journalist Nominated for Oscar https://truthout.org/video/nearly-4-years-after-his-death-documentary-about-journalist-nominated-for-oscar/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:14:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336057 Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud also honors other fallen journalists, says Craig Renaud.]]> We speak with filmmaker Craig Renaud, the director of Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud, an HBO documentary about his brother, photojournalist Brent Renaud, who was killed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine in 2022. March 13 marks the fourth anniversary of Brent’s death, and the film is both a tribute to him and “a bigger story about all the journalists who were being killed…

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]]> Trump’s Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-lawlessness-joins-strategic-use-of-law-to-create-a-facade-of-legitimacy/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:12:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336050 In response to his sentencing following his conviction on 34 felonies in May 2024, President Trump stated that he had “won the election in a massive landslide, and the people of this country understand what’s gone on. This has been a weaponization of government.” Despite his conviction, Judge Juan Merchan sentenced him to an unconditional discharge with no consequences like prison, probation…

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]]> Mass Protests Urged Following Failed War Powers Act Vote to Stop War in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/mass-protests-urged-following-failed-war-powers-act-vote-to-stop-war-in-iran/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:04:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336053 On Wednesday, a War Powers Resolution vote in the U.S. Senate failed to garner enough votes to end the Trump administration’s war on Iran, with the Republican majority blocking its advancement. The vote was split largely on party lines, with just one member of each party crossing the political divide. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) sided with Democrats in favor of the vote, while Sen.

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]]> Iranian Girls’ Elementary School Massacre Was a Double-Tap Strike, Medics Say https://truthout.org/articles/iranian-girls-elementary-school-massacre-was-a-double-tap-strike-medics-say/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:42:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336045 As the US and Israel continued to wage war on Iran Wednesday, paramedics and victims’ relatives said last weekend’s bombing of an elementary in southern Iran was a so-called “double-tap” airstrike — a common tactic used by US, Israeli, and Russian forces by which attackers bomb a target and then follow up with a second strike meant to kill survivors and first responders.

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]]> Canada’s Visa Requirements Are Forcing Students in Gaza to Put Dreams on Hold https://truthout.org/articles/canadas-visa-requirements-are-forcing-students-in-gaza-to-put-dreams-on-hold/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:48:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336019 For Khaled and Raneen, daily life in the Gaza Strip is marked by the steady hum of Israeli military drones buzzing over the central city of Deir al-Balah that they now call home. The Palestinian couple from northern Gaza has been displaced more than 10 times since Israel’s war on the enclave began in 2023. And despite a United States-brokered ceasefire that was enacted in October…

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]]> As the War on Iran Spirals On, Israel Further Blocks Movement Within West Bank https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-war-on-iran-spirals-on-israel-further-blocks-movement-within-west-bank/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:44:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336032 Ramallah — While the world’s attention is on the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, the Israeli military has placed the West Bank under a functional lockdown. Checkpoints in and out of most major cities are closed, and Palestinians have been left to look for other travel arrangements. Some residents who spoke with Truthout said they traveled for hours through village back roads in an attempt to reach…

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]]> The Science of Unlearning and Why Organizers Need It https://truthout.org/audio/the-science-of-unlearning-and-why-organizers-need-it/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:51:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=336037 Why do some people change, while others double down? In this episode of Movement Memos, Kelly talks with journalist and author Lewis Raven Wallace about the deeper mechanics of political transformation. Drawing on neuroscience, trauma research, and stories of people who have broken with deeply held ideologies, Wallace argues that real change rarely happens through debate or persuasion. Instead…

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]]> Leavitt Suggests Reports on Iranian School Girls Killed Are “Propaganda” https://truthout.org/articles/leavitt-suggests-reports-on-iranian-school-girls-killed-are-propaganda/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:31:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336033 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the idea that the U.S. was responsible for a strike on Saturday that struck a school in Minab, Iran, describing reports that the U.S. would target civilians in combat as “propaganda.” When asked whether the U.S. carried out the strike, Leavitt said: “Not that we know of.” She echoed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s assertion on…

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]]> What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran? https://truthout.org/articles/what-are-the-trump-administrations-true-objectives-in-iran/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:27:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336030 The ramifications of the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran remain to be seen, but they will not be good. Indeed, as with the U.S.-led war on Iraq, the war on Iran could prove disastrous. It is important to understand, therefore, what would motivate the United States to launch such a reckless, illegal, and destructive action. Not surprisingly, most of President Donald Trump’s justifications…

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]]> Johnson: US Must Wage War With Iran Because of Its “Misguided Religion” https://truthout.org/articles/johnson-us-must-wage-war-with-iran-because-of-its-misguided-religion/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:25:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336020 Top Republican leaders are spewing blatant Islamophobia to justify the U.S. and Israel’s horrific war on Iran, drawing condemnation from Muslim rights advocates. In one instance of patently hateful comments, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Wednesday that Iranians have a “misguided religion” that seeks the destruction of the U.S. “[Iranians] want to wipe Israel off the face…

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]]> Trump’s War With Iran Is a Boon for the US Gas Export Industry https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-war-with-iran-is-a-boon-for-the-us-gas-export-industry/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:07:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336027 The deadly war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran has led to serious military and economic impacts across the region that produces much of the world’s oil and gas. A global spike in fuel prices could further inflame an affordability crisis that President Donald Trump has repeatedly called a “hoax” created by Democrats. However, higher oil and gas prices would be a boon for…

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]]> Support for Abolishing ICE Hits Record High in New Poll https://truthout.org/articles/support-for-abolishing-ice-hits-record-high-in-new-poll/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:54:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336028 A new poll shows a majority of Americans support calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Economist/YouGov survey, conducted from February 27 through March 2, asked respondents whether they had any confidence in ICE. Only 39 percent said they had a “great deal” or “some” confidence in the agency, while 56 percent said they had “only a little” or “none at all” in ICE to…

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]]> Polymarket Takes Down Betting on Nuclear Detonation After Backlash https://truthout.org/articles/polymarket-takes-down-betting-on-nuclear-detonation-after-backlash/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:55:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336006 Polymarket archived a market on whether a nuclear bomb would be detonated by the end of this year, just days after the betting company faced criticism for allowing users to gamble on the commencement of the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. Journalist David Sirota posted about the existence of the market on social media on Tuesday evening. The market allowed users to bet on whether a nuclear…

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]]> “No to War” — Spain PM Sánchez Doubles Down on Defiance Against Trump Demands https://truthout.org/articles/no-to-war-spain-pm-sanchez-doubles-down-on-defiance-against-trump-demands/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:43:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336021 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reiterated that his country will not allow the U.S. to use its military bases as part of the joint U.S.-Israel war against Iran, in spite of economic threats from President Donald Trump. In a 10-minute televised address to the country, Sánchez was straightforward in his response to Trump: “No a la guerra,” he said. The phrase…

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]]> A New Regional War Could Be More Devastating Than 25 Years of “Forever Wars” https://truthout.org/video/a-new-regional-war-could-be-more-devastating-than-25-years-of-forever-wars/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:08:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=336016 The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is now in its fifth day. Following the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel has made it clear that it intends to target any official successors. Observers also warn that Israel could soon deploy its “Dahiya doctrine,” a military strategy it first developed in Lebanon that involves carpet-bombing densely populated residential areas. Despite U.S.

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]]> Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in Homeland Security Contracts https://truthout.org/articles/noem-misled-congress-about-top-aides-role-in-homeland-security-contracts/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:05:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336014 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials. Lewandowski has an unusual role at DHS, where he is not a paid government employee but is nonetheless acting as a top official, helping Noem run the sprawling agency.

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]]> Deportation Is Not a Hardship That Shall Pass — It Is an Interminable Agony https://truthout.org/articles/deportation-is-not-a-hardship-that-shall-pass-it-is-an-interminable-agony/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:13:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336007 Thirty years ago, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) deported my father. He came to the U.S. from the ghettos of Trinidad to the ghettos of Boston and did what he did to survive. For him, that meant selling weed. INS and its successor, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), also deported two of my uncles. Previous presidential administrations called them “felons.

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]]> “Low-Wage 20” Report Spotlights Corporate Giants Paying Poverty Wages https://truthout.org/articles/low-wage-20-report-spotlights-corporate-giants-paying-poverty-wages/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:13:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336010 Many workers employed by the largest low-wage corporations in the U.S. are dependent on public benefits to access food or health care because their pay is so low, according to a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). The report, titled “America’s 20 Largest Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis,” also found the lowest-paying S&P 500 corporations that primarily exploit…

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]]> Federal Funding for People in Poverty Is Going to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead https://truthout.org/articles/federal-funding-for-people-in-poverty-is-going-to-anti-abortion-centers-instead/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:01:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=336002

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]]> Witkoff Says One of US’s Demands Was for Iran to Give Up Its Navy https://truthout.org/articles/witkoff-says-one-of-uss-demands-was-for-iran-to-give-up-its-navy/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:41:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335993 One of the U.S.’s demands during negotiations with Iran in recent weeks was for the “elimination of [Iran’s] navy,” according to top negotiator Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, who has complained that Iran wouldn’t agree to a “deal” to prevent the U.S. from striking. In a Fox News interview posted by the White House’s rapid response X account, Witkoff suggested that he and senior adviser Jared…

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]]> Trump Says “Wars Can Be Fought ‘Forever’” as US, Israel Unleash Terror in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-wars-can-be-fought-forever-as-us-israel-unleash-terror-in-iran/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:07:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335987 President Donald Trump ominously said on Monday that the U.S. has the weaponry to fight “forever,” as the administration’s refusal to state a definitive timeline or end goals for its war on Iran sparks worries of yet another prolonged, disastrous U.S. conflict in the Middle East. In a post on Truth Social just before midnight on Tuesday, Trump said that the U.S. has a “virtually unlimited…

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]]> Noem Refuses to Apologize to Alex Pretti’s Parents During Heated Senate Hearing https://truthout.org/articles/noem-refuses-to-apologize-to-alex-prettis-parents-during-heated-senate-hearing/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:07:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335991 As the US Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down, DHS chief Kristi Noem testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and repeatedly refused to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti, who was recently killed by immigration agents in Minnesota. “Two of my constituents, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who is running for…

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]]> Pesticide Company to Stop Producing Weed Killer Linked to Parkinson’s Disease https://truthout.org/articles/pesticide-company-to-stop-producing-weed-killer-linked-to-parkinsons-disease/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:06:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335989 Syngenta, maker of a controversial pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, said on Tuesday that it will stop making its paraquat weed killer by the end of June. The announcement comes as the company is facing several thousand lawsuits brought by people in the US who allege they developed Parkinson’s disease due to their exposure to Syngenta’s paraquat products. The company did not…

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]]> US-Israel War on Iran Part of Long Campaign Against Regional Self-Determination https://truthout.org/video/us-israel-war-on-iran-part-of-long-campaign-against-regional-self-determination/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:51:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=335983 Rami Khouri, Palestinian American journalist and distinguished public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut, speaks with Democracy Now! about the historical context of Western colonialism in the Middle East amid the war against Iran. Khouri says the U.S.-Israeli attack is the latest act “causing people across the world to look at the idea of … Western liberal democratic tradition as a…

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]]> Critics Slam Carney’s Plan to Jump-Start Canada’s Economy via Military Industry https://truthout.org/articles/critics-slam-carneys-plan-to-jumpstart-canadas-economy-via-military-industry/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:24:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335980 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stunned the world with a dazzling speech at Davos in January. He warned that the old order was dying and that it was time for global leaders to get serious about what must replace it. “Stop invoking ‘rules-based international order’ as though it still functions as advertised,” Carney said. “Call it what it is: a system of intensifying great power rivalry…

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]]> This Is Not a Regime Change War. Iran Is Being Pushed Toward State Collapse. https://truthout.org/articles/this-is-not-a-regime-change-war-iran-is-being-pushed-toward-state-collapse/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:24:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335971 The U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran has already sparked regional war, and threatens to reshape West Asia for years to come. The military strikes began on February 28, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several of his top officials. Now, several days into the war, the rationale has not been clearly articulated; U.S. lawmakers and officials have offered up different…

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]]> Rubio Says US Had to Strike Iran Because Iran Would Defend Itself If Attacked https://truthout.org/articles/rubio-says-us-had-to-strike-iran-because-iran-would-defend-itself-if-attacked/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:20:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335974 Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that the U.S. had to wage war against Iran now because Iran would act to defend itself if it came under attack — a circular explanation that appeared to pass the buck for the aggression to Israel, despite reports that Israeli leaders have been coordinating a joint attack with the U.S. for months. “It was abundantly clear that if Iran…

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]]> Trump Has Made the US War Machine a Spectacle – and It’s Spectacularly Unpopular https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-made-the-us-war-machine-a-spectacle-and-its-spectacularly-unpopular/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:27:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335975 President Donald Trump’s unprovoked assault on Iran is the latest phase of a rampage in which the administration is making war and militarism central features of life in the United States. While the Pentagon’s violence has been unavoidable for many people around the world, it has largely been hidden from the view of most of the U.S. population. Not anymore. The U.S. and Israel opened this war…

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]]> Department of Justice Drops Defense of Trump’s Orders Punishing Law Firms https://truthout.org/articles/department-of-justice-drops-defense-of-trumps-orders-punishing-law-firms/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:22:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335972 Congressman Jamie Raskin said the US Department of Justice’s decision Monday to abandon its legal cases against law firms that refused to capitulate to President Donald Trump should serve as “a reminder that those who fight back against authoritarianism are winning.” The DOJ asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to dismiss its cases against law firms including Perkins…

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]]> Spain Denies Use of Bases for US Forces Involved in War on Iran https://truthout.org/articles/spain-denies-use-of-bases-for-us-forces-involved-in-war-on-iran/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:42:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335954 Spain has denied the use of its military bases to U.S. forces involved in the joint U.S.-Israel war on Iran, including for refueling, objecting to unprovoked attacks that Spanish officials say are a violation of international law. At least eleven U.S. aircraft left military bases in Rota and Morón in southern Spain after the announcement. Aircraft trackers showed that at least 7 of 15 U.S.

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]]> Hegseth Says Iran War Isn’t Endless But Refuses to Provide Timeline for Its End https://truthout.org/articles/hegseth-says-iran-war-isnt-endless-but-refuses-to-provide-timeline-for-its-end/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:21:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335967 At a press conference on Monday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth repeatedly contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, and vowed that the war would not be bound by “stupid rules of engagement.” During the press briefing, Hegseth attacked members of the media, as well as critics of the war, for comparing the U.S.’s current operation — which has…

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]]> Prisoners in Iran Report Limited Access to Food as US-Israeli Attack Continues https://truthout.org/video/prisoners-in-iran-report-limited-access-to-food-as-us-israeli-attack-continues/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:08:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=335964 As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its third day, dragging much of the Middle East into armed conflict, we speak with two Iranian American scholars about the situation. “It’s quite a devastating attack on the infrastructure of the country, both in terms of the state infrastructure and civilian infrastructure,” says Golnar Nikpour, associate professor of modern Iranian history at Dartmouth…

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]]> As Security Council Stalls, There Are Other Ways to Stop US-Israeli War on Iran https://truthout.org/articles/as-security-council-stalls-there-are-other-ways-to-stop-us-israeli-war-on-iran/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:07:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335958 Already 555 Iranians — including 180 students at a girls’ elementary school in Minab — have been reported dead in the war of aggression launched February 28 by President Donald Trump and his accomplice, accused war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, against Iran. “Operation Epic Fury involves the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation,”…

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]]> Texas AG Maligns Therapy That Affirms Trans Youths’ Identities as “Child Abuse” https://truthout.org/articles/texas-ag-maligns-therapy-that-affirms-trans-youths-identities-as-child-abuse/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:06:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335959 Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas announced on Monday a new interpretation of state law that would extend the state’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to mental health providers, declaring that any therapist who affirms a trans youth’s gender identity is “facilitating” illegal treatment and committing child abuse. Under his interpretation, therapists, counselors…

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]]> Any Showdown Over Warmaking Powers Could Ultimately End Up at Supreme Court https://truthout.org/articles/any-showdown-over-warmaking-powers-could-ultimately-end-up-at-supreme-court/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:04:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335955 “Do you think the President has the authority to invade Iran tomorrow without getting permission from the people, from the United States Congress, absent him being able to show there is an immediate threat to our national security?” As recounted in The Lever’s upcoming new season of the Master Plan podcast, this was the big question then-Sen. Joe Biden pressed Supreme Court nominee Samuel…

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]]> US-Israeli Assault on Iran Has Already Killed at Least 555 People https://truthout.org/articles/us-israeli-carpet-bombing-of-iran-has-already-killed-at-least-555-people/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:22:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335944 In just two days, U.S. and Israeli attacks have killed over 500 people across Iran, with American and Israeli forces bombing numerous civilian sites, including medical centers and hospitals, human rights advocates have warned. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Monday that it has counted at least 555 deaths since the U.S. and Israel launched unprovoked strikes on Saturday.

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]]> Trans Residents Sue Kansas Over New Law Outlawing Their Current Licenses https://truthout.org/articles/trans-residents-sue-kansas-over-new-law-outlawing-their-current-licenses/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:35:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335952 Two transgender residents of Kansas are suing the state over its newly enacted anti-trans law that has invalidated the driver’s licenses of hundreds of trans people. The new law also authorizes any individual to sue anyone in Kansas who they suspect of using the “wrong” restroom, based on the state’s new definition of gender, which wrongly states that gender is equivalent to the sex a person…

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]]> Less Than a Third of US Voters Say They Approve of Trump’s War on Iran https://truthout.org/articles/less-than-a-third-of-us-voters-say-they-approve-of-trumps-war-on-iran/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:32:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335945 Reuters/Ipsos poll found 27 percent of respondents approved, 43 percent disapproved, and 29 percent weren’t sure.]]> President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is extraordinarily unpopular, according to a poll conducted shortly after the U.S. and Israel carried out massive strikes on the country Saturday. The survey, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos, found that just 27% of voters approved of the strikes, which have killed at least 555 Iranians as of Monday morning and resulted in retaliation from Iran that has killed…

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]]> Calls for Regulation Grow as Polymarket Bets on Iran War Top $529 Million https://truthout.org/articles/calls-for-regulation-grow-as-polymarket-bets-on-iran-war-top-529-mil/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:25:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335947 The betting website Polymarket saw $529 million traded on bets predicting when the United States and Israel would conduct their first bombing campaign against Iran last week. Six newly-created accounts on the site made a profit of over $1 million on their own, correctly predicting the first strike in the war would happen on February 28. The unusual activity on the site has prompted several…

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]]> Dem Leaders Offer Weak Response to Trump as Illegal Iran Assault Quickly Expands https://truthout.org/articles/dem-leaders-offer-weak-response-to-trump-as-illegal-iran-assault-quickly-expands/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:13:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=335937 The top Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, faced backlash on Saturday over what critics described as tepid, equivocal responses to President Donald Trump’s illegal assault on Iran — and for slowwalking efforts to prevent the war before the bombing began. While both Democratic leaders chided Trump for failing to seek…

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