Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:04:42 +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 ICE “Disappears” Thousands Ordered to Be Deported From Detainee Locator https://truthout.org/articles/ice-disappears-thousands-ordered-to-be-deported-from-detainee-locator/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:04:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340923 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is removing the names of its detainees who are facing final deportation orders from its public online database. The move will disrupt detainees’ legal challenges to deportation and leave their whereabouts unknown to their lawyers and loved ones. The agency quietly removed thousands of people from its online detainee locator on September 15…

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]]> Judge Blocks Deportation of ICE Shooting Victim Wilber Rafael Garces Perez https://truthout.org/articles/judge-blocks-deportation-of-ice-shooting-victim-wilber-rafael-garces-perez/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:46:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340924 The attorney representing Wilber Rafael Garces Perez said Tuesday that a federal judge had granted her emergency request to block the Trump administration from deporting the 28-year-old delivery driver, who was shot by an immigration agent Sunday and has since been transferred multiple times between hospitals and a detention center — all while the officer’s bullet reportedly remains lodged in his…

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]]> Trump Admin Boots 760K Individuals From ACA Exchanges, Citing Alleged Fraud https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-boots-760k-individuals-from-aca-exchanges-citing-alleged-fraud/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:41:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340918 Vice President J.D. Vance and Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, jointly announced on Tuesday a plan by the Trump administration to cancel coverage for hundreds of thousands of individuals and families currently enrolled in insurance exchanges within the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The administration will cancel around 315,000 ACA health plans…

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]]> Trump Threatens Iran With Genocide in Address to UN General Assembly https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-iran-with-genocide-in-address-to-un-general-assembly/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:04:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340908 President Donald Trump made his most openly genocidal threat yet to Iran on Tuesday, threatening to “annihilate” the country and its 92 million people with “no hope of survival.” In his opening address to the UN General Assembly in New York City, Trump asserted again that he is facing a choice on Iran about whether to make a deal “that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country.”…

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]]> Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim https://truthout.org/articles/tennessee-is-days-away-from-executing-a-sexual-assault-victim/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:46:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340920 Christa Pike was sexually abused and raped from the time when she was a toddler until almost a year to the day before she was arrested in 1995 at age 18 for murdering fellow teenager Colleen Slemmer when the two attended a job training program for troubled youth in Knoxville. Tennessee officials do not dispute these facts. “I think everybody in this courtroom wishes that those things had…

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]]> No English Test for You: Trump’s Campaign Against Iran Now Targets Education https://truthout.org/articles/no-english-test-for-you-trumps-campaign-against-iran-now-targets-education/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:45:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340917 As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration tightens its repressive measures against Iran, Iranian students and applicants of English proficiency tests have become the latest targets of a campaign by the White House to severely constrain Iran’s connections with the rest of the world. With the war on Iran nearing the end of its seventh month, the U.S.-Israeli bombing operations have been…

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]]> Trump Compares AI Warnings to Past Climate Fears He Wrongly Says Were a “Hoax” https://truthout.org/articles/trump-compares-ai-warnings-to-past-climate-fears-he-wrongly-says-were-a-hoax/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:32:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340915 President Donald Trump has dismissed legitimate concerns about the growth of artificial intelligence (AI), comparing them to the “hoax” of the climate crisis. “The same people that said, ‘We’ll all be dead in twelve years because of Global Warming’ … are the people that are now saying that AI is going to kill us, that robots are going to attack us, and everything is a DISASTER…

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]]> Trump Administration Aims to “Asphyxiate” Cuba Into Submission, Diplomat Says https://truthout.org/video/trump-administration-aims-to-asphyxiate-cuba-into-submission-diplomat-says/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:34:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340906 As the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York, we speak with senior Cuban diplomat Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who says the Trump administration is seeking to “asphyxiate the people of Cuba into submission.” On Friday, millions in Cuba lost power in what was at least the sixth major blackout since President Trump cut off fuel shipments to the island in January. The fuel blockade comes…

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]]> Senator Says European Nations Must Sanction Trump, Rubio Before US Wrecks ICC https://truthout.org/articles/senator-says-european-nations-must-sanction-trump-rubio-before-us-wrecks-icc/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:07:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340900 A U.S. senator has called on foreign leaders to impose sanctions on top U.S. officials as the Trump administration wages a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC). Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) said that, if they “have any self-respect,” nations party to the ICC would take steps to stop the Trump administration’s meddling. It is extraordinary for such a call to come…

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]]> NYC Announces Largest Food Delivery Worker Settlement Ever Reached in US https://truthout.org/articles/nyc-announces-largest-food-delivery-worker-settlement-ever-reached-in-us/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:32:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340902 Immigrant delivery workers have long alleged that DoorDash has shortchanged them out of their hard-earned wages. Now, the city has announced a historic settlement that aims to make them square — and then some. On Tuesday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel Levine announced a $131.5 million settlement agreement with DoorDash for…

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]]> Mass Protest Planned Against Netanyahu’s UN Speech in NYC Thursday https://truthout.org/articles/mass-protest-planned-against-netanyahus-un-speech-in-nyc-thursday/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:11:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340899 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in New York City on Thursday for the UN General Assembly — where he is expected to defend his warmongering in Iran and Gaza in a speech during the afternoon. Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has presided over the nearly three-year-long genocide in Gaza — which has killed at least 75,000 Palestinians…

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]]> Trump’s FBI Scrapped Bribery Investigation Linked to Sen. Susan Collins https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-fbi-scrapped-bribery-investigation-linked-to-sen-susan-collins/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:28:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340894 In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C. For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her seat. President Donald Trump’s dismal approval ratings were dragging her down in the polls, and she was falling behind her likely 2020…

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]]> Beshear Says McConnell’s Return Shows Why the Senate Is “Broken” https://truthout.org/articles/beshear-says-mcconnells-return-shows-why-the-senate-is-broken/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:37:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340896 Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Kentucky) told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that he still has concerns about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Kentucky) ability to serve in Congress. McConnell returned to work at the U.S. Capitol earlier in September, after spending three months out of public view following a fall in his home in June. During that time, the Kentucky senator made some public statements…

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]]> Democratic States Cave on Paramount Merger Lawsuit in Win for Billionaire Owners https://truthout.org/articles/democratic-states-cave-on-paramount-merger-lawsuit-in-win-for-billionaire-owners/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:35:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340886 A coalition of Democratic states and Paramount reached a settlement in a lawsuit against its proposed $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, paving the way for one of the largest media mergers in history — and a massive consolidation of power over a huge swath of the entertainment and news industries under the conservative billionaire Ellison family.

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]]> This Rising Leftist Party Hopes to Turn Back Germany’s Fascist Wave https://truthout.org/articles/this-rising-leftist-party-hopes-to-turn-back-germanys-fascist-wave/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:19:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340888 Germany is now facing the same systemic crisis that its leaders once diagnosed in other European countries, such as Greece, Portugal, and Spain, in the early 2010s. Economic woes and anti-immigrant sentiment have given rise to anti-establishment politics, which in turn is reshaping the country’s political landscape. Indeed, after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party achieved a historic result…

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]]> US Deportees Sent to Equatorial Guinea Decry Inhumane Conditions, Imprisonment https://truthout.org/video/us-deportees-sent-to-equatorial-guinea-decry-inhumane-conditions-imprisonment/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:15:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340884 Two men deported from the United States to Equatorial Guinea were arrested by local police forces and transferred to a prison earlier this month, in apparent retaliation for speaking out about conditions they faced in the Central African country. Samson Birhane, who is from Eritrea, and Ahmed Soliman, a gay asylum seeker from Egypt, were both deported by the Trump administration despite U.S.

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]]> The National Security Exception Was Never Going to Stop at Prosecuting Muslims https://truthout.org/articles/the-national-security-exception-was-never-going-to-stop-at-prosecuting-muslims/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:04:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340879 For 25 years, the US ran a parallel legal system largely for Muslims. It now reaches immigrants and the left. Less than two weeks after the September 11, 2001, attacks, President George W. Bush told Congress that the war on terror “begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there.” Twenty-five years later, his line reads as a confession: the war on terror was designed to have no borders and no…

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]]> Bessent Says New US Sanctions Will “Shut Down” All Iranian Airlines Worldwide  https://truthout.org/articles/bessent-says-new-us-sanctions-will-shut-down-all-iranian-airlines-worldwide/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:53:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340878 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the U.S. is slated to unleash new sanctions aimed at cutting off Iranian airlines from global travel, once again leveraging the U.S.’s vast power over the global financial system to further isolate Iran as the energy crisis spurred by the war rapidly worsens. “On September 23rd, all the Iranian airlines, all the Iranian airlines will be…

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]]> TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets From White House https://truthout.org/articles/tv-networks-decline-pool-coverage-after-trump-bans-news-outlets-from-white-house/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:48:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340872 The major U.S. television networks launched what was described as a boycott against TV pool coverage of President Donald Trump on Monday after the White House dropped CNN from the network’s scheduled pool assignment, escalating the administration’s assault on the country’s most prominent media organizations and press freedom. CNN was set to act as the television pool network accompanying the…

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]]> Congress Has Not Passed a Farm Bill Since 2018. This Year May Be No Different. https://truthout.org/articles/congress-has-not-passed-a-farm-bill-since-2018-this-year-may-be-no-different/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:05:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340873 Last Tuesday, Senator Mitch McConnell returned to Congress after a three-month absence and promptly cast a deciding vote in the Republican-led Agriculture Committee. Back in August, Democrats on the committee blocked the Senate’s version of the farm bill from progressing to a full vote. But even after McConnell’s vote, the way things are going, it’s unlikely that Congress will pass a farm…

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]]> US’s Boat Strikes Are “Plausibly” Crimes Against Humanity, UN Report Says https://truthout.org/articles/uss-boat-strikes-are-plausibly-crimes-against-humanity-un-report-says/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:55:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340868 A UN report has concluded that the United States’s boat strike campaign against supposed drug traffickers in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean has violated international law and “plausibly” amounts to crimes against humanity, a label reserved for the worst human rights violations in global conflicts. The report says that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that the boat strikes…

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]]> Report: AI-Generated “Intel” Nearly Sparked US War With China https://truthout.org/articles/report-ai-generated-intel-nearly-sparked-us-war-with-china/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:04:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340866 The U.S. military reportedly “almost started a war” earlier this year over an errant report created by an analyst who was using artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the contents of a ship from China in waters near the Middle East. According to CNN, the AI wrongly informed a special operations command analyst that the ship was transporting components that could be used to aid in the…

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]]> ICE Shoots Man in Austin Doing Food Delivery, Spurring Protests https://truthout.org/articles/ice-shoots-man-in-austin-doing-food-delivery-spurring-protests/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:50:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340867 An immigration enforcement agent shot and injured a man in Austin on Sunday, city officials said. Police nor the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the man. But Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an Austin immigration lawyer, said she was hired to represent the man and that he was released from the hospital and into federal custody Sunday evening. She identified him as Wilber Rafael…

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]]> Pentagon Is Undercounting US Death Toll Amid Iran War, Washington Post Reports https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-is-undercounting-us-death-toll-amid-iran-war-washington-post-reports/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:06:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340863 The Trump administration — which calls itself the “most transparent administration in history” — is once again under fire for its lack of transparency after The Washington Post on Friday published a report in which US officials said more American troops have died during the Iran War than the Pentagon has disclosed. Five officials familiar with the Pentagon’s internal casualty accounting told…

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]]> Black and African Studies Programs Are Disappearing From College Campuses https://truthout.org/articles/black-and-african-studies-programs-are-disappearing-from-college-campuses/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:37:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340794 For Northwestern University alumna Keala Uchôa, the university’s recent decision to restructure its African Studies program and cut two staff positions is hardly surprising. The move isn’t isolated. Over the years, the university and students have clashed over protests, a faculty member has sued over not getting tenure, and some current and former students — including Uchôa — say they’ve been…

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]]> Experts Say Drug Transparency Bill Has Been Stripped of Critical Provisions https://truthout.org/articles/experts-say-drug-transparency-bill-has-been-stripped-of-critical-provisions/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:35:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340860 Landmark legislation designed to alert consumers to where their drugs were made is headed for a full Senate vote, but safety experts say the transparency bill has been stripped of two of its most critical provisions. The Clear Labels Act was introduced earlier this year by Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., after lawmakers and drug safety experts called for more…

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]]> Big Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data Centers https://truthout.org/articles/big-tech-is-trampling-native-treaty-rights-to-build-data-centers/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:34:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340850 In 2004, Microsoft’s future chief sustainability officer, Melanie Nakagawa, co-edited a law journal issue on Indigenous peoples’ right to prior informed consent. This month, as a data center developer routed around exactly that standard in New Mexico, she didn’t answer whether it applies to her own company’s work. Ask Google, Amazon, and Microsoft whether they consult Native nations before…

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]]> Walking September 11’s Other Crime Scenes https://truthout.org/articles/walking-september-11s-other-crime-scenes/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:32:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340832 It was late in the afternoon when my mother told me that “they would come for us.” I was not yet 10 at the time. Climbing the stairs for a tea-time cheese sandwich, I left my brother and cousins to their football skirmish in the garden of my family’s villa in western Baghdad. Or so I remember. I saw two skyscrapers spewing smoke over New York, and my mother stone-faced before the TV. She was right.

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]]> Appeals Court Blocks Trump Policy to Rapidly Deport Migrants to Third Countries https://truthout.org/articles/appeals-court-blocks-trump-policy-to-rapidly-deport-migrants-to-third-countries/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:59:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340855 A federal appeals court Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy to quickly send noncitizens to countries they are not from, finding that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge their removal if they fear for their safety. The decision largely upheld a Boston federal judge’s February ruling that found the Department of Homeland Security’s policy unlawful.

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]]> Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico From the White House https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-hes-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-from-the-white-house/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:01:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340853 In one of his most direct assaults on the First Amendment, President Donald Trump announced in a Friday afternoon tirade that he would ban CNN, MS NOW (formerly MSNBC), and Politico from the White House. “I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW … and Politico from the White House as a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!

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]]> Arab Americans Feel Betrayed After Michigan Grants $1M to Israeli Contractor https://truthout.org/articles/arab-americans-feel-betrayed-after-michigan-grants-1m-to-israeli-contractor/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:28:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340835 Amid Israel’s offensive in south Lebanon, Nasser Beydoun — like many Arab Americans who hail from the area — would look at satellite images of his hometown of Bint Jbeil to see if his family house is still standing. Israel has been wiping out entire towns on the Lebanese side of the border as part of a deliberate policy that human rights advocates say aims to make the region uninhabitable.

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]]> Some Black Los Angelenos May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations https://truthout.org/articles/some-black-los-angelenos-may-soon-receive-environmental-reparations/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:13:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340816 As a child in the 1950s and ’60s, Regina Martin became so used to the oil pumpjacks near her home that she assumed every child lived beside them. Everyone was made “sick to [their] tummy” by the sulfurous, rotten-egg smell that never seemed to leave, she thought. Only until she was grown did she begin to see a possible connection between growing up on top of the nation’s largest urban oil…

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]]> Indigenous Tribes Form Resistance Camp Against Proposed Copper Mine in Michigan https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-tribes-form-resistance-camp-against-proposed-copper-mine-in-michigan/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:11:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340770 Anahkwet (Guy Reiter), a member of the Menominee nation and a longtime community organizer, remembers the counsel of his elders about what to do when times get thorny, tangled, and twisted. “If I’m struggling with something in my life, if I’m having a hard time, I was taught to go outside and walk,” Anahkwet told Truthout. “The earth will show me something that I haven’t seen before, or a way of…

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]]> “You Have a Strong and Steadfast Friend,” RFK Jr. Tells Anti-Vaxxers https://truthout.org/articles/you-have-a-strong-and-steadfast-friend-rfk-jr-tells-anti-vaxxers/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:47:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340843 On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), gave a keynote speech to an anti-vaccine group he once led. Kennedy — a noted anti-vaxxer who has consistently peddled dangerous disinformation to the public — appeared at a conference held by Children’s Health Defense. During his speech, he sought to assure concerned members of the group that…

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]]> Organizers Aim to Thwart Purchase of Israel Bonds by World’s Largest Investor https://truthout.org/articles/organizers-aim-to-thwart-purchase-of-israel-bonds-by-worlds-largest-investor/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:25:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340845 Organizers in Palm Beach County, Florida, are fighting to stop the county from investing further in bonds that help fund Israel’s occupation and genocide. The county already holds $1 billion in Israel Bonds, making its investment the largest in the world and roughly three times the next highest investor, the State of Florida. The Our Taxes, Our Needs campaign is ramping up ahead of the county’s…

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]]> There Are 0 Data Centers on Public Lands. Trump Is Considering Building 12. https://truthout.org/articles/there-are-0-data-centers-on-public-lands-trump-is-considering-building-12/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:25:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340839 The Trump administration is reportedly considering a dozen data center projects to be built on public lands, a plan that would grant tech firms massive swaths of protected lands as they expand AI projects already sharply criticized for outsized use of public resources. The proposals under consideration are spread across six states — Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming — and would…

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]]> Trump Administration Faces Second Lawsuit to Keep ICE Agents Away From Polls https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-faces-second-lawsuit-to-keep-ice-agents-away-from-polls/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:47:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340840 A coalition of civil rights groups and union organizations Friday sued the Trump administration to prevent the deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations during November’s midterm elections. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is the second this month, following comments from top Trump officials citing a federal policy to…

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]]> OpenAI Execs Hoped to Make “Gazillions” After Feeding Model Journalists’ Work https://truthout.org/articles/openai-execs-hoped-to-make-gazillions-after-feeding-model-journalists-work/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:41:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340837 Newly unsealed court documents reveal that employees at Microsoft and OpenAI expressed alarm that AI systems they were jointly developing could lead to an “existential threat” to the publishing industry. The court document in question is part of a joint filing from news organizations, including The New York Times, The New York Daily News, and 10 other publications that are suing Microsoft and…

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]]> Markey Moves to Block $5B US Bombs Sale to Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Escalation https://truthout.org/articles/markey-moves-to-block-5b-us-bombs-sale-to-saudi-arabia-amid-yemen-escalation/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:56:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340830 On Thursday, Democratic senators introduced legislation to block a sale of $5 billion worth of bombs and bomb kits to Saudi Arabia, protesting the kingdom’s human rights abuses amid its escalation in fighting in Yemen. Senators Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), with support of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), introduced a joint resolution of disapproval (JRD) targeting…

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]]> Trump Says He Has a “Big Decision” to Make: Whether to “Annihilate” Iran https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-he-has-a-big-decision-to-make-whether-to-annihilate-iran/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:45:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340833 President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is weighing whether or not to “annihilate” Iran in a renewed effort to end the illegal 201-day US-Israeli war of choice, musings that came on the heels of a report by United Nations experts who said the United States likely committed war crimes during earlier attacks on the Middle East nation. “I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and…

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]]> Trump Admin Upended Protections for Endangered Species by Redefining 2 Words https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-upended-protections-for-endangered-species-by-redefining-2-words/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:55:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340828 The Endangered Species Act has stood as a pillar of conservation in the United States since 1973, bringing animals like bald eagles, manatees, and humpback whales back from the brink of extinction. But now, the Trump administration has taken its boldest step yet in an effort to strip legal protections for endangered species. Starting this week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says that it…

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]]> Israel Detains Palestinian American Journalist Reporting on Settler Violence https://truthout.org/articles/israel-detains-palestinian-american-journalist-reporting-on-settler-violence/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:38:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340812 On Tuesday, Israeli forces detained Palestinian American journalist Naqaa Hamed in the occupied West Bank as she returned from a reporting assignment on escalating settler violence. Israeli soldiers detained Hamed with two other journalists at a checkpoint near Bethlehem, and questioned her about her journalism and the stories she was reporting. The two other journalists were released…

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]]> Massive Public Transit Win in Chicago Shows the Power of Grassroots Coalitions https://truthout.org/articles/massive-public-transit-win-in-chicago-shows-the-power-of-grassroots-coalitions/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:48:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340810 After years of organizing by a coalition of transit, environmental, and community organizing groups, the Chicago region’s transit system began an important new chapter on September 1 as the Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA). The new system was created by the NITA Act, which was signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in December 2025. The new legislation raises $1.5 billion in new revenue and creates…

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]]> Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Private Equity From Owning Medical Practices https://truthout.org/articles/warren-introduces-bill-to-ban-private-equity-from-owning-medical-practices/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:25:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340817 A group of Democrats has introduced bicameral legislation to ban private equity from owning medical practices as increasingly widespread corporate ownership continues driving up health care costs each year. The bill was introduced Wednesday by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) with the support of 12 other members of the Senate and House. The legislation was based on a law in Oregon…

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]]> UN Inquiry Finds US Strike on Minab, Iran, That Killed 123 Children Was War Crime https://truthout.org/articles/un-inquiry-finds-us-strike-on-minab-iran-that-killed-123-children-was-war-crime/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:50:43 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340805 A United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded that the U.S. committed war crimes in two attacks on Iran that killed scores of civilians, including over 120 children, on the first day of the war. In a report released Thursday, the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said that the U.S. violated international human rights laws regarding civilian harm in its attacks…

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]]> Democrats Backed by Industry Super PACs Are Writing the Party’s AI Plan https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-backed-by-industry-super-pacs-are-writing-the-partys-ai-plan/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:33:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340809 Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) took to ABC’s Sunday morning show to assure the public that the Democratic Party is taking strong measures to combat the AI Doomsday threat roiling the country. His prime example: a Democratic House commission on artificial intelligence stacked with lawmakers who’ve received a bonanza in campaign funding from Big Tech.

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]]> Trump’s “Mystery Meat” Deal Underscores the Danger of Unchecked Corporate Power https://truthout.org/video/trumps-mystery-meat-deal-underscores-the-danger-of-unchecked-corporate-power/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:31:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340807 The Jungle, says author Eric Schlosser.]]> Amid growing concerns over food safety in the United States, President Donald Trump last month authorized the duty-free importation of 660 million pounds of cheap beef trimmings that will get mixed in with other cuts to make ground beef. Imported beef and pork were once labeled with their country of origin, but Congress voted in 2015 to end that requirement, so customers at the grocery store will…

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]]> Minnesotans Aren’t Going to Let “Operation Metro Surge” Be Forgotten https://truthout.org/articles/minnesotans-arent-going-to-let-operation-metro-surge-be-forgotten/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:49:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340798 Sabrina Rucker wasn’t just focused on protecting her immigrant neighbors and coordinating with activists in grassroots response networks during “Operation Metro Surge,” the aggressive federal immigration crackdown that rocked Minnesota this past winter. She was also documenting the brutality of the enforcement actions and the resistance they sparked. Rucker, co-founder and CEO of a local…

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]]> California Eyes Prison Heat Protections That Fall Short of Other Workplaces’ https://truthout.org/articles/california-eyes-prison-heat-protections-that-fall-short-of-other-workplaces/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:48:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340789 As Californians have weathered relentless heat waves, state workplace safety regulators have repeatedly reminded employers to protect employees from heat illness by providing water, shade, cooldown areas, and additional rest breaks when temperatures climb. But there’s a notable exception to the state’s heat safety rules: the nurses, guards, staff, and tens of thousands of incarcerated people…

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]]> Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One https://truthout.org/articles/trump-caught-reviewing-plan-to-demolish-kennedy-center-in-air-force-one/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:11:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340790 A photographer captured extraordinary pictures of President Donald Trump looking at a seeming plan to demolish the Kennedy Center through the windows of Air Force One on Wednesday evening, as the president has repeatedly vowed to impose his will on the 55-year-old cultural building regardless of court orders against him. The pictures, captured by Washington, D.C.

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]]> US Once Again Denies Palestinian Officials Visas to Attend New York UN Meeting https://truthout.org/articles/us-once-again-denies-palestinian-officials-visas-to-attend-new-york-un-meeting/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:46:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340788 For the second year in a row, the US government under President Donald Trump has denied diplomatic visas for Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian officials — a move condemned by the PA and outside critics as counter to international peace efforts. Abbas, who leads both the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), was to attend meetings at the United…

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]]> Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are https://truthout.org/audio/artificial-intimacy-is-changing-who-we-are/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:57:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=340782 What happens when machines become easier to relate to than other people? In this episode of Movement Memos, host Kelly Hayes talks with author Sherry Turkle about artificial intimacy, the erosion of empathy and social skills, and the political dangers of replacing human connection with frictionless simulations of care. Music: Son Monarcas and Sarah the Illstrumentalist Note: This a…

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]]> Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined https://truthout.org/articles/since-2025-trump-made-more-stock-trades-than-all-535-congress-members-combined/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:27:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340775 President Donald Trump made nearly 30,000 stock trades since his return to office, marking a far higher volume of trades than all 535 members of Congress combined, a new Bloomberg analysis finds. Between his inauguration in January 2025 and the end of June, Trump and his team made nearly 28,700 trades, his financial disclosures show. That amounts to roughly 80 trades per market day for nearly…

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]]> War-Damaged Building in Gaza Collapses, Killing 21, as Gaza Remains Unlivable https://truthout.org/articles/war-damaged-building-in-gaza-collapses-killing-21-as-gaza-remains-unlivable/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:40:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340768 In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a building damaged by Israeli strikes collapsed in Gaza, killing at least 21 people, including 11 children. An estimated 100 people were living in the six-story building when it collapsed as residents were sleeping. Rescue teams worked to pull out dozens of people from the rubble in the hours that followed, their work made more difficult due to the…

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]]> Every 3 Days an Environmental Defender Is Murdered https://truthout.org/articles/every-3-days-an-environmental-defender-is-murdered/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:21:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340771 Every three days someone is killed for defending nature. In 2025, watchdog group Global Witness documented 124 such deaths worldwide, a toll researchers say is likely only a fraction of the total number because repression and armed conflict make many deaths impossible to verify. The victims included Indigenous people, small-scale farmers and community organizers peacefully protecting…

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]]> Bush, With Legacy of Torture, Unveils Portrait Book of “Political Prisoners” https://truthout.org/articles/bush-with-legacy-of-torture-unveils-portrait-book-of-political-prisoners/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:16:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340763 Former President George W. Bush, the father of the global war on terror that has suppressed and killed millions of people across the world, has announced that he is releasing a book of paintings called The Call of Freedom: Portraits of Political Prisoners and Dissidents. The book is being published by Penguin Random House imprint Crown, and includes paintings and biographical information on…

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]]> “Logic of Elimination” Drives Israel’s Policies in the West Bank, Report Finds https://truthout.org/video/logic-of-elimination-drives-israels-policies-in-the-west-bank-report-finds/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:11:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340764 A major new report by the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem titled “The Elimination Project” accuses Israel of “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” “For too long, Israel’s policies in the West Bank have been treated or looked at as isolated events,” says Ori Givati, director of international relations at B’Tselem.

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]]> Deportation Case of Palestinian Activist Salah Sarsour Tests First Amendment  https://truthout.org/articles/deportation-case-of-palestinian-activist-salah-sarsour-tests-first-amendment/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:08:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340762 A federal immigration court in Chicago held the fourth and final removal hearing on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport Palestinian American human rights activist Salah Sarsour on Monday, September 14. Sarsour himself has argued the case is a major test of the First Amendment under President Donald Trump’s authoritarian crackdown on immigrants and dissent. One of multiple advocates…

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]]> 130 Legal Experts Urge Burnham to Expand UK’s Sanctions on Israeli Settlements https://truthout.org/articles/130-legal-experts-urge-burnham-to-expand-uks-sanctions-on-israeli-settlements/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:06:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340766 On Tuesday, over 130 legal experts sent a six-page letter to U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham, stating that the newly-announced sanctions on Israel are insufficient to meet the U.K.’s obligations under international law. On September 8, the U.K. government announced a set of sanctions banning imports from illegal settlements in the West Bank and penalizing companies and individuals providing…

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]]> Watchdog Finds Iran War Damage to US Bases More Extensive Than Pentagon Has Said https://truthout.org/articles/watchdog-finds-iran-war-damage-to-us-bases-far-more-extensive-than-pentagon-says/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:21:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340759 The Pentagon has quietly admitted that Iran has struck hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases across the Middle East in the six months since the U.S. and Israel launched war against the country — damage that is far more extensive than previously acknowledged by Trump administration officials. According to the Department of Defense Inspector General’s first report on the Iran war…

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]]> Ken Paxton Faces the First Lawsuit Over a Death Linked to an Abortion Ban https://truthout.org/articles/ken-paxton-faces-the-first-lawsuit-over-a-death-linked-to-an-abortion-ban/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:48:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340755 The family of a woman who died after she could not get an abortion in Texas is suing doctors and state officials including Attorney General Ken Paxton. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban. “Tierra Walker is dead and those responsible must be held accountable,” the suit reads. “At every turn, Texas’s political and medical establishments not only failed but actively…

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]]> AIPAC’s Network Has Already Spent $67.2 Million to Shape the Midterm Elections https://truthout.org/articles/aipacs-network-has-already-spent-67-2-million-to-shape-the-midterm-elections/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:46:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340748 The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, has been spending tens of millions of dollars on political races during the current election cycle, aiming to defeat progressive candidates who are critical of Israel and who express support for Palestinians. Many voters might not even be aware of this, because AIPAC-funded ads and mailers often omit any mention of Israel…

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]]> A Lucrative Tax Break Is Fueling Pennsylvania’s Amazon Data Center Boom https://truthout.org/articles/a-lucrative-tax-break-is-fueling-pennsylvanias-amazon-data-center-boom/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:34:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340752 After vowing to spend $20 billion on data centers across Pennsylvania, Amazon is now quietly reaping the rewards of a controversial, yet lucrative state tax exemption, records show. Exactly how much Pennsylvania could be forgoing from the tech behemoth is unclear, even as it expands its footprint across the state. In 2025, Amazon announced it would funnel its first investments into two data…

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]]> Report: Trump Transferring $3B Worth of Bombs to Israel, Funded by US Taxpayers https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-transferring-3b-worth-of-bombs-to-israel-funded-by-us-taxpayers/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:18:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340744 The Trump administration is preparing to send a U.S. taxpayer-funded, $3 billion package of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, the biggest transfer of such weapons in recent years despite the administration’s supposed commitment to maintaining ceasefire agreements across several of Israel’s war fronts. The package includes 60,000 bombs, split between MK-84s, BLU-117s, and I-2000 “bunker buster”…

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]]> Describing Himself as a “Hoax Buster,” Trump Dismisses Legitimate AI Concerns https://truthout.org/articles/describing-himself-as-a-hoax-buster-trump-dismisses-legitimate-ai-concerns/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:41:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340746 In Truth Social posts on Monday, President Donald Trump downplayed concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), calling criticism of its unregulated expansion a “hoax,” even as experts warn about the speed at which the technology is growing. The president’s post cited imagery reminiscent of sci-fi movies, rather than referencing the ways in which AI is already being used in warfare and to…

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]]> Modern-Day Fascism Isn’t a Rerun — It Is “End Times Fascism” https://truthout.org/video/modern-day-fascism-isnt-a-rerun-it-is-end-times-fascism/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340741 Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world,” even as they contribute to growing inequality, political instability and the climate crisis. The rise of modern-day fascism is “not simply a rerun,” explains Klein. “We don’t believe that history repeats…

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]]> Massie Moves to Force Impeachment Vote Against Hegseth, Citing Civilian Deaths https://truthout.org/articles/massie-moves-to-force-impeachment-vote-against-hegseth-citing-civilian-deaths/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:48:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340732 Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has moved to force an impeachment vote against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, introducing eight articles on the House floor accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors on Tuesday. Massie’s measure is privileged, meaning that the House will be forced to vote on it by Thursday. With Republicans in charge of the House, the articles are unlikely to pass…

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]]> We’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian Future https://truthout.org/articles/were-already-living-through-journalisms-dystopian-future/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:32:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340736 If you are in San Francisco trying to follow the goings-on in your neighborhood or within city hall, you may have come across The Dissent. The website brands itself as “an AI newsroom” with work “reported, edited, and produced by named agents.” Its founder and publisher Dakota Carrasco — a real person, and, incidentally, an analyst at the notorious investment firm BlackRock — published text on the…

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]]> AI Data Centers Are Driving a Surge in “Forever Chemicals,” Research Finds https://truthout.org/articles/ai-data-centers-are-driving-a-surge-in-forever-chemicals-research-finds/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:05:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340731 As a United Nations expert reiterated a call for a global ban on nonessential uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a Swedish nonprofit on Monday released research on how rapidly advancing artificial intelligence and related data centers are helping to drive a surge in PFAS production. Often called “forever chemicals” because they don’t easily break down in human bodies or the…

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]]> Dearborn Mayor Invites Macklemore for City-Sponsored Show: “We Stand With You” https://truthout.org/articles/dearborn-mayor-invites-macklemore-for-city-sponsored-show-we-stand-with-you/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:45:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340721 Dearborn’s mayor issued an open invitation to Macklemore to perform a concert in the majority-Muslim Michigan city on Monday after the rapper was kicked off of Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour for his speech onstage calling for a free Palestine. “Hey [Macklemore], if they don’t want you performing in their stadiums, you’re always welcome in Dearborn,” said Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud in a post on…

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]]> Robin D. G. Kelley: What We’re Experiencing Right Now Is Fascism https://truthout.org/articles/robin-d-g-kelley-what-were-experiencing-right-now-is-fascism/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:39:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340725 MAGA’s ongoing fascist assault on the nation’s residents echoes past eras of U.S. enslavement, racial terror, dispossession, segregation, and exclusion. Historian and political analyst Robin D. G. Kelley, distinguished professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), has written several books examining this history…

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]]> McConnell Returns to US Senate Following 3-Month Paid Absence https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-returns-to-us-senate-following-3-month-paid-absence/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:34:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340729 After a 92-day absence, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) returned to Capitol Hill on Monday, despite lingering questions about his health and fitness to serve. McConnell participated in votes on the Senate floor, including a vote on the advancement of a federal judge nominated by President Donald Trump. His renewed presence in the Senate is also imperative for Republicans on the Senate…

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]]> Parents of Trans Kids Slam Mount Sinai for Permanently Ending Trans Youth Care https://truthout.org/articles/parents-of-trans-kids-slam-mount-sinai-for-permanently-ending-trans-youth-care/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:09:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340724 On September 4, the Mount Sinai hospital system in New York City – one of the largest health networks in the city – agreed in a settlement with President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to permanently stop providing gender-affirming care for minors. The settlement also included an agreement that the hospital system will pay an undisclosed financial penalty, and that it will…

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]]> Trump’s EPA Repeals Limits on Power Plants’ Carbon Emissions https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-epa-repeals-limits-on-power-plants-carbon-emissions/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:58:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340722 Coal is by far the dirtiest of the world’s major energy sources. It accounts for almost half of the cumulative global carbon emissions since the industrial era began — as much as oil and natural gas combined. And it generates much more carbon dioxide per unit of energy than either oil or gas. Most climate experts agree that phasing out coal power is the single biggest change the world could make…

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]]> Trump-Picked Kennedy Center Board Votes to Shut It Down Following Latest Ruling https://truthout.org/articles/kennedy-center-board-claims-trump-name-change-is-needed-to-avoid-fiscal-collapse/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:49:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340719 UPDATE: Shortly after federal U.S. District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper ruled once again that President Donald Trump’s name could not be added to the exterior of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts without congressional approval, Trump’s handpicked board of directors for the center voted on Tuesday to shut it down for the next two years for renovations…

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]]> Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Mail Ballot Restrictions From Taking Effect in 2026 https://truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-blocks-trumps-mail-ballot-restrictions-from-taking-effect-in-2026/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:55:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340713 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night blocked the U.S. Postal Service from imposing new restrictions on voting by mail this November, delivering a fatal blow to President Donald Trump’s attempts to inject more White House control over the midterm election. In a brief, unsigned ruling, the court kept in place a lower court’s freeze on the restrictions. “The Government is unlikely to succeed…

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]]> Broken Ceasefire Between Saudi Arabia and Houthis Could Renew Full War in Yemen https://truthout.org/video/broken-ceasefire-between-saudi-arabia-and-houthis-could-renew-full-war-in-yemen/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:44:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340705 Yemen is at risk of spiraling back into all-out war as Houthi forces and Saudi Arabia exchange new strikes amid a fight over control of the key Bab el-Mandeb strait through which much of Saudi oil passes on its way to world markets. The Houthis, the Iran-allied force also known as Ansarallah, has seized Yemen’s entire Red Sea coastline from the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.

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]]> Macklemore Booted From Ed Sheeran’s Tour Over Solidarity With Palestine https://truthout.org/articles/macklemore-booted-from-ed-sheerans-tour-over-solidarity-with-palestine/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:33:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340707 Rapper Macklemore has been kicked off the last leg of guitarist Ed Sheeran’s “Loop Tour” after saying “Free Palestine” on stage during a concert earlier this month. Macklemore was set to appear as a special guest on Sheeran’s tour for several of the last remaining concerts in the U.S. When he joined the tour at the start of September, Macklemore addressed fans at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey…

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]]> New Yorkers Defeated a Pipeline Nearly 6 Years Ago — Or So They Thought https://truthout.org/articles/new-yorkers-defeated-a-pipeline-nearly-6-years-ago-or-so-they-thought/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:09:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340695 A unique kind of relief comes from standing at the edge of the ocean. For generations, New York and New Jersey’s public beaches have offered exactly that: a free, open shoreline where people come to breathe, grieve, celebrate, fall in love, or simply exist without needing money or permission. For many, the beach is not a luxury. It is medicine. Beneath that same water, a fight is unfolding…

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]]> Key Saudi Pipeline to Be Shut Down for Weeks as Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs https://truthout.org/articles/key-saudi-pipeline-to-be-shut-down-for-weeks-as-diesel-prices-hit-record-highs/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:41:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340701 Fears of a global energy shortage are rising amid new revelations about damage inflicted last week on a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia. According to a Monday report in The Associated Press, Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, which is used to transport oil to the Red Sea, will be shut down for weeks after being hit last Thursday by a drone strike. Anonymous officials in the region told…

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]]> Trump Claims the Only AI “Guardrail” Needed Is Himself https://truthout.org/articles/trump-claims-the-only-ai-guardrail-needed-is-himself/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:35:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340691 In a Truth Social post on Monday, President Donald Trump said there is no need to regulate tech companies’ development of artificial intelligence (AI). “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” Trump wrote. Trump claimed those who are pleading for a slowdown of AI advancement are part of “a SICK…

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]]> Families Are Fighting Draconian No-Contact-Visit Policy at California ICE Jail https://truthout.org/articles/families-are-fighting-draconian-no-contact-visit-policy-at-california-ice-jail/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:34:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340685 On February 21, Samantha Sanchez joined her husband, Allen Tayson, on his adjustment of status interview with the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement in an office in San Jose, California. Within 10 minutes of her husband being called in, someone who worked there approached Sanchez and her children, ages 5 and 14, to let her know her husband was being detained. At that moment…

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]]> A New Campaign Is Pushing Ulta Beauty to Drop Flock Cameras From Its Stores https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-campaign-is-pushing-ulta-beauty-to-drop-flock-cameras-from-its-stores/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:14:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340690 A national gender justice organization is escalating a campaign against Ulta Beauty over the cosmetics retailer’s use of automated license-plate reader (ALPR) cameras made by the surveillance company Flock Safety, arguing that it threatens customer privacy and could disproportionately harm women and gender-expansive people. UltraViolet, a women-led gender justice organization…

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]]> Bernie Sanders Reintroduces Bill to Make 32-Hour Workweek New Federal Standard https://truthout.org/articles/bernie-sanders-reintroduces-bill-to-make-32-hour-workweek-new-federal-standard/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:26:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340688 Amid growing concerns about technological advances and stagnant worker pay, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-California) introduced a bill earlier this month to reduce the workweek to 32 hours. “The 40-hour workweek was established in law nearly 90 years ago. Since then, cell phones, the internet, and now AI have increased worker productivity, but the profits have been…

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]]> New Cancer Vaccines Are on the Horizon. Disinformation Could Blunt Their Impact. https://truthout.org/articles/new-cancer-vaccines-are-on-the-horizon-disinformation-could-blunt-their-impact/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:07:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340684 Nearly five years ago, Chase Johnson was cured of breast cancer — but not of the profound anxiety that it would return. When Johnson was originally diagnosed in 2021, the resident of Cary, North Carolina, was only 31 — nearly a decade away from the age at which regular mammograms are recommended — and she had no history of breast cancer in her family. She only got screened because her dog…

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]]> UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements Are a First Step. They Must Go Further. https://truthout.org/articles/uk-sanctions-on-israeli-settlements-are-a-first-step-they-must-go-further/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:39:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340677 The United Kingdom, joined by Canada and France, announced this week that they are taking action against Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It’s an announcement that is at once groundbreaking and insufficient. Specifically, the UK said it would suspend export licenses for weapons materially supporting Israel’s illegal occupation; ban imports of Israeli settlement goods, and…

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]]> Elon Musk Spends $100 Million on Anti-Trans Ads Targeting Dems in Midterm Races https://truthout.org/articles/elon-musk-spends-100-million-on-anti-trans-ads-targeting-dems-in-midterm-races/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:38:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340679 Elon Musk’s America PAC has dropped $100 million to support the GOP in critical races that could control the future of the Senate. It includes TV commercials, digital ads, and a social media blitz across platforms Musk owns and platforms he doesn’t. The eleventh-hour push is a brazen attempt to stoke the anti-trans moral panic and turn equal rights for transgender people into a make-or-break…

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]]> Court Blocks Trump’s “Loyalty Question” on Civil Service Job Applications https://truthout.org/articles/court-blocks-trumps-loyalty-question-on-civil-service-job-applications/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:37:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340667 A court’s decision to block the Trump administration from including a “loyalty question” on federal job applications was a win not only for the nonpartisan civil service, but also for the communities public employees serve, said one labor leader whose union was among the plaintiffs in the case against the Office of Personnel Management. Patrick Moran, president of the American Federation of…

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]]> This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents https://truthout.org/articles/this-back-to-school-season-kids-face-a-new-fear-ice-taking-their-parents/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:35:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340650 Just a year ago, Martín Soto was making breakfast at home with his wife, Gabriela, while their daughter got ready for her first day of school. But this September, Martín is in solitary confinement at the Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) in New Jersey. “I was crying, but my daughter, she told me, ‘Mommy, don’t cry. Daddy’s gonna come home,’” Gabriela Soto told Truthout. “I said, ‘I know…

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]]> Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence https://truthout.org/articles/mexican-activists-are-fighting-climate-crises-by-stopping-extractive-violence/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:34:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340656 Atahualpa Sofía Enciso’s children don’t know what a normal river is, she says. Living by the Santiago River in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, which overflows with dense white foam from the hundreds of industries that pollute it, she notes that the area is also getting hotter. “My father talks about how when he was younger, he didn’t need sweaters, because it was never that hot or cold…

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]]> Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. Abortion Ban States Have It Worst. https://truthout.org/articles/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-abortion-ban-states-have-it-worst/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:08:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340658 ProPublica analysis found that the spike in deaths has elicited almost no public health response. ]]> The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response. Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a…

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]]> Federal Court Rules Trump Admin Can’t Keep Aging Michigan Coal Plant Open https://truthout.org/articles/federal-court-rules-trump-admin-cant-keep-aging-michigan-coal-plant-open/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:02:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340662 The Department of Energy overstepped when it ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open past its planned retirement date last year, a federal court ruled on Friday. The J.H Campbell plant is one of seven fossil fuel plants around the country that the Trump administration has forced to stay in operation, despite the pollution they cause and the enormous costs of keeping…

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]]> Hedge Fund-Owned Publisher Lays Off Local Journalists From Papers Across the US https://truthout.org/articles/hedge-fund-owned-publisher-lays-off-local-journalists-from-papers-across-the-us/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:59:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340660 As social media networks filled with posts from journalists “deeply saddened” to reveal they were part of McClatchy’s latest round of “gutting” layoffs this week, newspaper staffers and the unions that represent them highlighted “how local coverage will suffer” because over 90 workers were fired by the hedge fund-controlled publisher. “I’m part of this bloodbath. After dodging layoffs for my…

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]]> War Has Produced Lasting Severe Delays in Gaza’s Divorce and Custody Rulings https://truthout.org/articles/war-has-produced-lasting-severe-delays-in-gazas-divorce-and-custody-rulings/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:18:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340647 In a makeshift structure made of worn-out fabric in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, 25-year-old Samira Abdel Hamid is trying to build a life for her two children, 3-year-old Mohammad and 18-month-old Issa. Abdel Hamid does not call the place where she lives a tent. As she describes it, it is “a place where the most basic necessities of life are unavailable, and where a person cannot feel that they…

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]]> Louisiana Residents Are Resisting Plans to Build ICE Jail on Contaminated Site https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-residents-are-resisting-plans-to-build-ice-jail-on-contaminated-site/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:18:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340651 The Alexandria International Airport, which is part of England Airpark in central Louisiana, is currently known as the busiest ICE Air Operations hub for deportations in the United States. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s Alexandria Staging Facility, a terminus for people being removed from the U.S., is reviled the world over by abused and deported refugees from Cameroon to Haiti.

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]]> Over a Quarter of Voters Say They’re Supporters of DSA, Polling Finds https://truthout.org/articles/over-a-quarter-of-voters-say-theyre-supporters-of-dsa-polling-finds/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:38:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340642 More than a quarter of U.S. voters, including the majority of Democrats, identify as supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), new polling finds as left-wing ideology surges in popularity despite the Trump administration’s attempts to quash it. Quinnipiac University finds that 26 percent of registered voters say they consider themselves supporters of DSA…

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]]> Vance Invokes Racist Tropes as GOP Convention Speakers Stoke Fear and Loyalty https://truthout.org/articles/vance-invokes-racist-tropes-as-gop-convention-speakers-stoke-fear-and-loyalty/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:07:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340633 The second night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, this week featured racist remarks from speakers and a call for violence against Democrats from an audience member — before concluding with President Donald Trump demanding a loyalty oath from viewers. At one point, while arguing why voters should back Republicans in the midterms, Vice President JD Vance objected to the…

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]]> Gazans Feel Despair as Israeli Officials Cement Plans for Permanent Occupation https://truthout.org/articles/gazans-feel-despair-as-israeli-officials-cement-plans-for-permanent-occupation/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:00:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340640 Nearly a year after Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Board of Peace,” which was ostensibly charged with ending Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza and overseeing reconstruction, one of the figures most centrally involved in the body has warned that a complete collapse of the so-called ceasefire in Gaza could lead to a “point of no return.” Nickolay Mladenov…

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]]> The EPA Is Planning to Scrap Public Review Rules for Data Center Pollution https://truthout.org/articles/the-epa-is-planning-to-scrap-public-review-rules-for-data-center-pollution/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:16:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340618 Americans don’t agree on much, but that’s not the case when it comes to data centers. ​Seven in 10 Americans oppose building data centers for artificial intelligence in or near their communities. Despite this, the federal government is moving to make it easier for them to be built. And in some places, residents won’t even get the chance to raise concerns publicly or even know if a data center…

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]]> New Lawsuit Is Challenging Trump Admin Plan to Allow ICE at Polling Places https://truthout.org/articles/new-lawsuit-is-challenging-trump-admin-plan-to-allow-ice-at-polling-places/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:14:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340628 Washington — Latino advocacy groups and voting rights organizations Thursday filed a suit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s policy of allowing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter polling locations in certain circumstances to conduct immigration enforcement during the 2026 midterm elections. The suit in the District Court for the District of…

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