Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:27:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Choice to Keep Coal Plants Open Will Cost Some Coloradans Their Lives https://truthout.org/articles/choice-to-keep-coal-plants-open-will-cost-some-coloradans-their-lives/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:26:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338635 Colorado Springs resident Jane Ard-Smith told Colorado state lawmakers in April that granting a request by her municipal utility to keep its coal-fired power plant running three years past its planned 2029 retirement date would exacerbate her respiratory health problems. “Folks with breathing-related ailments like me — we looked forward to breathing a little bit easier…

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]]> The Story of Juneteenth Reminds Us That Education Is Essential to Freedom https://truthout.org/articles/the-story-of-juneteenth-reminds-us-that-education-is-essential-to-freedom/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:23:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338620 The abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass is known for many things, but perhaps among the most significant is his views on education’s relationship to slavery. Douglass himself was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. Douglass described in his 1845 autobiography how one of his enslavers, Mrs. Auld, began teaching him to read when he was a child. Mrs. Auld’s husband ordered her to stop…

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]]> UN Expert Calls for Global Condemnation After 3 More Killed in Trump Boat Strike https://truthout.org/articles/un-expert-calls-for-global-condemnation-after-3-more-killed-in-trump-boat-strike/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:19:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338646 As US senators pushed the Department of Defense to release unedited footage of the boat bombings the Trump administration has carried out in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September, US Southern Command on Thursday announced that it had killed three more people in the operation that some international law experts have said amounts to mass murder and an extrajudicial killing spree.

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]]> US-Iran Talks Delayed After Israeli Bombardment of Lebanon Kills at Least 18 https://truthout.org/articles/us-iran-talks-delayed-after-israeli-bombardment-of-lebanon-kills-at-least-18/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:17:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338643 US and Iranian delegations delayed plans to travel to Switzerland on Friday for the opening round of talks to cement the details of a peace agreement as the Israeli military bombarded southern Lebanon, killing at least 18 people and threatening once again to derail momentum toward a diplomatic resolution. The Associated Press reported that “mediators worked to reschedule the meetings crucial…

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]]> Emergency Loans Are Costing US Schools Millions — and Lining Wall Street Pockets https://truthout.org/articles/emergency-loans-are-costing-us-schools-millions-and-lining-wall-street-pockets/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:40:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338619 In school districts from Pennsylvania to Illinois, Kentucky to West Virginia, state and local budget delays are putting the pinch on classrooms and costing districts tens of millions of dollars in additional borrowing fees — money going straight to Wall Street. In effect, political failures like budget delays, faulty tax software programs, or just political impasses are forcing some of the…

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]]> Despite the State’s Attempts to Stamp Out Opposition, Our Movements Persevere https://truthout.org/articles/despite-the-states-attempts-to-stamp-out-opposition-our-movements-persevere/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:32:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338587 It is difficult to find inspiration on this Juneteenth. We are still living in difficult times. In the last year, hundreds of thousands of African Americans have lost jobs. Some state legislatures in the South — Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi — have sought to dilute Black political power after the Supreme Court issued its Louisiana v. Callais decision. Meanwhile…

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]]> Far-Right Israeli Minister Ben Gvir to Attend UNCops Conference in NYC in July https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-israeli-minister-ben-gvir-to-attend-uncops-conference-in-nyc-in-july/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338641 Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir — a far right extremist who is notorious for escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank — is set to attend a United Nations policing conference in New York City in early July. The UN Chief of Police Summit will be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City on July 7 and 8. The conference, dubbed “Investing in…

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]]> Trump Administration Attempts to Stop Reparations to Black Community in Illinois https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-attempts-to-stop-reparations-to-black-community-in-illinois/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:33:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338637 On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a motion to join a lawsuit attempting to block the U.S.’s first and only reparations program. The federal government is supporting a 2024 lawsuit by right-wing group Judicial Watch, which argues that the Evanston, Illinois reparations program violates the rights of non-Black residents. In a court filing on Tuesday, the Department of Justice…

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]]> Police Tear Gas Protesters After Killing 1-Year-Old in Mississippi https://truthout.org/articles/police-teargas-protesters-after-killing-1-year-old-in-mississippi/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:07:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338632 On Tuesday, hundreds marched through downtown Senatobia, Mississippi, in protest of the police murder of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley two days prior. Police responded to the protest, which stopped in front of the local Walmart and continued to grow in size, by teargassing the protesters. On Sunday afternoon, police officers shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen in a car outside of the Walmart.

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]]> Hillel International Has 3-Prong Strategy Targeting Campus Palestine Solidarity https://truthout.org/articles/hillel-international-has-3-prong-strategy-targeting-campus-palestine-solidarity/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:57:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338627 U.S. colleges and universities across the United States are using trainings, programming, and campus rules designed to “combat antisemitism” to directly contribute to a larger Zionist, right-wing trend that normalizes racism, Islamophobia, and the silencing of radical political thought rooted in liberation. The latest example of how this works was seen on June 5, when The Guardian broke the story…

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]]> A Wall Street Consensus Was on Display at the G7 Summit https://truthout.org/video/a-wall-street-consensus-was-on-display-at-the-g7-summit/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:56:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338622 World leaders are returning home from the annual G7 summit, having failed to address issues such as income inequality, climate change and territorial conflict, while entertaining the wealthy executives of the artificial intelligence and fossil fuel industries. Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar calls the G7 “a club of the super-rich super-elites” and slams the summit’s focus on…

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]]> New Poll Finds Most Americans Back Adopting Popular Vote to Select President https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-finds-most-americans-back-adopting-popular-vote-to-select-president/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:57:11 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338623 A new poll demonstrates strong support for amending the U.S. Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a popular vote model. Under the Electoral College — the archaic system of selecting the president of the United States — states are given electoral votes based on how many members of Congress they have. Candidates obtain these votes by winning statewide races, or…

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]]> Trump’s Attacks on Black Power and Freedom Show How Far We Still Have to Go https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attacks-on-black-power-and-freedom-show-how-far-we-still-have-to-go/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:05:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338586 How should Juneteenth be understood, be celebrated, be remembered, given this moment of deep anti-democratic machinations and authoritarian/fascistic ambitions cultivated at the “highest” offices within this land? The tension between the sense of renewed freedom that Juneteenth engenders and the profound unfreedom that this country perpetuates is not lost on me. Indeed, as the 250th anniversary of…

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]]> Trump Dismisses Question on Holding Officials Accountable for Iran School Strike https://truthout.org/articles/trump-dismisses-question-on-holding-officials-accountable-for-iran-school-strike/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:31:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338612 President Donald Trump dismissed a question on whether he’d hold members of his administration accountable for a strike on an Iranian elementary school in the early days of the war, continuing to deny that the U.S. was involved in the massacre despite evidence suggesting otherwise. A reporter asked Trump on Wednesday whether he would “hold anyone in your administration accountable for the…

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]]> Trump Administration Shifts Pregnancy-Prevention Program to Promote Childbearing https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-shifts-pregnancy-prevention-program-to-promote-childbearing/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:56:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338610 A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul. Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to people with little or no health insurance. Title X money cannot be used for abortions.

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]]> Israel Hits Lebanon With Drone Strikes Hours After US and Iran Sign Agreement https://truthout.org/articles/israel-hits-lebanon-with-drone-strikes-hours-after-us-and-iran-sign-agreement/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:55:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338590 The Israeli military carried out drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, just hours after the presidents of the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes a framework for negotiations to end the war launched by the Trump administration and Israel in late February. Lebanese media reported that “an Israeli drone dropped a munition on Beit Yahoun…

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]]> Throughout the US-Israeli War, Iranians Refused to Be Owned https://truthout.org/articles/throughout-the-us-israeli-war-iranians-refused-to-be-owned/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:53:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338570 The United States and Iran announced a framework agreement earlier this week to end the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression on Iran. Whether or not this agreement holds, the United States has lost this war of aggression in every sense — moral, legal, political, economic, reputational, and strategic. Iran held out for 39 days against the combined military force of the United States and Israel until a…

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]]> Mamdani Defends Skipping Israel Day Parade as Action Against Israeli Government https://truthout.org/articles/mamdani-defends-skipping-israel-day-parade-as-action-against-israeli-government/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:37:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338602 In a CNN interview earlier this week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani discussed his decision to skip the city’s annual Israel Day parade, stating that his choice was not rooted in antipathy toward Jewish New Yorkers but rather opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Mamdani said that he still played a role in ensuring that the parade was safe for participants. “My job [as mayor] was…

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]]> Construction Companies May Be Aiding and Abetting Israel’s War Crimes in Lebanon https://truthout.org/articles/construction-companies-may-be-aiding-and-abetting-israels-war-crimes-in-lebanon/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:59:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338584 Six multinational construction companies may be aiding and abetting war crimes in south Lebanon by supplying Israel with excavators and bulldozers, according to human rights experts and analysis undertaken by The Guardian. Photos and videos from April show the Israeli military using excavators made by Caterpillar, Volvo, Hyundai, Doosan, Hitachi and Komatsu to destroy homes, shops…

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]]> ICE Releases New Detention Regulations Benefiting For-Profit Prison Companies https://truthout.org/articles/ice-releases-new-detention-regulations-benefiting-for-profit-prison-companies/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:23:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338580 On Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released new “National Detention Standards” that ease regulations in immigration jails for the benefit of for-profit prison companies. In its report, ICE claims that the new national standards “streamline” its regulations and “reduce the burden” on detention operators. But the revised standards eliminate pay requirements for people being…

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]]> Trump Justifies War by Citing Nuclear Promise Iran Already Made Before It Began https://truthout.org/articles/trump-justifies-war-by-citing-nuclear-promise-iran-already-made-before-it-began/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:22:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338581 As details emerge regarding the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump appears to be pushing the idea that the war was justified because it prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. However, the MOU doesn’t contain any enforcement mechanisms for preventing Iran from obtaining such weapons. It only requires the country’s leaders to…

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]]> Changes at Education Department Will Leave Many Vulnerable Students at Risk https://truthout.org/articles/changes-at-education-department-will-leave-many-vulnerable-students-at-risk/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:46:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338576 The Trump administration took aggressive new steps on Tuesday to shut down the Department of Education. Through agreements with other federal agencies, the administration announced that it would give the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) oversight of some of the Education Department’s key functions. HHS will oversee special education and…

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]]> Trump’s Ballroom Price Soars to $600 Million — Half of Which Taxpayers Will Fund https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-ballroom-price-soars-to-600-million-half-of-which-taxpayers-will-fund/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:40:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338578 A review of a contract relating to the proposed construction of a White House ballroom indicates that the project will require hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds — despite previous promises from the Trump administration that it wouldn’t cost taxpayers anything. As costs for the project began to rise, President Donald Trump reiterated in late March that funds for the ballroom’s…

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]]> New Film Journacide Investigates Israel’s Killing of Reporters in Lebanon https://truthout.org/video/new-film-journacide-investigates-israels-killing-of-reporters-in-lebanon/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:02:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338567 Israel has killed over 260 journalists and media workers in Gaza and 29 in Lebanon since October 7, 2023. Irish filmmaker Seán Murray investigates Israel’s killings of journalists in his new feature documentary Journacide: The War on Truth. He says the term “journacide” applies to Israel’s military actions because of the “explicit nature of the targeting and killing of journalists” as a way to…

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]]> Corporate Media Covers AI as a Contest of Elites. In That Framing, We All Lose. https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-covers-ai-as-a-contest-of-elites-in-that-framing-we-all-lose/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:14:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338556 Corporate news outlets frequently frame stories about artificial intelligence (AI) as contests. The most basic version of this frame — metaphorical “races” between rival tech companies or nations, in which speed of innovation is presumed to determine the victors — is so widely used, it’s easy to take for granted. As AI systems shift power throughout society, from health care and law…

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]]> Leaked Iran Agreement Contradicts Trump’s Claims About $300B Postwar Aid https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-iran-agreement-contradicts-trumps-claims-about-300b-postwar-aid/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:11:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338560 On Wednesday, CNN obtained and published the details of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran, meant to halt the war between the countries for at least the next 60 days. The 14-point MOU calls for an “immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts” — including in Lebanon. The document also alludes to reaching a “final agreement” within the next two…

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]]> Everyone Has a Role to Play in Supporting the Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail https://truthout.org/articles/everyone-has-a-role-to-play-in-supporting-the-strike-at-delaney-hall-ice-jail/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:05:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338555 Immigrants taking part in the massive hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall — the privately operated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Newark, New Jersey, where they are imprisoned — say they are continuing to face harsh retaliation in response to their resistance. Catalina Adorno, a volunteer with the grassroots immigration rights group Movimiento Cosecha NJ…

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]]> Trump Admin Admits to Using Grok to Bomb Iran In Federal Lawsuit Backing Musk https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-admits-to-using-grok-to-bomb-iran-in-federal-lawsuit-backing-musk/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:55:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338561 On Monday, the Trump administration admitted for the first time that it has used Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company to support U.S. military operations, including bombing Iran. The information came to light when the Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a federal environmental lawsuit filed by the NAACP against Musk’s data center in Mississippi. The DOJ argued that the judge…

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]]> Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers https://truthout.org/articles/minnesota-trade-unionists-are-among-the-federally-indicted-ice-observers/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:30:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338551 Minnesota trade unionists active in worker assemblies are among the 15 people indicted by the federal government as part of a sweeping crackdown on organizing in opposition to the ICE and Border Patrol since December 2025. Among a slew of other allegations, the indictment cited some of the individuals’ participation in assemblies of trade unionists and other workers held at the United Labor Centre…

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]]> Temporary Blocking of Idaho’s Bathroom Ban Isn’t Actually a Win for Trans Rights https://truthout.org/articles/temporary-blocking-of-idahos-bathroom-ban-isnt-actually-a-win-for-trans-rights/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:44:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338549 On June 16, U.S. District Court Judge Amanda K. Brailsford, a Biden appointee, issued a 30-page ruling granting a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Idaho’s H.B. 752, the felony bathroom ban — but it contains a major caveat: enforcement is only blocked when a single-user restroom is not available on the same floor. The law, set to take effect July 1, criminalizes transgender people for…

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]]> Feds Charge 15 Minnesotans With Conspiracy for Anti-ICE Protests  https://truthout.org/articles/feds-charge-15-minnesotans-with-conspiracy-for-anti-ice-protests/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:29:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338546 Federal prosecutors announced charges against 15 protesters in Minnesota on Tuesday, accusing them of “conspiring to interfere with law enforcement” during Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) surge in Minnesota earlier this year. On Tuesday morning, Homeland Security officials raided and arrested 12 of the 15 individuals. One was already in custody; two remain at large.

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]]> Iran’s Soccer Team Forced to Return to Mexico Immediately After First Game https://truthout.org/articles/irans-soccer-team-forced-to-return-to-mexico-immediately-after-first-game/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:19:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338544 Members of Iran’s national soccer team expressed frustration about their treatment after they were told the team needed to leave Los Angeles immediately after playing their opening World Cup game against New Zealand on Monday night. After a 2-2 draw in their opening game with New Zealand Monday night, Iran’s team was forced to fly back to Mexico rather than remain in Los Angeles and do a…

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]]> Artists Celebrate Removal of Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center as a Step Forward https://truthout.org/video/artists-celebrate-removal-of-trumps-name-from-kennedy-center-as-a-step-forward/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:50:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338542 President Donald Trump’s name has been removed from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., after a judge ruled its addition was illegal. The Kennedy Center’s board, which was handpicked by Trump, voted to add Trump’s name to the center late last year. The battle over the Kennedy Center’s name comes during a broader push by Trump to overhaul the institution…

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]]> “Without Me, There Would Be No Israel,” Trump Says as Israel Remains in Lebanon https://truthout.org/articles/without-me-there-would-be-no-israel-trump-says-as-israel-remains-in-lebanon/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:48:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338540 President Donald Trump is facing a choice: Ending the war with Iran, which is tanking his popularity and the economy, or continuing his deference to Israel. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made it clear on Tuesday that he cannot have both. Following assertions from Israeli leaders that it would not end its occupation of Lebanon, Araghchi reiterated that the memorandum of…

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]]> Elon Musk Celebrated Imminent Trillionaire Status by Stoking Pogroms in Belfast https://truthout.org/articles/elon-musk-celebrated-imminent-trillionaire-status-by-stoking-pogroms-in-belfast/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:30:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338536 Two years ago, as far right thugs in Britain launched a series of attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers, Elon Musk took to X to gleefully predict that the U.K. was on the verge of civil war, and urged the English to forcefully oppose immigration. Last year, in a speech live-streamed to a huge fascist rally in the center of London, Musk told his audience that “violence was coming” to England and…

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]]> For Second Time in 7 Months, Baby Formula Linked to Infant Botulism Is Recalled https://truthout.org/articles/for-second-time-in-7-months-baby-formula-linked-to-infant-botulism-is-recalled/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:43:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338535 When ByHeart infant formula was linked to a nationwide outbreak of infant botulism last fall, the company encouraged its customers to switch to another premium whole milk formula made by Nara Organics. Now Nara Organics, which has promoted the “thousands of tests” it runs on every formula batch, is recalling all of its whole milk organic powdered infant formula after the Centers for Disease…

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]]> Trump Administration Drops Effort to Halt Wind Energy Projects Across the US https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-drops-effort-to-halt-wind-energy-projects-across-the-us/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:37:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338532 The Trump administration has abandoned its effort to halt wind energy projects across the United States and dropped its challenge to the court ruling that tossed President Donald Trump’s order freezing federal permitting and leasing for wind projects. States that challenged the order hailed the development as one of the most significant legal victories against the Trump White House’s campaign…

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]]> Nonconsensual Drug Testing Has Criminalized Tens of Thousands of Pregnant People https://truthout.org/articles/nonconsensual-drug-testing-has-criminalized-tens-of-thousands-of-pregnant-people/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:06:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338529 New York had the chance to make history in more arenas than basketball this June. Earlier this month, the New York Senate passed the Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act, becoming the first legislative chamber in the country to pass legislation that would require informed consent for drug testing of pregnant people. But despite that promising step, the state has once again failed to protect…

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]]> Maersk Still Shipping Weapons Components to Israel, Despite Claiming Otherwise https://truthout.org/articles/maersk-still-shipping-weapons-components-to-israel-despite-claiming-otherwise/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:28:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338524 On June 8, the Palestinian Youth Movement’s Mask off Maersk Campaign published a report with Oxfam Denmark demonstrating that Maersk has continued to ship weapons to Israel amid its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, despite claiming otherwise. The shipments include “parts for bullets, bombs, mortars and projectile bodies” which have been “central” to weapons used by Israel to slaughter…

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]]> FIFA Proposes Opening Match Between Israel and Palestine for Youth Tournament https://truthout.org/articles/fifa-proposes-opening-match-between-israel-and-palestine-for-youth-tournament/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:27:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338522 FIFA has proposed a match between Israel and Palestine as the opener for a youth tournament set to begin in the U.S. in September in the international body’s latest reactionary move. The tournament will be for soccer players aged 15 and under, and is open to all of FIFA’s member states. This includes Russia, which has been banned from FIFA tournaments since the start of its invasion of…

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]]> Is Affordability a Climate Issue? Philadelphia Hunger Strikers Said Yes. https://truthout.org/articles/is-affordability-a-climate-issue-philadelphia-hunger-strikers-said-yes/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:52:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338509 On May 21, activists with the Philadelphia chapter of the youth-led environmental justice group Sunrise Movement began a protracted hunger strike, vowing to starve themselves until Mayor Cherelle Parker committed to spending an extraordinary $1.19 billion municipal budget surplus on community programs. They were demanding investments in renewable energy alongside demands not traditionally…

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]]> The EPA Illegally Terminated Climate Justice Grants, a Federal Judge Rules https://truthout.org/articles/the-epa-illegally-terminated-climate-justice-grants-a-federal-judge-rules/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:51:04 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338519 A South Carolina federal judge ruled last week that the Trump administration’s termination of hundreds of environmental justice grants was illegal, a decision that could impact $20 million in federal funding rescinded from the Walker River Paiute Tribe in Nevada. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to terminate the $2.8 billion Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program…

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]]> DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media https://truthout.org/video/doj-approves-another-merger-amid-fears-trump-allies-will-tighten-grip-on-media/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:38:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338517 The Trump administration has approved media conglomerate Paramount’s $111 billion bid to acquire Warner Bros., one year after Paramount and Skydance Media signed a similar merger that placed Paramount’s movie studio, streaming service and broadcast network CBS under the control of the multibillionaire Ellison family, founders of Skydance and close allies of Donald Trump. The Warner Bros. merger…

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]]> Obama Casts Doubts on Any Trump-Negotiated “Deal” to End Iran War https://truthout.org/articles/obama-casts-doubts-on-any-trump-negotiated-deal-to-end-iran-war/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:28:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338514 Former President Barack Obama has expressed doubts about the effectiveness of any deal President Donald Trump could negotiate to end the U.S.’s war on Iran, suggesting that any potential terms would be similar to terms he had negotiated as president over a decade ago. In an interview that aired on ABC News Saturday — one day prior to Trump announcing a “deal” on Sunday evening — Obama…

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]]> Did Optics Prevent Invoking of Insurrection Act and Suspension of Habeas Corpus? https://truthout.org/articles/did-optics-prevent-invoking-of-insurrection-act-and-suspension-of-habeas-corpus/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:05:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338511 A Monday report in The New York Times revealed what it described as the “alarm” felt by some White House lawyers at proposals made earlier this year by Vice President JD Vance and Trump adviser Stephen Miller as the administration was forced to contend with widespread anger over its anti-immigration agenda. Among other things, the Times reported that Vance pushed for President Donald Trump to…

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]]> Dozens of Women Join Hunger and Labor Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail  https://truthout.org/articles/dozens-of-women-join-hunger-and-labor-strike-at-delaney-hall-ice-jail/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:38:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338512 Nearly 40 women have joined the hunger strike at Delaney Hall immigrant jail in Newark, New Jersey, releasing a new set of gender-specific demands as the strike enters its fourth week. On June 11, dozens of women detained in unit 1 of the jail announced that they were joining the hunger strike. Their demands include improving conditions in the facility; the release of female detainees…

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]]> Trump Demands GOP-Controlled House Expel Dem Lawmaker Jamie Raskin https://truthout.org/articles/trump-demands-gop-controlled-house-expel-dem-lawmaker-jamie-raskin/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:09:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338507 Last week, President Donald Trump demanded that Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland — a Democrat who played a major role in the impeachment proceedings against him in his first term — be expelled from Congress. The demand flouts separation of powers standards dictating that the executive and legislative branches govern and enforce rules for themselves without interference from the other.

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]]> US Is Terrorizing Its Own Citizens With “Less-Lethal” Weapons, Victim Says https://truthout.org/articles/us-is-terrorizing-its-own-citizens-with-less-lethal-weapons-victim-says/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:49:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338497 On March 28, 18-year-old University of Southern California student Tucker Collins documented a protest outside the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center. “I didn’t even see any of the officers who had their weapons out,” Collins told Truthout. “[I was] standing back from the crowd and, you know, focused on trying to frame up the crowd, and then the next thing I know, I can’t see anything.”…

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]]> Congenital Syphilis Skyrockets as US Has Shortage of Drug That Treats It https://truthout.org/articles/congenital-syphilis-skyrockets-as-us-has-shortage-of-drug-that-treats-it/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:26:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338492 The United States has a shortage of the only first-line medication recommended for pregnant women with syphilis to prevent passing it to their baby, even as congenital syphilis rates have been skyrocketing. Last July, drug manufacturer Pfizer issued a voluntary recall of brand name Bicillin L-A, or penicillin G benzathine — a long-acting injectable of the antibiotic — warning of particulates…

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]]> Trump Calls Iran Deal “Complete” as Questions Linger Over Its Terms https://truthout.org/articles/trump-calls-iran-deal-complete-as-questions-linger-over-its-terms/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:25:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338494 On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced that a “deal” had been reached between the United States and Iran, supposedly bringing a lasting end to hostilities in the unauthorized war he launched in late February. “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social website. “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the…

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]]> Netanyahu Pushes Congress to Adopt a New Structure for US Military Aid to Israel https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-pushes-congress-to-adopt-a-new-structure-for-us-military-aid-to-israel/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:39:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338456 Last month, Responsible Statecraft’s Ben Freeman reported on a provision buried in the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that seeks to deepen connections between the United States and Israeli militaries. Section 224, the “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative”, would synchronize efforts between the the two countries “to expand and accelerate bilateral…

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]]> As Federal Voting Rights Law Is Gutted, Some States Step In to Fill the Gap https://truthout.org/articles/as-federal-voting-rights-law-is-gutted-some-states-step-in-to-fill-the-gap/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:39:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338469 As the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back from the landmark federal law designed to safeguard the voting rights of minorities, more states are stepping in to prohibit discrimination in state and local elections. State versions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act include some of the federal law’s approaches to fighting discrimination, including prohibitions against voter intimidation and vote dilution…

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]]> Trump Plan Would Give Political Appointees More Control Over Federal Grant Money https://truthout.org/articles/trump-plan-would-give-political-appointees-more-control-over-federal-grant-money/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:36:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338484 A Trump White House plan to give political appointees more power over federal grant money has sparked alarm among scientists, public health organizations, environmental groups, and others who fear that the proposal amounts to an attempt to subordinate critical funds to the whims of the president and his far-right allies. More than 300 organizations signed a joint letter on Friday calling on…

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]]> New Cafés in Gaza Can’t Conceal Tent Cities and Mountains of Rubble https://truthout.org/articles/new-cafes-in-gaza-cant-conceal-tent-cities-and-mountains-of-rubble/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:35:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338439 After the so-called ceasefire was implemented in Gaza in 2025, I did not at first have the courage to return to Gaza City, which I had not seen since before October 2023. All the other Palestinians who went back described with deep sorrow the experience of reentering a city they no longer recognized. The beautiful Gaza City they once knew had become strange to them — unfamiliar to both their eyes…

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]]> New York’s Iconic Queer Beach Faces Looming Privatization Scheme https://truthout.org/articles/new-yorks-iconic-queer-beach-faces-looming-privatization-scheme/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:31:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338478 Imagine a beach where the rules of the outside world simply do not apply. A place where people of every background, every identity, every body, and every expression of queerness arrive and exhale. Where the person next to you on the sand might be a drag queen in full regalia, a family chosen rather than born into, an elder who has been coming since the 1970s, or a young trans person experiencing…

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]]> At the Department of Homeland Security, a Culture of Sexual Violence Runs Deep https://truthout.org/articles/at-the-department-of-homeland-security-a-culture-of-sexual-violence-runs-deep/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:06:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338487 Dozens of federal immigration agents have been arrested — and in some cases, convicted — of crimes related to sexual and gender-based violence, according to a group of anti-fascist researchers. The Pacific Antifascist Collective (PAC) tracks federal immigration agents they claim are “credibly accused” of abuse. The group reports that over the last 20 years, at least 81 agents with…

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]]> NY Amazon Driver Fired for Posting Pro-Union Content on Social Media https://truthout.org/articles/ny-amazon-driver-fired-for-posting-pro-union-content-on-social-media/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:25:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338433 For more than a year, Esly Paredes shared regular dispatches of her life as a delivery driver for Amazon to her small following on TikTok — dishing on her preferred lunch spots and fashion scores among hundreds of videos of herself hauling packages and killing time between shifts. In one April 30 post — filmed, like many of her videos, in full uniform inside a parked Amazon truck — a man she…

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]]> Dem Lawmakers Condemn Trump’s Attempts to Influence Upcoming Colombian Elections https://truthout.org/articles/dem-lawmakers-condemn-trumps-attempts-to-influence-upcoming-colombian-elections/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:28:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338481 A group of Democratic members of the US Congress on Friday condemned President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers’ attempts to influence the results of Colombia’s upcoming presidential runoff, calling it an “insult” to the Colombian people’s sovereignty. “We see actions by US President Donald Trump and other members of Congress to endorse, advocate for, or otherwise tip the scales to a…

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]]> Over 160 Years After Abolition, Anti-Black Racism Still Structures US Economy https://truthout.org/articles/over-160-years-after-abolition-anti-black-racism-still-structures-us-economy/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:47:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338453 More than 400 years have passed since the first white colonists arrived in North America to establish a settlement, and more than 160 years since slavery was abolished, yet structural racism is still alive and kicking in the U.S. In the interview that follows, two economists, Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim, co-authors of a new book titled The Political Economy of Racism: The Persistence…

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]]> The US May Not Have Troops on the Ground, But Venezuela’s Government Is Occupied https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-may-not-have-troops-on-the-ground-but-venezuelas-government-is-occupied/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:38:15 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338477 Venezuela is under United States occupation, albeit without the physical presence of U.S. troops on the ground. Since January 3 — when the Trump administration attacked the country and kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on highly questionable drug and weapons charges — Venezuela has lost control of its oil, minerals, and foreign policy. In Maduro’s absence Delcy…

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]]> Israeli Firm Accused of Launching Smear Campaigns During US, European Elections https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-firm-accused-of-launching-smear-campaigns-during-us-european-elections/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:50:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338466 An Israeli firm is suspected of orchestrating smear campaigns to undermine left-wing and pro-Palestine candidates in Scotland, New York, and France. On Thursday, France’s disinformation detection service Viginum said that BlackCore, an Israeli tech company, targeted candidates in several countries’ elections — including in New York City’s 2025 mayoral election won by Zohran Mamdani.

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]]> New Billionaire Jared Kushner Is Mired in Conflicts of Interest as “Peace Envoy” https://truthout.org/articles/from-peace-envoy-to-billionaire-kushner-makes-a-killing-in-white-house-admin/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:23:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338438 “Kushner is now a billionaire,” proclaimed Forbes in September 2025 of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. While just over half of Kushner’s wealth — $560 million — comes from his family’s real estate empire, what’s catapulted Kushner into billionaire status is the growth of his private equity firm, Affinity Partners, formed in 2021. “[T]hese days,” said Forbes, Kushner is “laser-focused…

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]]> DOJ Targets Michigan Palestine Solidarity Activists With Federal Charges https://truthout.org/articles/doj-targets-michigan-palestine-solidarity-activists-with-federal-charges/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:18:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338462 Eight activists are facing federal charges for their Palestine solidarity activism in Michigan. On Wednesday morning, the FBI raided the homes of seven of the activists, and prosecutors unsealed an indictment against them and another activist following their arrest. The federal government is charging the activists – most of whom attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor – with…

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]]> Nearly 100 Billionaires Donate to Collins in Race That May Decide Senate Control https://truthout.org/articles/nearly-100-billionaires-donate-to-collins-in-race-that-may-decide-senate-control/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:14:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338457 Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection campaign in February by posting a video that showed her opening a box of New Balance running shoes. “This is perfect for 2026,” she said to the camera as she held up a sneaker. “Because I’m running.” The video didn’t mention that New Balance’s owner and chairman, billionaire Jim Davis, gave $1 million to the super PAC supporting…

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]]> Rubio Signs Sports Diplomacy Deal With UFC Ahead of Weekend Fight at White House https://truthout.org/articles/rubio-signs-sports-diplomacy-deal-with-ufc-ahead-of-weekend-fight-at-white-house/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:37:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338451 On Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an agreement with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed-martial arts sports company, to create a public-private partnership for “sports diplomacy” efforts across the globe. Ostensibly, the agreement would be similar to other sports diplomacy partnerships, such as one the White House struck with the NFL, that use sports to promote…

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]]> The New School Guts Faculty and Staff as Higher Ed Intensifies Austerity https://truthout.org/video/the-new-school-guts-faculty-and-staff-as-higher-ed-intensifies-austerity/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:21:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338454 The Trump administration is continuing its assault on higher education, but in a departure from its earlier high-profile fights with individual institutions like Harvard, it is now rewriting the federal rules that govern all universities and colleges. Rules are being proposed by the Education Department and other agencies to impose the administration’s preferred policies on thousands of schools…

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]]> 10 Years After Pulse, Protecting Queer Spaces Is Critical for Liberation https://truthout.org/articles/10-years-after-pulse-protecting-queer-spaces-is-critical-for-liberation/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:37:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338444 On June 12, 2016, a man opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 queer people and injuring at least 58 others. An entire decade later, protections for LGBTQIA+ people in Florida and across the country continue to be stripped away under a government that insists on inflicting harm. Queer nightlife spaces, like Pulse, are designed to be deeper than DJ sets and drink specials…

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]]> Critics View Trump’s New DNI Pick Jay Clayton as Unqualified, Picked for Loyalty https://truthout.org/articles/critics-view-trumps-new-dni-pick-jay-clayton-as-unqualified-picked-for-loyalty/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:54:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338442 On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to become the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI), one of the top federal roles for advising the president on matters of national security. The selection of Clayton comes as Trump has been widely criticized for selecting Bill Pulte, currently head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to be “acting” DNI…

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]]> FBI Raids Ohio Voting Rights Organization https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-raids-ohio-voting-rights-organization/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:53:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338440 A voting rights organization in Ohio is accusing the federal government of waging a large-scale intimidation campaign after the group was raided by the FBI on Thursday. MS NOW reported on late Thursday that FBI agents searched the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an organization that helps register voters. In addition to raiding the group’s offices…

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]]> Conservation Groups Sue to Block SpaceX Land Deal in Texas Wildlife Refuge https://truthout.org/articles/conservation-groups-sue-to-block-spacex-land-deal-in-texas-wildlife-refuge/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:52:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338435 McALLEN — Conservation groups are trying to stop the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from exchanging hundreds of acres of land with SpaceX. This month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife allowed a land swap deal with SpaceX to move forward that would give SpaceX 715 acres of land in the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in exchange for 683 acres of private land that is adjacent to…

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]]> A Montana Firm Run by a Trump Donor Receives Billions in Border Wall Contracts https://truthout.org/articles/a-montana-firm-run-by-a-trump-donor-receives-billions-in-border-wall-contracts/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:26:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338426 Barnard Construction Company, Inc., an engineering contractor based in Bozeman, Montana, recently celebrated its 50th year in business. On its website, the company lays out a colorful history that starts in 1975, when 25-year-old Tim Barnard moved to Montana with “$1,000, two shovels, a pick, and all of his possessions in the cab of his pickup.” A timeline offers highlights of the half-century…

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]]> “We Will Be Taking Kharg Island” — Trump Threatens Invasion of Iran https://truthout.org/articles/we-will-be-taking-kharg-island-trump-threatens-invasion-of-iran/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:05:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338429 President Donald Trump said he has reversed plans to launch a massive attack on Iran Thursday night, mere hours after stating that he intended to invade Kharg Island, which handles most of Iran’s oil production. Such an invasion would likely require a large force of ground troops, and under certain circumstances, could be viewed as a war crime. On Thursday morning…

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]]> Anti-Austerity Protests Rock World Cup Kick-Off in Mexico https://truthout.org/video/anti-austerity-protests-rock-world-cup-kick-off-in-mexico/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:35:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338417 We continue our World Cup coverage in Mexico City, where local protesters are using the global event to bring attention to their causes. A sit-in by a teachers’ union is targeting World Cup festivities. And “the mothers of disappeared people have been protesting, trying to reach the stadium in the far south of the city,” says José Luis Granados Ceja, who covers Latin America for Drop Site News.

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]]> Somali Referee Denied US Entry for World Cup Gets Hero’s Welcome Back Home https://truthout.org/articles/somali-referee-denied-us-entry-for-world-cup-gets-heros-welcome-back-home/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338423 Omar Artan, the 34-year-old Somali referee who was denied entry to the U.S. for the World Cup, was welcomed in Mogadishu by crowds of supporters on Wednesday. On Saturday, Artan was refused entry to the U.S. after arriving in Miami, despite the fact that he arrived with a valid U.S. visa and had been invited to officiate at the World Cup. Instead, border officials questioned Artan for 11…

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]]> US Turnaround on International Vaccines Comes Too Late for Hundreds of Thousands https://truthout.org/articles/us-turnaround-on-international-vaccines-comes-too-late-for-hundreds-of-thousands/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:21:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338416 In an extraordinary public display of administration infighting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate foreign relations committee on June 2 that he was wresting back control of U.S. contributions to an international vaccine consortium — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaxxer entourage. It was time…

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]]> US Bombs Water Facilities in Iran, a Possible War Crime Violation https://truthout.org/articles/us-bombs-water-facilities-in-iran-a-possible-war-crime-violation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:48:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338418 On Wednesday, the U.S. military bombed what appeared to be drinking water facilities in southwestern Iran, near the contested Strait of Hormuz. It is so far unclear whether the strikes, which occurred near the village of Bemani, were an intentional attempt to destroy civilian infrastructure. Such an attack would be classified as a war crime under international law.

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]]> Trump Says “I Love Inflation” as Americans Face Highest Rate in 3 Years https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-i-love-inflation-as-americans-face-highest-rate-in-3-years/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:10:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338414 On Wednesday, President Donald Trump shrugged off a federal report showing that inflation in the U.S. has reached its highest levels since 2023, telling reporters in the Oval Office that he “loves[s] the inflation.” The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicated that inflation went up by 4.2 percent over the past year.

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]]> This Transportation Bill Provision Could Shield Uber and Lyft From Lawsuits https://truthout.org/articles/this-transportation-bill-provision-could-shield-uber-and-lyft-from-lawsuits/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:54:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338407 Amust-pass congressional funding package for the nation’s roads, bridges, and public infrastructure includes an industry-friendly carveout that would give ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft legal immunity from car crashes and injuries, according to a review of the bill text by The Lever. Drivers would be held individually responsible, rather than the apps, unless the platforms were found…

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]]> With SpaceX Set to Go Public, Elon Musk Could Soon Become the First Trillionaire https://truthout.org/articles/with-spacex-set-to-go-public-elon-musk-could-soon-become-the-first-trillionaire/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:52:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338408 With Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to go public on Friday, the world’s richest man could soon become the first-ever trillionaire — an achievement that one leading humanitarian group called “a new pinnacle of oligarchy and a dark day for democracy.” Whether Musk reaches trillionaire status in the coming days will depend on the success of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO), which critics warn is a…

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]]> No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together https://truthout.org/audio/no-abandonment-no-bunkers-preparing-for-disaster-together/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:16:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=338400 As climate disasters intensify and authoritarian threats escalate, most of us are underprepared for moments when systems fail or are weaponized against us. In this episode of Movement Memos, Kelly talks with Chris Begley and Amy Edelman, authors of The Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation, about how preparedness can move us away from fear, isolation, and bunker fantasies…

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]]> British Politicians Accuse Elon Musk of Stoking Racist Violence in Belfast  https://truthout.org/articles/british-politicians-accuse-elon-musk-of-stoking-racist-violence-in-belfast/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:55:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338398 British politicians have accused Elon Musk of encouraging an anti-immigrant pogrom in Northern Ireland. On Tuesday night, masked men burned cars, smashed windows, and set fires across the city of Belfast after footage of a knife attack the previous night circulated online. A 30-year-old Sudanese man has been charged with attempted murder for the knife attack. Rioters then targeted immigrant…

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]]> Scared of ICE, Angry at Trump, and Facing Red Tape, Many Are Skipping World Cup https://truthout.org/articles/scared-of-ice-angry-at-trump-and-facing-red-tape-many-are-skipping-world-cup/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:19:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338389 Since Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the number of international travelers visiting the United States has fallen by more than 5 percent. The number of Canadians visiting the country has plummeted by more than 20 percent. All told, the fall-off in international tourism has translated into a decline of $8.4 billion in tourists’ spending in the U.S. The World Travel and Tourism Council…

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]]> Experts Warn Trump Order Would Effectively End the Ability to Vote by Mail https://truthout.org/articles/experts-warn-trump-order-would-effectively-end-the-ability-to-vote-by-mail/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:38:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338394 President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting the distribution of ballots by the US Postal Service could effectively end the ability to vote by mail if it isn’t struck down, experts told CNN on Wednesday. The order, which was signed in March, instructs the USPS to not deliver ballots in any states that have not given the federal government access to its voter lists.

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]]> FIFA Is Legitimizing Israeli Clubs That Play in Illegal West Bank Settlements https://truthout.org/articles/fifa-is-legitimizing-israeli-clubs-that-play-in-illegal-west-bank-settlements/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:37:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338391 If you take this long to investigate something, there is a good chance you are hiding something. FIFA and UEFA, it turns out, have been hiding several things. Ten, to be precise. That is the number of illegal Israeli settlement clubs now operating in the occupied West Bank, at least seven of them playing on land that should fall under the jurisdiction of the Palestine Football Association…

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]]> Lawyers Are Building a New Infrastructure to Fight Trump’s Deportation Machine https://truthout.org/articles/lawyers-are-building-a-new-infrastructure-to-fight-trumps-deportation-machine/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:34:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338386 Coalitions of attorneys, rights groups, and other organizations are developing a powerful new infrastructure to challenge the Trump administration’s mass deportation machine. Several so-called habeas projects have been created in states or regions across the country in recent months to connect noncitizens facing unlawful detention with pro bono attorneys who can file habeas corpus petitions on…

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]]> Trump Admin Moves to Denaturalize 17 Americans in Attack on Legal Immigration https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-moves-to-denaturalize-17-americans-in-attack-on-legal-immigration/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:11:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338388 On Monday, the Trump administration announced that it is seeking to strip the citizenship of 17 Americans born outside the U.S. in the largest denaturalization effort in decades. The administration claims that the individuals committed serious crimes and failed to disclose them during the naturalization process. But this is only the latest maneuver in President Donald Trump’s attempt to ramp…

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]]> Trump Admin Is Turning Ocean Into a Gas Station and Garbage Dump, Expert Says https://truthout.org/video/trump-admin-is-turning-ocean-into-a-gas-station-and-garbage-dump-expert-says/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:44:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338384 We’re joined by ocean policy expert David Helvarg to discuss the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the “cutting-edge eyes [and] ears” of the ocean. The program’s closure, proposed in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 playbook for Trump’s second administration, involves the decommissioning of a vast network of ocean floor sensors that collect data on…

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]]> Trump-Deported Migrants Remain Locked Up in Eswatini, Where They Have No Ties https://truthout.org/articles/trump-deported-migrants-remain-locked-up-in-eswatini-where-they-have-no-ties/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:31:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338380 A military plane carrying five U.S. immigrants took off from Djibouti in July 2025. Its destination was Eswatini, a small country nestled on the border between South Africa and Mozambique. Ruled by a king, Eswatini had made a deal with the Trump administration to receive up to 160 people removed from the United States in exchange for $5.1 million. According to a complaint filed with the…

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]]> Israel Moves Gaza Hospital Director Hussam Abu Safiya to Solitary Confinement https://truthout.org/articles/israel-moves-gaza-hospital-director-hussam-abu-safiya-to-solitary-confinement/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:47:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338378 Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was kidnapped by Israeli forces from the Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza in 2024, has been transferred to solitary confinement in Israel after more than 500 days of detention without trial. Abu Safiya was the director of Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, and kept the hospital running for more than 80 days under Israeli siege and bombardment in 2024.

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]]> Iran’s Soccer Team Says US Revoked Its Ticket Allocation Ahead of World Cup  https://truthout.org/articles/irans-soccer-team-says-us-revoked-its-ticket-allocation-ahead-of-world-cup/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:25:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338376 Iran’s soccer federation says that its ability to issue tickets for the World Cup has been revoked, just days before the start of the tournament — an announcement that comes as U.S. President Donald Trump’s draconian border policies have posed hurdles for tournament participants from around the globe. Under regulations set by FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, each team receives 8…

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]]> Hunger Strikers in Adelanto ICE Jail Moved to Solitary After Meeting Congressmen https://truthout.org/articles/hunger-strikers-in-adelanto-ice-jail-moved-to-solitary-after-meeting-congressmen/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:50:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338373 Three hunger strikers at an immigration jail in Adelanto, California, have been moved to solitary confinement in an act of apparent retaliation after meeting with members of Congress last week. Last Monday, California Reps. Judy Chu, Jimmy Gomez, and Pete Aguilar visited Adelanto Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Processing Center as the hunger strike in the immigration jail entered…

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]]> US Helicopter Downed Over Strait of Hormuz, Raising Fears of Further Escalation https://truthout.org/articles/us-helicopter-downed-over-strait-of-hormuz-raising-fears-of-further-escalation/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:45:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338369 President Donald Trump said the US military would “respond” after Iran reportedly took down an Army Apache helicopter on Tuesday, raising fears of yet more escalation amid collapsing ceasefire talks. “I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz…

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]]> Trump Has Said Iran War Deal Is Close at Least 38 Times Since Start of Conflict https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-said-iran-war-deal-is-close-at-least-38-times-since-start-of-conflict/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:30:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338370 President Donald Trump has announced that an end to the U.S. war on Iran was around the corner more than three dozen times since he launched the unprovoked war at the end of February, a new analysis finds. The analysis comes as the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran surpasses 100 days. The war has not been authorized by Congress, and is now more than 10 days beyond the limits meant to be followed…

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]]> SpaceX IPO May Help Fuel Reach of Musk’s Racist Far Right Politics https://truthout.org/video/spacex-ipo-may-help-fuel-reach-of-musks-racist-far-right-politics/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:00:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338366 Ahead of the initial public offering for SpaceX, we speak with historian Quinn Slobodian, author of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed. He says Elon Musk is “creating a situation where he becomes deeply reliant on state contracts” as the U.S. government then becomes reliant on Musk. “It’s not about demolishing the government,” Slobodian says of his work with DOGE, the so-called Department of…

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]]> Google’s New AI-Fueled Search Bar Threatens to Further Upend Journalism Industry https://truthout.org/articles/googles-new-ai-fueled-search-bar-threatens-to-further-upend-journalism-industry/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:38:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338362 Google made an announcement last month that could turn the journalism world upside down, accelerating the internet’s shift toward an overwhelmingly AI-driven landscape and serving the Trump agenda of media suppression. At its developer conference in May, the company announced the most disruptive changes to Google Search in over 25 years. Google Search will further demote its index of the web…

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]]> Mamdani’s City-Run Clinic Will Deny Gender-Affirming Care to Patients Under 19 https://truthout.org/articles/mamdanis-city-run-clinic-will-deny-gender-affirming-care-to-patients-under-19/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:11:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338363 New York City has been ground zero in the fight over Trump’s campaign to scare hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care for trans youth. When Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor, he promised to fight back — showing up to protests outside NYU Langone, pledging $65 million for gender-affirming care, and vowing to use every lever of city power to protect trans New Yorkers from federal intimidation.

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]]> San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Decades of State-Enabled Anti-Muslim Violence https://truthout.org/articles/san-diego-mosque-shooting-follows-decades-of-state-enabled-anti-muslim-violence/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:17:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338357 Speaking at a press conference one day after the shootings by two teenagers who killed three Muslim men at the Islamic Center of San Diego, Hawaa Abdullah, the daughter of slain victim Amin Abdullah, passionately conveyed how seriously her father took his job of protecting the community. With her voice trembling, Hawaa’s grief was palpable, especially as she recalled her father’s deep sense of…

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]]> Under Trump, Corruption and Governance Have Become Indistinguishable https://truthout.org/articles/under-trump-corruption-and-governance-have-become-indistinguishable/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:15:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338354 In May, former GEO Group executive David Venturella became the acting director of ICE. Venturella’s ascent marked the latest victory for GEO Group, a behemoth in the world of private prisons and detention centers, which saw its annual profit rise nearly eightfold during the first year of Trump’s second term. After years of weaving its profit-making machinery into the fabric of the prison…

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]]> Trump Claims NBA Finals Crowd Cheered Him After “Thunderous” Booing https://truthout.org/articles/trump-claims-nba-finals-crowd-cheered-him-after-thunderous-booing/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:32:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338360 President Donald Trump ventured to Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York City on Monday night to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals — where he was met with overwhelming boos from the crowd. Trump’s face was shown on the Jumbotron in center court during the early part of the National Anthem. As he stood saluting from a private box, the camera turned its attention on him…

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]]> Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s $100K H-1B Visa “Fee” as Unlawful https://truthout.org/articles/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-100k-h-1b-visa-fee-as-unlawful/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:05:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338355 A federal judge has ruled that a massive increase on fees for potential immigrant workers to obtain H-1B visas is unlawful, saying that imposing the costly fee would amount to instituting a tax. Last year, President Donald Trump unilaterally signed an executive order imposing a $100,000 “fee” on H-1B visas, which are designed for highly skilled immigrant workers coming to the United States.

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