Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:39:20 +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 SCOTUS Ruling Limits Ability to Sue Pesticide Companies for Illness or Injury https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-ruling-limits-ability-to-sue-pesticide-companies-for-illness-or-injury/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:38:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338773 The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the former Monsanto company in a closely watched case that limits people’s ability to sue pesticide companies for alleged illnesses or injuries. The decision was made in a 7-2 split, with Justice Brett Kavanaughoffering the majority opinion and Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson writing the dissenting opinion. The case, Monsanto v Durnell…

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]]> Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say Climate Crisis Is Causing Utility Bills to Go Up https://truthout.org/articles/poll-two-thirds-of-voters-say-climate-crisis-is-causing-utility-bills-to-go-up/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:11:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338772 A new poll demonstrates that nearly two-thirds of registered voters across the U.S. believe the climate crisis is contributing to increases in their home utility bills. The survey, conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications and published earlier this week, also notes that, ahead of the 2026 midterms, there is a strong preference among the American electorate for candidates…

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]]> Caving to Trump, 2 Republicans Change Their Votes on Iran War Powers Resolution https://truthout.org/articles/caving-to-trump-2-republicans-change-their-votes-on-iran-war-powers-resolution/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:31:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338758 Two Senate Republicans who supported a previous resolution calling for an end to the US war on Iran changed their votes late Wednesday after President Donald Trump publicly and privately berated GOP lawmakers, calling them “losers” who provided “aid and comfort to the enemy.” In Wednesday’s procedural vote, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) — who reportedly got into a shouting match with Trump over…

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]]> Judge Blocks Federal Government From Accessing Medical Records of Trans Minors https://truthout.org/articles/judge-blocks-federal-government-from-accessing-medical-records-of-trans-minors/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:13:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338755 A federal judge in Manhattan has temporarily blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from using grand jury subpoenas to obtain medical records of patients who have received gender-affirming care as minors at NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and other New York City hospitals. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted a temporary restraining order after several families and…

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]]> GOP Farm Bill Puts Food Assistance at Even Greater Risk Amid Growing Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/gop-farm-bill-puts-food-assistance-at-even-greater-risk-amid-growing-crisis/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:02:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338753 Senate Republicans unveiled annual farm legislation this week that would do nothing to address the worsening nationwide hunger crisis spurred by President Donald Trump and the GOP’s unprecedented assault on federal food aid. The draft bill introduced Tuesday by Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.), the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, omits a Democratic proposal to delay a provision of the…

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]]> Record-Breaking Heat Wave Across Europe Signals Harsh Future of Climate Change https://truthout.org/articles/record-breaking-heat-wave-across-europe-signals-harsh-future-of-climate-change/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:11:30 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338751 A record-breaking heat wave has enveloped much of Europe over the past week, with temperatures reaching as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit in southern Spain. Scientists say this is the new reality of climate change. France, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. have all issued high-level “red” heat alerts, with more than half of France under red alerts. Tuesday’s temperature topped 112 degrees…

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]]> Warren: Trump Delay on Housing Bill Shows “Complete Indifference” to Americans https://truthout.org/articles/warren-trump-delay-on-housing-bill-shows-complete-indifference-to-americans/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:02:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338749 On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to stall the signing of a bipartisan housing bill, saying his decision “just doesn’t make any sense.” The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, cosponsored by Warren, passed with bipartisan support on Tuesday with support from 358 members of the House. Only 32 lawmakers voted against the bill.

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]]> Public Records Show FBI Secretly Extracted Data From ICE Protesters’ Phones https://truthout.org/articles/public-records-show-fbi-secretly-extracted-data-from-ice-protesters-phones/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:33:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338747 On the evening of June 11, 2025, Shailynn Bray-Waters joined hundreds of other protesters at a demonstration outside an ICE field office in Spokane, Washington. She’d learned through social media that two of her former ESL students — Cesar Alexander Alvarez Perez and Joswar Slater Rodriguez Torres, both lawful asylum seekers from Venezuela — had been detained during a routine immigration check-in.

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]]> New Documentary Highlights Reality of Gender and Sexual Diversity Across Nature https://truthout.org/video/new-documentary-highlights-reality-of-gender-and-sexual-diversity-across-nature/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:51:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338739 Second Nature.]]> A new documentary explores a growing body of scientific research documenting the wide range of gender and sexual diversity found in the animal kingdom, from pregnant male seahorses to matriarchal monkey troops. Second Nature, directed by queer filmmaker Drew Denny, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, who says he joined the project because “I was so moved by it and found it so…

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]]> Mamdani Allies Defeat Establishment Democrats in NYC Congressional Primaries https://truthout.org/articles/mamdani-allies-defeat-establishment-democrats-in-nyc-congressional-primaries/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:15:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338741 On Tuesday night, all three congressional candidates endorsed by progressive New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primary election contests, upsetting the choices of establishment Democrats and potentially setting the party on a new course. Two of the Mamdani- and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed candidates won against incumbent Democratic Party members of Congress…

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]]> Trump Designated Antifa “Domestic Terrorists” — New Prosecutions Follow His Lead https://truthout.org/articles/trump-designated-antifa-domestic-terrorists-new-prosecutions-follow-his-lead/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:53:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338732 This week, Minnesota federal prosecutors handed down a blockbuster indictment of 15 activists involved in efforts to resist Operation Metro Surge, part of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown that flooded 2,700 federal agents into the Twin Cities to target Somali communities. Eleven of the 15 activists are charged only with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer.

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]]> Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power to Reshape Society https://truthout.org/articles/labor-cant-be-treated-as-a-mere-voting-bloc-it-has-power-to-reshape-society/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:51:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338734 The left in western democracies has been pretty much in free fall since the onset of neoliberal globalization. This is quite ironic since resistance to capitalism from civil society has actually grown during the same period. This resistance is also reflected in the U.S. political landscape, where the Democratic Socialists of America are surging in support through grassroots efforts in major urban…

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]]> Shuttering of Clinics That Teach Abortion Care Fuels Medical Workforce Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/shuttering-of-clinics-that-teach-abortion-care-fuels-medical-workforce-crisis/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:49:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338728 Reproductive health clinics have been closing at alarming rates since the Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections in 2022. Facing mounting social and economic pressures, at least 100 clinics closed between the fall of Roe v. Wade and June 2025, the latest data available. Every time a clinic closes, patients lose access to care, but that’s not all: Whole communities lose their…

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]]> Senate Passes War Resolution Demanding Trump End Hostilities in Iran https://truthout.org/articles/senate-passes-war-resolution-demanding-trump-end-hostilities-in-iran/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:47:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338735 On Tuesday, the United States Senate passed a concurrent resolution telling President Donald Trump that if he wants to continue the war on Iran or resume hostilities, he should seek congressional authorization first. The measure, which has already passed the House of Representatives, is largely symbolic, as it doesn’t carry the legal weight to compel Trump to comply. Still, it signals to the…

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]]> Prairieland Protesters Sentenced to 30 to 100 Years for “Terrorism” Charges https://truthout.org/articles/prairieland-protesters-sentenced-to-30-to-100-years-for-terrorism-charges/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:26:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338724 On Tuesday, eight Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted on trumped-up terrorism charges earlier this year received decades-long sentences ranging from 30 to 100 years. Five of the defendants received 50-year sentences after being convicted of rioting and “providing material support to terrorists.” One received a 30-year sentence, and another a 70-year sentence. And Benjamin Song…

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]]> Supreme Court Sides With Trump, Weakens Protections for Permanent Residents https://truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-sides-with-trump-weakens-protections-for-permanent-residents/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:25:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338719 On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a case that weakens protections for permanent residents, in the latest attack on legal immigration to the United States. In a 6-3 decision, the Court gave the government more flexibility to make permanent residents who have been accused of a crime vulnerable for detention and removal when reentering the U.S.

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]]> ICE Says 51 People Died in Custody Under Trump. Experts Say That’s an Undercount. https://truthout.org/articles/ice-says-51-people-died-in-custody-under-trump-experts-say-thats-an-undercount/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:18:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338713 Mamuka Artmeladze, a 43-year-old Georgian national, was found dead on June 4, 2026, in federal immigration custody. Though his name did not appear in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) online death records by the time this article was published, Artmeladze was reported as the 50th person to die in ICE custody since President Donald Trump returned to office. One of two recent deaths at a…

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]]> UN Commission Finds 30 Percent of People Killed in Gaza Genocide Were Children https://truthout.org/articles/un-commission-finds-30-percent-of-those-killed-in-gaza-genocide-were-children/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:33:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338714 About 30% of those killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023, have been children, according to a United Nations inquiry on Tuesday, which found the “deliberate” targeting of kids to have furthered a genocide against Palestinians. The report, authored by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, follows a previous finding in September…

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]]> SCOTUS Blocks Rastafarian Man From Suing Prison Guards Who Shaved His Dreadlocks https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-blocks-rastafarian-man-from-suing-prison-guards-who-shaved-his-dreadlocks/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:21:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338716 In a Monday morning decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against a formerly incarcerated individual, denying his right to sue the state of Louisiana for violating his Rastafarian beliefs by forcibly shaving his hair. The case is notable in that, while this iteration of the high court has made numerous decisions defending right-wing Christians’ purported First Amendment religious freedoms…

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]]> Beloved Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed in Israeli Airstrike https://truthout.org/video/beloved-lebanese-sea-turtle-conservationist-killed-in-israeli-airstrike/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:57:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338711 Acclaimed conservationist Mona Khalil was killed by an Israeli strike on her beachside home in the village of al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon. The 76-year-old spent more than 25 years working to protect endangered sea turtles, and her work helped turn a stretch of southern Lebanon’s coastline into one of the most important nesting sites for endangered sea turtles in the eastern Mediterranean.

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]]> Trump Threatens ABC News Over Coverage of Costly Reflecting Pool Project https://truthout.org/articles/trump-threatens-abc-news-over-coverage-of-costly-reflecting-pool-project/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:22:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338709 President Donald Trump issued a threat to ABC News in a Truth Social post Monday evening, complaining about the news organization’s coverage of the algae growth that has occurred after recent renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Earlier this year, Trump gave a no-bid contract to a company to clean the pool, after which the bottom was painted blue to increase its reflectivity.

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]]> Union Activists Are Building Solidarity With Delaney Hall Hunger Strikers https://truthout.org/articles/union-activists-are-building-solidarity-with-delaney-hall-hunger-strikers/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:33:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338706 At least 200 labor activists, union members, and community activists rallied outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday, in a show of solidarity with those detained in the immigration jail. The demonstration was held on Father’s Day to show solidarity with the parents detained in Delaney Hall and their families. It was organized by Labor Eyes on ICE, a coalition of unions and…

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]]> An Abelardo de la Espriella Presidency Threatens Colombia’s Climate Policies https://truthout.org/articles/an-abelardo-de-la-espriella-presidency-threatens-colombias-climate-policies/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:32:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338704 Right-wing businessman Abelardo de la Espriella holds a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s preliminary presidential vote count, positioning the Donald Trump ally to clear the way for expanded fossil fuel extraction, including controversial fracking projects. A de la Espriella presidency would mark a sharp reversal for one of the world’s most ambitious experiments in fossil fuel phaseout.

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]]> Former CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger Eyes US Senate Seat in Tennessee https://truthout.org/articles/former-corecivic-ceo-damon-hininger-eyes-us-senate-seat-in-tennessee/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:32:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338700 Damon Hininger, the former CEO of Tennessee-based private prison operator CoreCivic, is interested in being Tennessee’s next U.S. senator when the seat opens up. Hininger publicly acknowledged for the first time that he wants to replace U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn if she wins her bid for governor this year, according to the Nashville Business Journal. Since 2024, when he chaired the state…

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]]> The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is the Newest Frontier of Global Class Warfare https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-is-the-newest-frontier-of-global-class-warfare/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:43:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338683 The relentless drive by Big Tech corporations to expand data center construction to every continent has sparked a growing movement of mass resistance. From the United States to Ireland, from Chile to Malaysia, grassroots communities are protesting water depletion, soaring utility bills, air and noise pollution, and environmental destruction. Behind the data center boom is the artificial…

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]]> Florida Shuts Down Alligator Alcatraz After a Year of Lawsuits and Brutality https://truthout.org/articles/florida-shuts-down-alligator-alcatraz-after-a-year-of-lawsuits-and-brutality/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:38:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338695 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced last week that all persons detained at the Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail were transferred to other facilities, and that the site’s giant tents and cages had been emptied. The reason given to the public was the risk posed by Florida’s hurricane season, with the agency offering this…

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]]> Keir Starmer Resigns, Leaving Legacy of Persecuting Palestine Activists https://truthout.org/articles/keir-starmer-resigns-leaving-legacy-of-persecuting-palestine-activists/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:29:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338694 U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday, after just 23 months as prime minister and a rapid decline in popularity. Under Starmer’s leadership, the Labour Party suffered repeated and record defeats in local elections to the right-wing Reform Party. Starmer’s rapid unpopularity rested on his austerity policies and, among the left, his repression of Palestine…

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]]> Iran Demonstrates Its Leverage With Strait of Hormuz in Negotiations With US https://truthout.org/video/iran-demonstrates-its-leverage-with-strait-of-hormuz-in-negotiations-with-us/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:55:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338681 Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar say the United States and Iran made “encouraging progress” during 18 hours of negotiations in Switzerland, where the two sides agreed to a roadmap toward reaching a final deal within 60 days. The talks took place despite Iran on Saturday announcing it was closing the Strait of Hormuz after Israel killed 83 people in Lebanon on Friday. Israel said it would agree to…

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]]> Environmental Activists Were Quarter of Human Rights Advocates Killed Last Year https://truthout.org/articles/environmental-activists-were-quarter-of-human-rights-advocates-killed-last-year/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:55:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338690 Environmental and Indigenous rights defenders remained among the world’s most targeted human rights advocates in 2025, despite landmark rulings by international courts affirming governments’ obligations to protect both the environment and those who defend it. At least 358 human rights defenders were killed last year, according to a report released last week by Front Line Defenders…

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]]> Organizers in Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia Are Putting Abortion Rights on Ballot https://truthout.org/articles/organizers-in-idaho-nevada-and-virginia-are-putting-abortion-rights-on-ballot/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:52:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338687 It has been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, leaving people in the U.S. to navigate a confusing patchwork of abortion protections, restrictions, and outright bans depending on jurisdiction. Organizers have ramped up efforts to improve access since the ruling, and thanks to that…

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]]> Judge Orders Palestine Activist Released From ICE Jail Following Public Pressure https://truthout.org/articles/judge-orders-palestine-activist-released-from-ice-jail-following-public-pressure/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:35:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338688 Salah Sarsour, a Muslim leader in Milwaukee and the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, who was arrested by immigration agents in late March, has been ordered released by a federal judge. The news comes after sustained pressure from Sarsour’s family, his community and elected officials. “We are ecstatic for Salah Sarsour and his family that they will soon be reunited…

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]]> United Auto Workers Vote to Divest From Israel in Historic Victory https://truthout.org/articles/united-auto-workers-vote-to-divest-from-israel-in-historic-victory/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:26:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338684 The United Auto Workers (UAW), a union with some 400,000 active members across the U.S., has voted to divest its estimated $400,000 from Israel bonds. The divestment vote makes the UAW the first major national union to vote to divest from Israel. On Thursday, UAW members voted at the union’s 39th Constitutional Convention in Detroit, where some 1,000 delegates from UAW locals around the…

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]]> Far Right Millionaire Backed by Trump Claims Presidential Victory in Colombia https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-millionaire-backed-by-trump-claims-presidential-victory-in-colombia/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:11:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338676 Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right millionaire backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, declared victory in Colombia’s presidential runoff late Sunday as preliminary results showed him leading by less than one percentage point with more than 99% of the vote tallied. Despite the narrow margin, Trump — who is notorious for lying about elections — falsely declared on Truth Social that De la…

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]]> Keir Starmer Expected to Announce His Resignation as UK Prime Minister https://truthout.org/articles/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-his-resignation-as-uk-prime-minister/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:50:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338671 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce as soon as Monday that he will resign, according to new reports, as Labour supporters abandon the party. But many on the left remain skeptical that his likely replacement, Andy Burnham, will truly bring the “change” he promises. Britain’s Observer newspaper reported on Saturday that the prime minister appeared “resigned” to stepping…

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]]> Meteorologists Warn That This Could Be the Strongest El Niño This Century https://truthout.org/articles/meteorologists-warn-that-this-could-be-the-strongest-el-nino-this-century/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:18:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338666 The oceanic phenomenon known as El Niño, which increases temperatures worldwide, has officially begun, according to U.S. weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Meteorologists have warned that this could be the strongest El Niño this century. It is expected to drive extreme weather events around the world, including both severe droughts and heavy rainfall…

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]]> A New Practice Puts Hundreds of Immigrants Before Judges at Very Short Notice https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-practice-puts-hundreds-of-immigrants-before-judges-at-very-short-notice/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:17:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338660 For nearly eight hours, a group of Haitian immigrants and asylum seekers had waited at the Manhattan immigration courthouse on Broadway last Tuesday before they found out it had all been for naught. They would have to come back another time to see the judge. One man rocked with his head between his hands as the judge explained that all the Haitian interpreters had dropped off their calls.

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]]> She Fled From a Mexican Cartel. A New Canadian Law May Block Her Path to Safety. https://truthout.org/articles/she-fled-from-a-mexican-cartel-a-new-canadian-law-may-block-her-path-to-safety/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:13:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338605 Toronto, Canada — Ale saw Canada as a lifeline. Members of a drug cartel in her home country of Mexico had her in their sights, and over the course of three years, the 32-year-old had been beaten, raped, kidnapped, and extorted for thousands of dollars. The cartel members had threatened her and her parents, and they killed her dog. Yet despite pleading with local police for help…

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]]> In Gaza, Fathers Can’t Promise Their Children Food, Safety, or Even Survival https://truthout.org/articles/in-gaza-fathers-cant-promise-their-children-food-safety-or-even-survival/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:12:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338607 In Gaza, where I live, the Israeli occupation has stripped fathers of the most basic promises of fatherhood. A father cannot promise his children a safe place, because the place they flee to may be bombed only hours later. He cannot promise them a meal at the end of the day, because food has become uncertain. Even when they ask him whether they will stay alive, he must answer while not…

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]]> Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz in Response to Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon https://truthout.org/articles/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-in-response-to-israels-attacks-on-lebanon/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:05:19 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338669 Israel’s attempts to sabotage the peace agreement between the United States and Iran appear to be working again, with its relentless attacks on Lebanon reportedly prompting Iran to once again close the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, mere days after it reopened. “In light of the United States’ clear bad faith and breach of its commitment to implement the first clause of the memorandum of…

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]]> World Professional Association for Transgender Health Is Government’s New Target https://truthout.org/articles/world-professional-association-for-transgender-health-is-governments-new-target/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:42:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338657 Between the 1940s and 1950s, the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s investigations targeted Americans for their beliefs, their associations, and their speech. The mechanism was not primarily criminal prosecution — it was investigation, subpoena, and the threat of institutional destruction. Its goal was compliance through fear. That fire burned through Hollywood…

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]]> Sentencing of Palestine Action Defendants Marks a Dangerous Escalation https://truthout.org/articles/sentencing-of-palestine-action-defendants-marks-a-dangerous-escalation/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:41:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338653 As Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced her to six years in prison last Friday, Leona Kamio spoke from the dock: “In order to hear the birds, the drones must be silent.” The line was adapted from a passage by Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul: “In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, I must listen to the birds. And in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be silent.

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]]> ICE Halts Efforts to Open Several Immigration Jails https://truthout.org/articles/ice-halts-efforts-to-open-several-immigration-jails/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:12:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338651 The movement in Metro Detroit fighting ICE and Trump’s reactionary agenda has scored an important victory with the news that the agency has given up on its plan to build a new detention center in Romulus. Instead, ICE will be selling the property, one of 11 facilities purchased by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier in the year in an effort to expand deportations.

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]]> Gaza Soccer Player Who Dreamed of Competing in World Cup Can Now Barely Watch It https://truthout.org/articles/gaza-soccer-player-who-dreamed-of-competing-in-world-cup-can-now-barely-watch-it/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:42:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338589 As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off across North America, millions of soccer fans around the world are gathering in stadiums, homes, and cafés to watch the tournament. In Gaza, however, where war and its aftermath continue to shape daily life, the World Cup feels distant for many residents. Some are unable to watch matches due to electricity and internet outages, while others have lost the…

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]]> Trump May Be Drawing Down Iran War, But He’s Demanding Billions More for Bombs https://truthout.org/articles/trump-may-be-drawing-down-iran-war-but-hes-demanding-billions-more-for-bombs/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:34:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338629 The day before he signed a memorandum of understanding with Iranian leaders, President Donald Trump said he wants to put the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in the “rearview mirror.” But even if the memorandum — which puts an end to the war for at least the next 60 days — holds, the enormous costs of the war itself will not disappear with the next news cycle. In Iran, at least 3,468…

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]]> 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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