Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:18:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Newly Released Records Show Officials Lied About Air Toxins Following 9/11 https://truthout.org/video/newly-released-records-show-officials-lied-about-air-toxins-following-9-11/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 21:05:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340584 Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unsealed more than 170,000 pages of records that offer new insights into how the city responded to the disaster. Some of the papers indicate that officials lied about the hazardous toxins that burned and remained near ground zero for months afterward, even as the government assured New Yorkers the air…

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]]> In His Trade War, Trump Crossed a Red Line: Canada’s French Language Policies https://truthout.org/articles/in-his-trade-war-trump-crossed-a-red-line-canadas-french-language-policies/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:13:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340581 As trade war escalates between the U.S. and Canada, Donald Trump spent the Labor Day weekend sharing generative AI images of him as a hockey player beating up Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney took a more serious tone, releasing a 15-minute video (20 minutes in French) on Tuesday morning speaking directly to Canadians. In it, he said that by standing up to Trump’s belligerence…

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]]> Interpreters Are Suffering Worse Working Conditions as Employers Integrate AI https://truthout.org/articles/interpreters-are-suffering-worse-working-conditions-as-employers-integrate-ai/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:50:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340569 When Sara Ramirez started as an interpreter for Monterey, California-based LanguageLine Solutions, in October 2020, she saw it as “a regular company.” She worked part-time as a Spanish-language interpreter from her home in El Paso, Texas, translating by phone for clients that included the Federal Emergency Management Agency, banks and hospitals. If she encountered a problem…

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]]> Somali Migrant With Legal Right to Live in US Sent to Guantánamo https://truthout.org/articles/somali-migrant-with-legal-right-to-live-in-us-sent-to-guantanamo/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:48:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340578 Federal immigration authorities have sent a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota, to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, despite the man having no criminal record and being a legal resident of the U.S. Adam Abdullah, 31, is an auto mechanic who was born in Somalia and came to the U.S. seeking asylum in 2023. He has regularly checked in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) since he began…

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]]> Germany’s Fascist Party Just Won Control of a State Government https://truthout.org/articles/germanys-fascist-party-just-won-control-of-a-state-government/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:34:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340575 The far right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party scored a landslide victory this past Sunday in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt state election, although it fell short of a majority in its bid to form the first far right state government in the country’s postwar history. It won 43.8 percent of the vote, more than doubling its share of the vote five years ago in the region, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’…

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]]> The “War on Terror” Was a War of Terror https://truthout.org/articles/the-war-on-terror-was-a-war-of-terror/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:25:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340563 Three days after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush stood behind a pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral and spoke to a nation in shock. “Our responsibility to history is already clear,” he proclaimed, “to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil.” The vow was, of course, preposterous. Yet the “war on terror” that…

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]]> DHS Claims TPS for 170,000 Salvadorans Will Remain Despite Looming Expiration https://truthout.org/articles/dhs-claims-tps-for-170000-salvadorans-will-remain-despite-looming-expiration/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:24:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340571 Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001. “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at the appropriate time,” a DHS spokesperson said in an…

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]]> Courts Issue Conflicting Decisions Over GOP’s Gerrymandered Maps in Missouri https://truthout.org/articles/courts-issue-conflicting-decisions-over-gops-gerrymandered-maps-in-missouri/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:29:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340562 A high-stakes legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map was engulfed in chaos late Tuesday after the US Supreme Court and a lower federal court issued conflicting decisions on whether the state can use aggressively gerrymandered district lines that Republicans drew last year at the behest of President Donald Trump. US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a Trump nominee…

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]]> Trump Paid His Favorite Aide Natalie Harp $45,000 in “Gifts,” Records Show https://truthout.org/articles/trump-paid-his-favorite-aide-natalie-harp-45000-in-gifts-records-show/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:24:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340568 President Donald Trump has doled out around $150,000 in cash gifts to three young, loyalist White House employees, including his controversial executive assistant Natalie Harp. The gifts were detailed on disclosure forms, which federal workers are required to fill out each year. The payments were officially listed as “Cash Gift for Holidays” on all three of the staffers’ disclosures.

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]]> Trump Admin Removes Information on Slavery From Former Confederate Statue Site https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-removes-slavery-context-from-former-confederate-statue-site/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:45:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340560 The Trump administration has removed language critical of slavery from the site where a Confederate memorial once stood in Arlington National Cemetery. The Confederate statue was taken down after Congress voted to remove it from the grounds in 2023. Upon the statue’s removal, a plaque was installed at the site putting the former monument into context, noting its revisionist history and its…

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]]> Federal Judge Upholds New Jersey Order to Bar ICE From Some State-Owned Spaces https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-upholds-new-jersey-order-to-bar-ice-from-some-state-owned-spaces/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:09:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340557 A U.S. District Court judge upheld a New Jersey executive order limiting federal immigration officials’ access to nonpublic parts of state property, ruling the federal government had failed to prove its discrimination claim. Friday’s decision by Judge Georgette Castner keeps in place a February executive order issued by Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) that, absent judicial warrants…

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]]> Amish Country Is Seeing a Major Measles Outbreak. RFK Jr. Is Making It Worse. https://truthout.org/articles/amish-country-is-seeing-a-major-measles-outbreak-rfk-jr-is-making-it-worse/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:49:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340553 Five years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Amish country, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to address a large anti-vaccination crowd. It was 2021 and the COVID pandemic was still raging; the anti-vaxxer spoke to a crowd of 1,500 people, mocked vaccinations in general, and told them that the cure for measles was chicken soup and vitamin A. Already primed by their religious beliefs to…

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]]> Diesel Prices Reach New High Over Labor Day Weekend https://truthout.org/articles/diesel-prices-reach-new-high-over-labor-day-weekend/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:06:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340549 Diesel prices in the U.S. broke a new record high this past weekend, as the U.S. and Israel’s continued war on Iran has led to a rapid increase in worldwide fossil fuel costs over the past six months. On Friday, a gallon of diesel gas surpassed $5.85, the highest price ever recorded. The increased fuel costs will likely translate into higher prices for consumer goods, since many of the…

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]]> Israel’s Quadcopter Drones Have Become a Weapon of Everyday Killing in Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/israels-quadcopter-drones-have-become-a-weapon-of-everyday-killing-in-gaza/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:01:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340546 Sadeq Abdelhafiz, 26, noticed an unusual quiet around him as he stood in the Shujaiya neighborhood of Gaza near the cemetery on Salah al-Din Street. A small quadcopter drone (about the size of a floor tile) had fired a volley of bullets just minutes earlier, and it was still there, hovering over the minaret of the nearby Ibn Marwan Mosque, adjacent to the cemetery. Abdelhafiz turned his head…

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]]> 25 Years After 9/11 Attacks, New Yorkers Still Struggle With Exposure to Toxins https://truthout.org/video/25-years-after-9-11-attacks-new-yorkers-still-struggle-with-exposure-to-toxins/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:20:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340548 Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, many New York City residents are still grappling with complicated health conditions related to exposure to the toxic air and debris around ground zero. “We were digging through the pile and using rakes to spread out all the debris to look for anyone’s remains,” says retired New York City firefighter Brenda Berkman. “We were working alongside really…

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]]> More Evidence Shows Netanyahu Was Warned of Oct. 7 Attack and Did Nothing https://truthout.org/articles/more-evidence-shows-netanyahu-was-warned-of-oct-7-attack-and-did-nothing/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:10:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340545 More evidence has emerged showing that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had prior knowledge of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attack but did nothing to stop it, ultimately using the attack and the lives of the Israeli captives as justification to carry out genocide in Gaza. A report published in Haaretz reveals that the president of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed…

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]]> FCC Chair Open to Punishing Broadcasters Over Trump’s “Fake Poll” Claims https://truthout.org/articles/fcc-chair-open-to-punishing-broadcasters-over-trumps-fake-poll-claims/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:49:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340543 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr indicated in an interview this past weekend that he was open to using the agency to punish broadcasters that published polling data President Donald Trump deems to be “fake.” Carr’s comments came about a week after Trump demanded on Truth Social that the FCC crack down on broadcasters. “THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA…

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]]> UK, France, and Canada Announce Bans on Goods from Illegal Israeli Settlements https://truthout.org/articles/uk-france-and-canada-announce-bans-on-goods-from-illegal-israeli-settlements/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:31:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340540 The United Kingdom, France, and Canada joined forces on Tuesday to ban imports of goods and some services from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, where settlers and soldiers are assailing, displacing, and killing Palestinians at an unprecedented rate with the backing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “Today, we refuse to be bystanders to further suffering…

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]]> During Former Career as an OBGYN, GOP Senator Sued 700 of His Patients for Debts https://truthout.org/articles/report-republican-senator-an-obgyn-sued-700-of-his-patients-for-debts/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:14:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340535 Republican Sen. Roger Marshall (Kansas) sued hundreds of his patients for outstanding debts and had dozens of them arrested over the course of his decades-long career as an obstetrician-gynecologist, new reporting reveals. Court records show that Marshall, who is running for reelection this fall, sued over 700 of his patients for debts, according to The New York Times. His practice…

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]]> As Farmers Struggle, Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Profits Off High Gas Prices https://truthout.org/articles/as-farmers-struggle-trumps-agriculture-secretary-profits-off-high-gas-prices/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:05:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340537 As farmers grapple with soaring diesel and fertilizer prices and the Department of Agriculture yanks support for cheaper, renewable forms of energy, the agency’s chief, Brooke Rollins, is carrying millions in highly profitable oil and gas investments. In disclosure reports filed in July, Rollins indicated that she and her husband, Mark Rollins, an oil and gas industry executive…

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]]> 3 National Archives Locations Are Set to Close. Tribal Docs’ Fate Is Unclear. https://truthout.org/articles/3-national-archives-locations-are-set-to-close-tribal-docs-fate-is-unclear/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 18:20:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340532 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – The Chicago National Archives holds hundreds of thousands of Bureau of Indian Affairs records spanning nearly two centuries, but the site is set to close by the end of September. There is no clear answer about where the documents are going or when they’ll next be accessible. Once the site closes, it could take roughly two years for the documents to be made…

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]]> Vermont Hospital Workers Are Building Solidarity With Farmworkers https://truthout.org/articles/vermont-hospital-workers-are-building-solidarity-with-farmworkers/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:09:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340530 Health care workers fighting for a contract in Vermont have come to the table with not only their own demands for safe staffing and fair pay, but also a more unusual demand — one made in solidarity with farmworkers. They want their employer, the University of Vermont Medical Center, to join the Milk with Dignity program. “We’ve been in spaces with folks, seen them, heard their stories.

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]]> Milwaukee Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Is Still Facing Deportation https://truthout.org/articles/milwaukee-man-falsely-accused-of-threatening-trump-is-still-facing-deportation/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:02:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340528 Months after Ramón Morales Reyes was falsely accused by the Department of Homeland Security of penning letters threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, his children Ana and Antonio say that their family continues to live in fear while awaiting the outcome of their father’s deportation case. “My dad was framed for something that he did not do, and DHS knew exactly what they posted…

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]]> German Far Right Party AfD Wins Regional Election, Thanks Musk for Support https://truthout.org/articles/german-far-right-party-afd-wins-in-regional-election-thanks-musk-for-support/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:30:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340526 The far-right Alternative for Germany party thanked the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, after decisively winning a key regional election on Sunday, sparking alarm across Europe and around the globe. Ulrich Siegmund, AfD’s lead candidate in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, praised Musk — who has openly advocated for the far-right, xenophobic party — for his support and “clear and highly…

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]]> Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off. https://truthout.org/articles/digital-freelance-work-is-a-lifeline-for-gazans-israel-is-cutting-it-off/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:51:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340454 Before the war on Gaza began in 2023, freelance work had become a lifeline for thousands of Gazans. It was one of the few ways they could connect with the outside world and secure jobs that offered incomes several times higher than those available locally. According to the United Nations, around 12,000 people in Gaza were earning their livelihoods through online freelance work before the war.

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]]> “No More 24” Movement Aims to End 24-Hour Shifts for New York Home Care Workers https://truthout.org/articles/no-more-24-movement-aims-to-end-24-hour-shifts-for-new-york-home-care-workers/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:47:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340504 When Cai Qiong Liu applied for a visa to come to the U.S., she told officials she was in search of a better life. As soon as she arrived in 2005, Liu’s friend got her a job as a home health aide, which she kept for 18 years. For half of those years, Liu worked four to five consecutive 24-hour shifts a week, providing demanding live-in care for a patient who had suffered a stroke: helping her…

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]]> Trump Admin Blocked Prosecution of ICE Agent for Minneapolis Shooting https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-blocked-prosecution-of-ice-agent-for-minneapolis-shooting/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:14:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340518 Over the “strongest possible” objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it. The agent, 52-year-old Christian Castro, allegedly shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in…

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]]> Republicans Panic as Gas Prices Hit Another Record High Ahead of Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-panic-as-gas-prices-hit-another-record-high-ahead-of-midterms/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:13:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340515 The price of diesel fuel in the US hit another record high on Saturday, as data published by the American Automobile Association showed the average cost for a gallon of diesel now stands at $5.88. According to a Saturday report from Axios, incumbent Republicans are fretting about the impact that skyrocketing gasoline and diesel prices will have on the 2026 midterm elections…

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]]> Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Struggle to Survive as UNRWA Cuts Essential Aid https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-refugees-in-lebanon-struggle-to-survive-as-unrwa-cuts-essential-aid/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:12:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340512 In the streets of Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, where alleyways are barely wide enough to walk through, and buildings crowd out the sky, 45-year-old Palestinian refugee Aziza Wahbeh measures the long hours of another day. There is the electricity that comes for only two hours a day, the water families must buy because none is supplied, the rising rent for cramped and aging homes…

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]]> ACT UP in Louisiana Was Pragmatic, Bold, Creative. Let’s Learn From It. https://truthout.org/articles/act-up-in-louisiana-was-pragmatic-bold-creative-lets-learn-from-it/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:10:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340432 Nearly four decades have passed since ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) started in New York in 1987 as a direct action activist group “united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis.” The 1980s were a time of mass death and government inaction, and ACT UP responded with confrontational protests that disrupted business as usual to force change.

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]]> Boycott of Starbucks Is Still On as Workers Press for $17 Wage and Protections https://truthout.org/articles/boycott-of-starbucks-is-still-on-as-workers-press-for-17-wage-and-protections/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:08:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340474 The boycott of Starbucks’ multinational coffee chain is still in full swing this Labor Day weekend as Starbucks workers push to secure a new contract. The AFL-CIO and Chicago Teachers Union have already expressed support for the boycott, which unionized Starbucks workers initiated to support their demands for a minimum hourly wage of $17, improved staffing, and better workplace protections.

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]]> Trump Is Dismantling TPS Country by Country. Salvadorans Fear They’re Next. https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-dismantling-tps-country-by-country-salvadorans-fear-theyre-next/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 16:07:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340509 For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return. But as the Trump administration has stripped those humanitarian protections for nearly a million people, the Salvadoran national is uncertain if his own legal status will remain in place next week. “I’m going day by day,” Palma, who lives in Texas…

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]]> Over 50 Groups Urge Congress to Reject US-Israeli Military Integration Plan https://truthout.org/articles/over-50-groups-urge-congress-to-reject-us-israeli-military-integration-plan/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:30:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340505 A coalition of over 50 rights groups on Thursday wrote to leaders in Congress to “strongly urge” them to reject not only specific proposals in each chamber’s version of the next Pentagon budget, but also “any legislation seeking to intertwine US and Israeli defense or intelligence capabilities.” The provision in the House-approved National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR…

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]]> Tyson Shutters Illinois Meatpacking Plant and Fires 2,500 Workers Without Notice https://truthout.org/articles/tyson-shutters-illinois-meatpacking-plant-and-fires-2500-workers-without-notice/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:57:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340507 Ouano Tante worked the afternoon shift at the Tyson beef plant in Joslin, Illinois, for five years. But when she and hundreds of her co-workers arrived at work on August 14, they found the plant closed. They speculated that someone on the morning shift might have gotten injured. Then two mid-level supervisors came outside in tears. Plant supervisors told workers the plant was closing…

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]]> Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection https://truthout.org/articles/yupik-immersion-school-program-in-alaska-opens-doors-to-cultural-connection/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:46:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340470 Growing up in Bethel, Alaska, Amber Arnaqulluk Shields spoke Yup’ik from a very young age. Whenever she wasn’t in school, her parents sent her to their ancestral home in Toksook Bay to spend time with grandparents who spoke no English. Speaking Yu’pik at home had always been a priority for her family, and so when Shields had her kids, whom she is raising in Anchorage, Alaska…

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]]> Trump’s “Beautification” Plan Has Turned Community Parks Into Policing Traps https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-beautification-plan-has-turned-community-parks-into-policing-traps/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:39:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340490 The expenditures are enormous: $16 million toward a failed paint job on the National Mall reflecting pool. $5 million for bronze horse statues. Over $900 million toward White House renovations. Trump’s plans to “make D.C. beautiful again” are costing taxpayers well over a billion dollars and leaving local community members wondering who the renovations are really for.

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]]> Vance Downplays Deadly US Strike on Iranian Wedding: “Things Happen” https://truthout.org/articles/vance-downplays-deadly-us-strike-on-iranian-wedding-things-happen/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:46:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340500 Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on and downplayed the U.S.’s strike on a wedding in Iran earlier this week that killed at least four people, despite mounting evidence of U.S. culpability for the civilian killing. “Sometimes things happen,” Vance said when asked about reports of the strike in a briefing on Thursday. The strike through the roof of a home in which a wedding was being…

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]]> Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP Maps, Puts Gerrymandering Issue to Voters https://truthout.org/articles/missouri-supreme-court-blocks-gop-maps-puts-gerrymandering-issue-to-voters/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:03:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340501 Missouri voters will be given the chance to weigh in on maps redrawn by the Republican-led state legislature last year, which created congressional boundaries many critics have said are both racial and political gerrymanders. In a unanimous ruling on Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court found that a “veto referendum” ballot initiative was unduly blocked by Missouri Secretary of State Denny…

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]]> Resistance Grows Against MI Data Center That Would Fuel Nuclear Weapons Research https://truthout.org/articles/resistance-grows-against-mi-data-center-that-would-fuel-nuclear-weapons-research/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:03:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340497 The University of Michigan’s proposed computing facility in Ypsilanti Township is the next step in high-powered computing and nuclear weapons research for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Nonproliferation experts say the research could also contribute to the development of new weapons. The $1.2 billion research center would be almost 300,000 square feet, with the lion’s share going to Los…

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]]> ICE Agents Invade Danbury, Connecticut, Kidnapping Parents From School Bus Stops https://truthout.org/video/ice-agents-invade-danbury-connecticut-kidnapping-parents-from-school-bus-stops/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:44:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340495 We go to Danbury, Connecticut, where residents held a mass demonstration this week to protest recent immigration arrests and to support the city’s immigrant community. Danbury, like many other communities across the United States, has been the target of a spike in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration, including local reports of ICE arresting parents at school bus stops.

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]]> Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls https://truthout.org/articles/voting-rights-groups-are-preparing-to-confront-ice-at-the-polls/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:27:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340483 After dozens of violent raids and untimely deaths in squalid jails, as well as several high-profile killings at the hands of President Donald Trump’s immigration police, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters on Tuesday that he “can’t guarantee” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents won’t be present at the polls when voters arrive to cast ballots in upcoming…

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]]> Fetterman Stood Up Paralyzed Veterans to Advocate for Israel on Fox https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-stood-up-paralyzed-veterans-to-advocate-for-israel-on-fox/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:02:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340478 A new exposé on conservative Democrat Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania) has revealed that he has been abdicating almost all of his Senate duties in favor of taking opportunities to advocate for Israel — and that, in fact, Israel is his top priority. The Wall Street Journal, citing former staffers, found that Fetterman has been ignoring and lying to constituents to avoid meetings…

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]]> Trump-Backed Study Attempts to Link Pro-Trans Beliefs With Political Violence https://truthout.org/articles/trump-backed-study-attempts-to-link-pro-trans-beliefs-with-political-violence/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:44:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340481 A new study from the Trump administration is sending alarm bells through pro-democracy groups for its potential to fuel a crackdown on Americans who support LGBTQ+ rights — or anyone with left-leaning views. Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a study that reaches a dramatic conclusion: Those who support transgender people may be more likely to justify…

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]]> Wildfires Are Sweeping North America. Trump Fired the People Who Fight Them. https://truthout.org/articles/wildfires-are-sweeping-north-america-trump-fired-the-people-who-fight-them/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:25:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340468 The 2026 fire season has been devastating for the U.S. On September 1, the National Interagency Fire Center released data showing that, year-to-date, more than 52,000 wildfires had, cumulatively, burned 8.2 million acres of land in the U.S. That’s 126 percent of the 10-year rolling average for the number of annual fires, and 163 percent of the average acreage burned each year.In Oregon alone…

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]]> Israeli Settlers Have Imposed a Curfew and Blocked the Entrance to This West Bank Village https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-settlers-have-imposed-a-curfew-and-blocked-the-entrance-to-this-west-bank-village/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:44:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340466 On September 2, Israeli settlers and soldiers stormed the homes of Palestinian shepherds in al-Mughayyir and attempted to steal their sheep. When villagers protested, Israeli soldiers shot and killed two teenagers from the village, 19-year-old Omar al-Naasan and 16-year-old Khalil Shehadeh. The village of al-Mughayyir, located in the northern part of the occupied West Bank…

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]]> El Niño-Induced Drought Will Reduce Shipping Through Panama Canal https://truthout.org/articles/el-nino-induced-drought-will-reduce-shipping-through-panama-canal/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:27:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340473 While much of the world is focused on the disruption of shipping traffic near Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, another critical waterway is set to see its flow of ships sharply reduced in the coming weeks: the Panama Canal. The reason? The ​​El Niño weather phenomenon is creating drought conditions in the region. ​​El Niño is a regular weather pattern that happens every two to seven years.

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]]> Trump Admin Is Secretly Working to Divert Billions From NIH Budget to Fund Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-secretly-working-to-divert-billions-from-nih-budget-to-fund-iran-war/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:49:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340464 US President Donald Trump’s Department of Defense is reportedly working to divert billions of dollars in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health to bolster the Pentagon’s budget as the administration wages a costly, destructive, and open-ended war on Iran. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top House Democratic appropriator, revealed late Thursday that the Pentagon — without…

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]]> 33 Democrats Vote to Withhold Funding From Universities That Boycott Israel https://truthout.org/articles/33-democrats-vote-to-withhold-funding-from-universities-that-boycott-israel/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:31:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340456 The House voted on Thursday to pass a bipartisan bill that would cut off federal funding for universities that participate in a boycott of Israel, with dozens of Democrats in favor. The bill passed 237 to 169, with almost all Republicans and 33 Democrats voting in favor. Democrats who voted “yes” included some of the most vocally pro-Israel and conservative lawmakers in the caucus.

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]]> Lutnick Issues Bizarre Apology After Saying No US Troops Have Died in Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/lutnick-issues-bizarre-apology-after-saying-no-us-troops-have-died-in-iran-war/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:55:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340449 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was forced to apologize after falsely saying that zero U.S. servicemembers have died in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, in the latest instance of the Trump administration demonstrating a careless attitude toward the 18 soldiers killed in the war. In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Lutnick bragged that no troops have died because of how deftly the U.S.

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]]> Trump Worries GOP Insiders as They Await Help From His Super PAC for Midterms https://truthout.org/articles/trump-worries-gop-insiders-as-they-await-help-from-his-super-pac-for-midterms/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:46:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340459 Some Republicans are reportedly worried that President Donald Trump is waiting far too long to use funds from his super PAC “war chest” to help them in the midterms — that is, if he decides to help them much at all. Trump has stated that he intends to aid Republicans in this year’s congressional races, with the aim of helping them retain control of Congress and defeat Democrats at the polls…

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]]> Democratic Voters Say They Want Change, But the Party Just Elevated More Hawks https://truthout.org/articles/democratic-voters-say-they-want-change-but-the-party-just-elevated-more-hawks/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:22:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340453 Despite growing dissatisfaction among Democratic voters with the U.S.’s ongoing military support for Israel, the House Democratic leadership has picked two foreign policy hawks — Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) and Wesley Bell (D-Missouri) — to join the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), while also promoting an even worse hawk, Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida), to become a ranking member of…

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]]> US Universities Have Conducted at Least 70 Military Research Projects for Israel https://truthout.org/articles/us-universities-have-conducted-at-least-70-military-research-projects-for-israel/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:11:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340448 See an insect crawling in the corner of the room? It might be a surveillance robot, thanks to research at Carnegie Mellon University to develop cockroach-like robots with, and for, the Israeli military. Robot cockroaches, “terror-network” mapping, and rapid missile guidance are just three examples of at least 70 research projects U.S. universities have conducted on behalf of the Israeli…

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]]> The Public Supports Climate Superfund Bills. The Oil Lobby Is Tanking Them. https://truthout.org/articles/the-public-supports-climate-superfund-bills-the-oil-lobby-is-tanking-them/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:54:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340446 Oregon lawmakers next week will confront another record bill for the costs of fighting massive wildfires across the state, which have been exacerbated by unseasonable heat and ongoing drought. These are byproducts of a warming planet, decades of scientific study has proven, as increasing amounts of greenhouse gas pollution from burning fossil fuels gets trapped in Earth’s atmosphere.

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]]> It’s Not Just Flock. Police Can’t Be Trusted With Our Data. https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-flock-police-cant-be-trusted-with-our-data/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:04:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340441 A growing movement has been campaigning against surveillance cameras from companies like Flock Safety, which allow local police to gather mass surveillance data, often citing the possibility of misuse of that data. But for years police have steadily been building a digital infrastructure with personal information on people with criminal backgrounds in the name of public safety — and often without…

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]]> Strait of Hormuz Is the Latest Thing Trump May Try to Name After Himself https://truthout.org/articles/strait-of-hormuz-the-latest-thing-trump-may-try-to-name-after-himself/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:02:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340442 In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself. The waterway that borders the western side of Iran has been a contentious factor in Trump’s unauthorized war since the start. With around 20 percent of the world’s oil being transported through the strait, the war has resulted in a stark increase in oil prices; as a result…

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]]> Texas GOP Officials Vote to Close 92 Polling Sites in Third Most-Populous County https://truthout.org/video/texas-gop-officials-vote-to-close-92-polling-sites-in-third-most-populous-county/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:22:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340439 Ahead of the November midterm elections, Republican officials in the third most populous county of Texas have voted to slash the number of polling sites by nearly one-third. Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, will have just 224 polling sites for 1.3 million voters. The change was approved in a party-line vote Tuesday, with all three of the county’s Republican commissioners voting in favor…

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]]> Air Force Is Reviewing Case of Iran War Gold Star Widow Being Denied Benefits https://truthout.org/articles/air-force-is-reviewing-case-of-iran-war-gold-star-widow-being-denied-benefits/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:52:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340435 The United States Air Force is reportedly reviewing a case of a Gold Star widow who claims she was denied benefits because Congress has not officially authorized the war in Iran. Maj. John Alexander Klinner was one of six servicemembers who were killed during a refueling mission on March 12. His widow, Libby Klinner of Alabama, shared on her Instagram account last weekend that she was being…

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]]> Israel’s Gaza “Solution” Is to Empty It of Palestinians, Defense Minister Says https://truthout.org/articles/israels-gaza-solution-is-to-empty-it-of-palestinians-defense-minister-says/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:46:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340433 Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz admitted this week that Israel’s goal for Gaza is the mass expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza in “every way possible,” despite denying allegations of ethnic cleansing for years. “There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration,” Katz said at a conference hosted by Israeli outlet Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, per a translation by…

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]]> Hegseth Extends Deployment of 50,000 Troops in the Middle East Through 2027 https://truthout.org/articles/hegseth-extends-deployment-of-50000-troops-in-the-middle-east-through-2027/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:41:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340437 The Pentagon has reportedly extended Middle East deployments of American troops, fighter squadrons, and warships into next year as the deadly, expensive, and deeply unpopular Iran war drags on with no end in sight. The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth — who, like President Donald Trump, insisted the Iran assault would be over swiftly — has…

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]]> Faith Leaders Speak Out After DHS Sent Undercover Agents to Spy on MN Churches https://truthout.org/articles/faith-leaders-speak-out-after-dhs-sent-undercover-agents-to-spy-on-mn-churches/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:07:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340430 Minnesota faith leaders are sounding the alarm regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) surveillance of churches during and after Operation Metro Surge, President Donald Trump’s violent immigration crackdown in the state earlier this year. A motion filed in federal court on August 13 revealed that DHS agents surveilled multiple churches in the Twin Cities — as well as schools…

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]]> Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos https://truthout.org/audio/organizing-for-survival-in-an-era-of-climate-chaos/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:15:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=340428 Our current infrastructure was built for a world that no longer exists. How do we build the power to survive when the systems we depend on fail us? In this episode of Movement Memos, host Kelly Hayes talks with guests Keyante Aytch, Alice Liu, and Brandon Bunt about the tools and relationships that can help make communities resilient — from mesh networks and off-grid solar to neighborhood disaster…

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]]> Mamdani Unveils AI Moratorium for Schools Through 8th Grade, Screen Time Limits https://truthout.org/articles/mamdani-unveils-ai-moratorium-for-schools-through-8th-grade-screen-time-limits/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:14:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340411 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a one-year ban on the use of student-facing generative AI across the city’s public schools through eighth grade, and restrictions on the use of the technology in high schools. “The tech industry wants us to believe that A.I.-powered early education is not only inevitable, but necessary. We do not see it that way,” said Mamdani in a statement.

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]]> Trump Touts Supposedly “Cheaper” Drugs, Beef and Gas Prices in Truth Social Post https://truthout.org/articles/trump-touts-supposedly-cheaper-drugs-beef-and-gas-prices-in-truth-social-post/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:44:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340426 In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed that his administration is successfully addressing the affordability crisis, despite complaining last month that the term “affordability” had been invented by the media to smear him. Trump’s post — which borrowed a headline from an article on a right-wing website, which he provided the link to — claimed that prices were…

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]]> Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the AI Industry https://truthout.org/articles/taxpayers-must-not-be-on-the-hook-for-bailing-out-the-ai-industry/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:57:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340419 The U.S. economy is heading toward uncharted territory. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming business operations and all areas of finance, the national debt is on an unsustainable fiscal path, and most middle-income Americans cannot keep up with rising costs. Moreover, as hundreds of billions of dollars are flooding into artificial intelligence, there are serious concerns that an AI bubble…

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]]> Nearly 9 in 10 Americans Say There’s “Widespread” Corruption in US Government https://truthout.org/articles/nearly-9-in-10-americans-say-theres-widespread-corruption-in-us-government/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:24:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340415 The proportion of Americans who believe that there is widespread corruption within the U.S. government has hit a record high for the second year in a row in President Donald Trump’s second term. Gallup polling released Wednesday reveals that 89 percent of Americans say there is “corruption widespread throughout the government” in the U.S. This is the highest level of perceived corruption…

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]]> People in Southern Iran Struggle to Repair After US Attacks on Infrastructure https://truthout.org/articles/people-in-southern-iran-struggle-to-repair-after-us-attacks-on-infrastructure/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:41:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340412 Following weeks of relentless bombing, the U.S. military campaign against Iran’s southern regions prompted by the collapse of the June 17 memorandum of understanding continues with intermittent frequency as the White House is reportedly seeking to strike Iran every now and then to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. At least 59 Iranians have been killed since June 28, Hossein Kermanpour…

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]]> UN Report Says Earth Will Overshoot 1.5C Warming, Emission Cuts Can Limit Damage https://truthout.org/articles/un-report-says-earth-will-overshoot-1-5c-warming-emission-cuts-can-limit-damage/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:40:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340416 The world has officially moved past the point where preventing a temperature rise above 1.5°C will be possible, scientists said in a United Nations report released Wednesday, which made clear that communities can expect sea levels to continue rising, heatwaves to intensify, and hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding to become more frequent and dangerous — all climate impacts that experts have long…

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]]> DSA Candidate Criticizes 8 Dems Who Voted for “Anti-Socialism” House Measure https://truthout.org/articles/dsa-candidate-criticizes-8-dems-who-voted-for-anti-socialism-house-measure/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:25:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340410 On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning socialism — including democratic socialism, which has grown in popularity over the past few years — and called for the passage of a voter suppression bill endorsed by President Donald Trump. The measure was supported by all Republicans voting. Eight members of the Democratic conference also voted in favor of the…

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]]> 1 Year After US Began Boat Bombing Campaign, Victims’ Families Demand Answers https://truthout.org/video/1-year-after-us-began-boat-bombing-campaign-victims-families-demand-answers/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:39:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340413 A year ago today, the United States bombed a small boat in the Caribbean, killing nine people on board. Two survivors clung to the wreckage for 45 minutes, reportedly waving for help, before a second “double-tap” strike killed them, too. President Trump posted a video of the first attack on social media, announcing that 11 terrorists had been killed in a military operation that would be called…

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]]> US Fatally Bombs Wedding in Iran, Killing 4, Including Children https://truthout.org/articles/us-fatally-bombs-wedding-in-iran-killing-4-including-children/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:11:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340405 The U.S. fatally bombed a wedding in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least four people, including children, prompting the U.S. to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for potential war crimes. U.S. munitions struck a house in which a wedding ceremony was being held in the city of Kuhestak, located in Sirik County. The Iranian Red Crescent and local officials said that at…

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]]> Mike Johnson Supports Max Miller, Calls Him “Great Member of Congress” https://truthout.org/articles/mike-johnson-supports-max-miller-calls-him-great-member-of-congress/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:59:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340406 Earlier this week, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) gave accolades to Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), a member of his party who is running for reelection in this year’s midterms despite multiple allegations of abuse from his ex-wife and other women he’s dated. On Monday, Johnson was asked by reporters about Miller as he was walking through the halls of Congress.

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]]> Sen. Ed Markey Prevails Against Primary Challenger Seth Moulton https://truthout.org/articles/sen-ed-markey-prevails-against-primary-challenger-seth-moulton/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:57:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340401 U.S. Sen. Ed Markey cruised to a decisive victory in the Democratic primary against U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, as voters soundly rejected the Salem congressman’s effort to turn the race into a referendum on Markey’s age. In unofficial results on Tuesday night, Markey secured roughly 70 percent among Democratic primary voters to Moulton’s 30 percent. It marked the second consecutive race in…

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]]> Family of American Student Urges US to Secure Her Release from Israeli Detention https://truthout.org/articles/family-of-american-student-demand-us-secure-her-release-from-israeli-detention/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:34:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340398 The family of Sama Safi, a Palestinian American student who is being detained in an Israeli prison, has urged the U.S. to do more to secure her release. Grassroots pressure “has been effective in forcing the U.S. embassy to visit Sama,” Sama’s aunt, Leila Farsakh, told Truthout. The embassy has now visited her twice since her imprisonment in June, and has reported on the poor conditions of…

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]]> 3 of Trump Admin’s New Competition Show “Finalists” Are Military Contractors https://truthout.org/articles/3-of-trump-admins-new-competition-show-finalists-are-military-contractors/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:22:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340391 The Trump administration has announced that it is holding a competition show that pits American small business owners against each other for $1 million worth of prizes — except the show’s five finalists have already been chosen, and records show at least three of them listed as military contractors. The “live finale event” of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) “Million Dollar Pitch…

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]]> Federal Judge Postpones Lawsuit Over Revoking Mifepristone Access After Election https://truthout.org/articles/federal-judge-postpones-lawsuit-over-revoking-mifepristone-access-after-election/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:40:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340390 A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request for a stay to continue its safety review of the drug. The Republican attorneys general of Florida and Texas filed a lawsuit against the FDA last December…

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]]> New Covert USPS System Could Get Millions of Ballots Tossed, Leak Reveals https://truthout.org/articles/new-covert-usps-system-could-get-millions-of-ballots-tossed-leak-reveals/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:05:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340379 The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been secretly and, at times, unlawfully working on an unprecedented new screening system that could result in millions of midterm election ballots being thrown out, according to an alarming new whistleblower complaint. Under pressure to swiftly implement President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, a USPS whistleblower says…

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]]> Big Tech’s Debate Over “Open” and “Safe” AI Leaves Corporate Power Unquestioned https://truthout.org/articles/big-techs-debate-over-open-and-safe-ai-leaves-corporate-power-unquestioned/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:46:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340372 On July 24, 2026, an initial coalition of 25 technology companies and organizations, including NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Meta, released the Open Weights and American AI Leadership letter, calling for wider adoption of AI models that institutions can download and modify. By August 3, more than 270 companies and organizations had signed, spanning Big Tech, venture capital, investment management…

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]]> World’s Largest Far Right Paramilitary Rallied in NYC. It Should Alarm Everyone. https://truthout.org/articles/worlds-largest-far-right-paramilitary-rallied-in-nyc-it-should-alarm-everyone/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:39:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340384 On February 20, 1939, the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City hosted a chilling spectacle. A portrait of George Washington hung at the center of the arena, flanked by U.S. flags and swastikas. Over 20,000 people packed the stands to hear Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German American Bund — one of the most prominent U.S.-based organizations aligned with the Third Reich — project his vision of…

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]]> The Plastics Industry Is Writing School Lesson Plans to Push Plastics on Kids https://truthout.org/articles/the-plastics-industry-is-writing-school-lesson-plans-to-push-plastics-on-kids/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:50:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340376 This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s been sneaking into school curricula: plastics. A new report from the nonprofit Plastic Pollution Coalition documents the many ways the plastics industry has been inserting its agenda into classrooms…

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]]> White House Says Venezuela Oil Grab Includes 100-Year Leases to 17 Oil Fields https://truthout.org/video/white-house-says-venezuela-oil-grab-includes-100-year-leases-to-17-oil-fields/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:49:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340378 The U.S. has struck a deal to take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves, nine months after the U.S. military abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in a raid on Caracas and two months after The New York Times revealed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, effectively controlling Venezuela’…

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]]> Conservative Democrats Offer Amendment to Outdo GOP’s Condemnation of DSA  https://truthout.org/articles/conservative-democrats-offer-amendment-to-outdo-gops-condemnation-of-dsa/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:38:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340371 A group of conservative Democrats in the House tried to one-up Republicans this week with a competing piece of legislation aimed at condemning the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and socialism in “all its forms,” after the GOP proposed an anti-socialist resolution that called for the passage of their marquee voter suppression legislation. Last week, Republican Rep.

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]]> Judge Strikes Down New York Law Requiring Polluters to Pay for Climate Change https://truthout.org/articles/judge-strikes-down-new-york-law-requiring-polluters-to-pay-for-climate-change/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:42:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340373 Climate advocates on Monday called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to appeal a ruling by a federal judge that found the state’s superfund law, aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for the weather disasters they cause, was unenforceable — “a bad decision,” as campaigner Jamie Henn said, “based off a controversial ruling.” Henn, co-founder of 350.org and director of…

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]]> Fetterman Backs Trump’s Insulting Comments Berating Opponents of Data Centers https://truthout.org/articles/fetterman-backs-trumps-insulting-comments-berating-opponents-of-data-centers/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:32:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340367 Right-leaning Democratic Party Sen. John Fetterman (Pennsylvania) has expressed support for the expansion of data centers, despite bipartisan pushback against their construction. Fetterman’s remarks came on Monday following President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social deriding Americans who have organized in opposition to the building of data centers. “The only reason that communities…

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]]> Trump Confidante Laura Loomer Goes on Racist, Islamophobic Tirade Over Weekend https://truthout.org/articles/trump-confidante-laura-loomer-goes-on-racist-islamophobic-tirade-over-weekend/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:53:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340359 Zeteo's Mehdi Hasan, among others.]]> This past weekend, far right activist Laura Loomer, an informal adviser to President Donald Trump, made a series of posts on X targeting Democratic lawmakers and candidates for office, as well as progressive media personalities, using racist and Islamophobic terms. In one post, Loomer tagged Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon (D), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D…

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]]> Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans https://truthout.org/articles/releases-not-transfers-must-be-at-the-center-of-prison-closure-plans/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:53:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340351 For decades, the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in Norco has been known for its deplorable conditions: extreme heat, pest infestations, unreliable programming, and water so unsafe that guards refuse to drink it. As residents of CRC, we experienced these conditions firsthand. So we celebrated when the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced in August 2025…

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]]> Texas Swing County Could Shut Down 92 Polling Places Before Midterm Election https://truthout.org/articles/texas-swing-county-could-shut-down-92-polling-places-before-midterm-election/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:34:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340356 Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico is pushing for one of Texas’ most important swing counties to drop plans to close nearly a third of its polling places before November’s midterms. Amid public outcry, the Commissioners Court for Tarrant County — which contains Fort Worth and borders Dallas — plans to hold a vote on Tuesday on whether to shutter 92 of the polling places used in…

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]]> Alabama Utility Partners With Flock to Sell More Surveillance to Cities https://truthout.org/articles/alabama-utility-partners-with-flock-to-sell-more-surveillance-to-cities/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:57:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340349 Darrell Nance knows he’s being watched. We all are. Nance, a longtime resident of the city and founder of DeFlock Birmingham, can easily point out the cameras to you if you’re interested. It’s not much of a challenge. Every few blocks, it’s inevitable. Another surveillance camera, or two, or three, tucked at the top of a power pole, or two, or three, carefully recording from above.

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]]> Trump Shares AI Video, Appearing to Falsely Claim US Bombed Iran’s Kharg Island https://truthout.org/articles/trump-shares-ai-video-appearing-to-falsely-claim-us-bombed-irans-kharg-island/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:57:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340347 On Monday, the Department of Defense was forced to correct a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, which wrongly asserted, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video, that U.S. military forces had conducted a large-scale attack on Iran’s Kharg Island. The U.S. and Iran launched attacks against each other on Sunday evening. But according to a U.S. official…

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]]> Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-journalists-released-from-israeli-jails-say-their-jobs-made-them-targets/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:09:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340344 On August 9, 2026, Israeli authorities informed the Palestinian Commission of Detainees Affairs of the death of journalist Ihab Diab while in Israeli custody. According to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, a nongovernmental organization that supports Palestinians incarcerated by Israel, Diab was arrested on December 12, 2023, from the home of one of his relatives in the northern Gaza Strip.

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]]> Texas Expected to Pass Controversial New Curriculum Emphasizing Christianity https://truthout.org/articles/texas-expected-to-pass-controversial-new-curriculum-emphasizing-christianity/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:07:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340342 A rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in history, government and geography is expected to receive final approval this week. The Texas State Board of Education will decide, for example, whether public school students must learn how “biblical imagery and founding principles of equality and justice from the Declaration of Independence” connect to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”…

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]]> Gary Mayor Says City Felt “Left Behind and Overlooked” After Weeks Without Power https://truthout.org/video/gary-mayor-says-city-felt-left-behind-and-overlooked-after-weeks-without-power/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:06:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340340 Thousands of residents recently spent two weeks without power in Gary, Indiana, following a storm that ripped through the majority-Black city. The blackout ground the city to a halt, trapping residents in their apartments, forcing the closure of many businesses and leading to fuel shortages at gas stations. Officials in Indiana estimate the storm might have caused up to $5 billion in damage in…

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]]> Trump Calls on FCC to Punish News Orgs That Publish His Bad Polling Numbers https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-on-fcc-to-punish-news-orgs-that-publish-his-bad-polling-numbers/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:16:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340338 In Truth Social posts on Sunday, President Donald Trump threatened to use the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to target broadcasters and journalists whose reporting on him he dislikes. In one of his posts, Trump suggested that news agencies should face repercussions for publishing polling data showing that he has a low approval rating. “THE FAKE POLLS USED BY OUR CROOKED MEDIA…

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]]> Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It https://truthout.org/articles/big-oil-is-spending-record-amounts-to-stop-california-from-regulating-it/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:48:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340259 The fossil fuel industry isn’t just raking in record profits amid the war with Iran. In California, it’s also spending big to oppose climate and worker-safety legislation. According to analyses by a coalition of environmental groups called the Last Chance Alliance, oil and gas companies spent more than $17 million on California lobbying during the first half of 2026. That includes $10.3…

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]]> Calling Israeli Settlers “Terrorists” Helps Cover Up Their State Backing https://truthout.org/articles/calling-israeli-settlers-terrorists-helps-cover-up-their-state-backing/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:45:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340332 On August 9, dozens of Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes in Qusra, south of Nablus. They blocked residents from leaving safely, cut water and electricity, damaged water pipes, and prevented food and other essential supplies from reaching the families inside. Days later, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee — a longstanding supporter of the Israeli colonial enterprise — called…

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]]> Ex-Biden Official Slams Colleagues’ Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza Genocide https://truthout.org/articles/ex-biden-official-slams-colleagues-moves-to-disavow-their-role-in-gaza-genocide/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:40:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340335 Recent expressions of regret by top Biden administration officials who vehemently defended the United States’ billions of dollars in military aid to Israel as it was bombarding Gaza have not gone far with former diplomat Hala Rharrit, who was retaliated against for speaking out about the US policy before she ultimately resigned, and who condemned her former colleagues recent “PR game” this week.

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]]> New Yorkers Are Pushing Their State to Stop Investing Millions in Israel Bonds https://truthout.org/articles/new-yorkers-are-pushing-their-state-to-stop-investing-millions-in-israel-bonds/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:01:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340284 A New York campaign is angling to be the next to notch a win in a nationwide struggle for divestment from bonds that fund Israel and its attacks on Palestinians. Break the Bonds New York State is part of a nationwide initiative launched by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), which seeds and supports local efforts to demand divestment from Israel Bonds. The initiative launched in 2024…

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]]> Israel Restricts Cooking Gas Into Gaza, So We Must Burn Toxic Plastic to Cook https://truthout.org/articles/israel-restricts-cooking-gas-into-gaza-so-we-must-burn-toxic-plastic-to-cook/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:43:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340297 Before the ceasefire last year, Israel subjected Gaza to a comprehensive and enforced siege which prevented countless necessities from entering the Strip, including cooking gas. However, after the Witkoff Agreement was signed in October 2025, which contained a humanitarian clause allowing 600 trucks to enter daily, including 50 trucks designated for fuel and cooking gas, we Gazans believed that we…

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]]> Texas Prosecutor Will Take Houston ICE Killing Case to Grand Jury https://truthout.org/articles/texas-prosecutor-will-take-houston-ice-killing-case-to-grand-jury/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:52:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340323 Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Friday that federal officials have not provided his office any information about the fatal shooting last month of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by immigration officers in Houston, so he plans to take the evidence his office has collected so far to a grand jury in the “next few weeks,” in part to compel the release of more details. Teare said his office…

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]]> Atlanta’s “Sanctuary Zones” Are Building a Model for Community Safety https://truthout.org/articles/atlantas-sanctuary-zones-are-building-a-model-for-community-safety/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:32:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340257 Atlanta community organizer Bassey Etuk opened a community defense workshop in June with a stark observation, and heads nodded around the crowded room. “Atlanta was a sanctuary city until the governor of Georgia made it illegal in 2009. Now Atlanta is Cop City,” he said. From California to Kenya, whenever I say I’m based in Atlanta, people immediately bring up Cop City…

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]]> Trump Administration Reportedly Nearing Deal to Take Over Venezuelan Oil Fields https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-reportedly-nearing-deal-to-take-over-venezuelan-oil-fields/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:06:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340318 Trump administration officials are claiming that talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Venezuelan government regarding control of the country’s oil fields will ultimately secure “America’s energy future for generations to come” — but analysts on Friday called on lawmakers to halt President Donald Trump’s “colonial” push to take over the reserves. As Axios reported…

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