Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:12:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org 32 32 Bessent Says He Doesn’t “Understand” Oil Price Spike After Trump War Escalation https://truthout.org/articles/bessent-says-he-doesnt-understand-oil-price-spike-after-trump-war-escalation/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:12:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340140 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confusion as to why crude oil prices rose on Thursday, hours after Donald Trump threatened yet another escalation against Iran nearly six months into the war that has thrown global oil markets into chaos. Speaking to reporters, Bessent brought up the rise in oil prices as he discussed the muted effect of the Treasury Department’s surprise bond…

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]]> Democrats Probe Trump Administration’s Fascist Persecution of Left-Wing Groups https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-probe-trump-administrations-fascist-persecution-of-left-wing-groups/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:33:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340137 A group of 27 Congressional Democrats is probing the Trump administration over its campaign to suppress and persecute people with left-wing beliefs under National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), demanding that officials divulge the breadth of their shadowy suppression campaign. In a letter led to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…

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]]> She Defended Herself From Domestic Abuse. She’s on Trial for Murder Next Week. https://truthout.org/articles/she-defended-herself-from-domestic-abuse-shes-on-trial-for-murder-next-week/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:21:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340131 Keshia Golden, a Black mother from the West Side of Chicago, turned down a plea deal months ago even though it put her at risk of at least 20 years in prison. In October 2022, Golden was eight months pregnant and had just celebrated her baby shower. She says her boyfriend, Calvin Sidney, attacked her in the kitchen, slamming her head into the counter — her attorneys say that kind of violence…

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]]> House Democrat Suggests DSA Members in Congress Shouldn’t Get Security Clearances https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrat-suggests-dsa-members-in-congress-shouldnt-get-security-clearances/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:28:25 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340127 Conservative Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) has been on a rampage against the progressives and the left after winning his primary against a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member this week — at one point suggesting that democratic socialists elected to Congress shouldn’t be able to get security clearances. Moskowitz’s first priority after winning his primary on Tuesday night…

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]]> AI Is Only Possible Because of Global South Workers in “Digital Sweatshops” https://truthout.org/video/ai-is-only-possible-because-of-global-south-workers-in-digital-sweatshops/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:27:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340135 James Muldoon is a sociologist who writes about the changing nature of human-technology relationships. Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships investigates how people form emotional attachments with large language models, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude. Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering A.I., co-written by fellow…

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]]> Frontline Farmerworkers Are Most at Risk From the Cyclospora Outbreak https://truthout.org/articles/frontline-farmerworkers-are-most-at-risk-from-the-cyclospora-outbreak/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:24:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340132 Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that results in abdominal distress and is passed on via food or water that has been contaminated by human fecal matter — spreading across the country, one question came up again and again: How did human poop end up in our food system? On the internet, speculation abounded.

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]]> Israeli Settlers Have Displaced 107 Palestinian West Bank Communities Since 2023 https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-settlers-have-displaced-107-palestinian-west-bank-communities-since-2023/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:03:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340128 Intensifying violence by government-backed Israeli settlers in the illegally occupied West Bank is fueling the mass displacement and erasure of entire Palestinian communities, according to a report published Thursday by Human Rights Watch. HRW pointed with alarm to United Nations data showing that the average number of settler attacks per day in the West Bank has risen to the highest level on…

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]]> Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers https://truthout.org/articles/union-busters-are-using-ice-to-intimidate-california-wine-industry-workers/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:02:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340119 In late July, Raul Calvo, a well-known California union-buster, called workers at the Rodney Strong Vineyards into a meeting. Salvador Ramirez, who’d labored among big wine tanks for 12 years, says he was shocked by what he heard. “He said he was just going to give us the information that he got in an email three days ago, that ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] was here outside…

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]]> Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy https://truthout.org/audio/silicon-valleys-billionaire-cults-are-coming-for-democracy/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:49:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=340117 “We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” Gil Durán says. In this episode of Movement Memos, Durán and host Kelly Hayes discuss the bizarre fixations and political fantasies of tech billionaires like Peter Thiel, and how those ideas are being translated into real-world governance. Durán and Hayes also discuss Silicon Valley’s Christian cosplay…

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]]> Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona https://truthout.org/video/protest-camp-attempts-to-block-border-wall-construction-in-arizona/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:19:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340114 A protest camp in the small border town of Lochiel, Arizona, is seeking to stop federal contractors from building another portion of President Trump’s border barrier with Mexico. At the center of the protest camp is a 200-year-old cottonwood known as a “grandmother” tree, with activists sitting in the tree to physically stop its destruction. “People are successfully forcing the government to…

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]]> GOP Begs AI Firms to Fix Data Centers’ “Toxic Brand” to Help Midterm Chances https://truthout.org/articles/gop-begs-ai-firms-to-fix-data-centers-toxic-brand-to-help-midterm-chances/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:50:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340103 The Republicans’ Senate campaign committee has begged AI companies to take action against the public’s hatred of data centers because supporting them has become a major drag on Republican midterm campaigns. Axios first reported on a leaked memo sent by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Tuesday. In the memo, the group says that the backing of data centers has become an…

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]]> What DeFlock? A Week of Action Confronts the AI Surveillance State https://truthout.org/articles/what-deflock-week-of-action-confronts-the-ai-surveillance-state/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:14:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340102 The op-ed Canyen Ashworth wrote last September may have been critical of the police where he lives in Lenexa, Kansas, but it could hardly be considered radical. A racist and nonsensical police investigation into the immigration status of a sitting city council member had generated embarrassing headlines, and a chaotic Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on a beloved local taqueria went…

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]]> As US Continues Military Operations on Guam, Residents’ Health Suffers https://truthout.org/articles/as-us-continues-military-operations-on-guam-residents-health-suffers/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340100 In Yigo, the northernmost village in Guam, there is a well that cannot be shut down. Known as Y-15, the well sits atop the island’s northern aquifer, which supplies around 80% of the island’s drinking water. Even if contaminants are detected, Y-15 has to keep pumping. There is simply no alternative. The well also sits just below a hill near Upi Elementary School — attended by around…

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]]> After Years of Denial, Israel Finally Admits to Role in Killing of Hind Rajab https://truthout.org/articles/after-years-of-denial-israel-finally-admits-to-role-in-killing-of-hind-rajab/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:57:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340094 The Israeli military has finally admitted to having a role in the brutal killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab, after years of denial from U.S. and Israeli officials despite a mountain of evidence, and has announced a criminal investigation into the incident. In a report on Wednesday, the military admitted that Israeli soldiers fired at the vehicle that was carrying Hind and six members of her…

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]]> US Army Corps Pushes Michigan Pipeline Project Ahead Over Indigenous Opposition https://truthout.org/articles/us-army-corps-pushes-michigan-pipeline-project-ahead-over-indigenous-opposition/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:50:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340095 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a key permit for a plan to update an aging segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan, the waterways that tribal nations say are central to their ways of life. It’s a procedural win for Line 5 owner Enbridge Energy, but comes amid ongoing legal and regulatory hurdles at the state level that prevent the start of…

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]]> Whistleblower Says Politics Drove Trump Admin “Antisemitism” Inquiries https://truthout.org/articles/whistleblower-says-politics-drove-trump-admin-antisemitism-inquiries/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:45:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340098 A whistleblower complaint submitted to Congress this week alleges that Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations into supposed instances of antisemitism at Ivy League universities were done so for political reasons, as the Trump administration sought to compel schools into agreeing to settlements that involved changing their policies. The complaint from former DOJ attorney Haley Van Erem…

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]]> Trump’s Brazen Crypto Bank Scheme May Be His Sleaziest Yet https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-brazen-crypto-bank-scheme-may-be-his-sleaziest-yet/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:15:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340092 Donald Trump’s rise to power, especially during his second term in office, has changed the political culture of the United States. He is using the presidency as an instrument for the enrichment of himself and his family that has in fact no precedent in U.S. history. Trump is running the government like a mafia boss. He has managed to defy accountability by destroying or marginalizing…

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]]> Sen. Darline Graham Says She’s “Not That Informed on National Security” https://truthout.org/articles/sen-darline-graham-says-shes-not-that-informed-on-national-security/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:45:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340085 Sitting U.S. Sen. Darline Graham (R-South Carolina) said that she is “not that informed” on policies regarding national security in an embarrassing remark during a debate with her Republican primary opponent on Tuesday. In the debate, a moderator asked Darline Graham about whether or not she considers issues regarding Taiwan and the South China Sea to be matters of national security for the U.

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]]> Fake LA Mayor Race Poll Raises Alarm Over Election Manipulation https://truthout.org/articles/fake-la-mayor-race-poll-raises-alarm-over-election-manipulation/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:59:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340090 Polls released this election cycle by a firm called “Median Strategies” were fake, the company admitted, raising alarm that false numbers could be used to manipulate future electoral outcomes or prediction market betting. A Median Strategies poll in the Los Angeles mayoral race, published earlier this month, showed incumbent Mayor Karen Bass ahead of city council member Nithya Raman by nearly…

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]]> Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon’s Primary Victory Shakes Up Senate Race in FL https://truthout.org/articles/democratic-socialist-angie-nixons-primary-victory-shakes-up-senate-race-in-fl/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:43:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340086 In a surprise upset described variously as “stunning” and “a shocker” in headlines, State Rep. Angie Nixon won the Democratic primary for the open US Senate seat in Florida on Tuesday, defeating Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, the former national security official who many presumed would sail to victory with the support of the party establishment and a massive cash advantage. Nixon…

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]]> US Sanctioning ICC Prosecutor Who Reportedly Worked on Warrant for Netanyahu https://truthout.org/articles/us-sanctioning-icc-prosecutor-who-reportedly-worked-on-warrant-for-netanyahu/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:43:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340080 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the U.S. is imposing sanctions on two key figures in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including a prosecutor who has led charges against top Israeli government officials like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The U.S. is sanctioning ICC President Tomoko Akane, from Japan, and ICC prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye, of Senegal…

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]]> Minnesota Sues Texas to Extradite ICE Agent Who Shot Resident, Falsified Report https://truthout.org/articles/minnesota-sues-texas-to-extradite-ice-agent-who-shot-resident-falsified-report/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:46:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340081 On Tuesday, the state of Minnesota sued the state of Texas, seeking to compel Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who has been charged with shooting a Minneapolis resident and falsifying a report about the incident. Amid large-scale federal immigration raids across the Twin Cities in January, ICE agent Christian Castro approached a home…

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]]> House Progressives Mounting New Push to Pass Bill Blocking Arms to Israel https://truthout.org/articles/house-progressives-mounting-new-push-to-pass-bill-blocking-arms-to-israel/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:28:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340072 The House’s Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is seizing upon a shift among Democrats regarding policy toward Israel to mount a new push for a bill that would block the transfer of certain types of weapons to the genocidal state. CPC Chair Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) told Semafor this week that his caucus — the largest caucus among House Democrats — is planning to push for the Block the…

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]]> Kushner Backs Up Netanyahu’s “Poison Pill” After Meetings With Hamas, Israel https://truthout.org/video/kushner-backs-up-netanyahus-poison-pill-after-meetings-with-hamas-israel/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:47:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340076 President Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday after Israel rejected a 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by President Trump’s “Board of Peace.” The proposal would have seen Hamas gradually disarm and turn over governance of Gaza to an international force in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal from the besieged territory.

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]]> CNN Calls Trump’s Attacks on Reporter “Beneath the Office” of the Presidency https://truthout.org/articles/cnn-calls-trumps-attacks-on-reporter-beneath-the-office-of-the-presidency/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:04:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340078 President Donald Trump lashed out at CNN senior White House correspondent Kristen Holmes on Monday, in yet another display of the president’s hostility toward female journalists. Following Trump’s attacks on Holmes — and subsequent social media posts from the White House continuing his vicious commentary — CNN issued a statement condemning the president.

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]]> NOAA Prioritizes Commercial Fishing Profits as It Guts Marine Protections https://truthout.org/articles/noaa-prioritizes-commercial-fishing-profits-as-it-guts-marine-protections/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:58:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340069 In the Western Pacific, protections for endangered leatherback turtles face elimination. In Alaskan waters, Steller sea lion sanctuaries could soon shrink. And in the North Atlantic, gear designed to save right whales from fatal entanglements might be permanently scrapped. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sent letters to the nation’s regional fisheries councils last…

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]]> Islamophobe Jake Lang Plans “Christian Crusade” Assault on Dearborn, Michigan https://truthout.org/articles/islamophobe-jake-lang-plans-christian-crusade-assault-on-dearborn-michigan/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:48:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340056 Michigan state politicians are being criticized for their silence ahead of a planned “Christian Crusader” demonstration in Muslim-majority Dearborn on Tuesday organized by white nationalist and anti-Muslim activist Jake Lang. Lang and fellow Islamophobic activist and Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell have planned an assault on Dearborn City Hall during a city council meeting on Tuesday evening.

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]]> Antiwar Mothers Resist the Reactivation of US Military Bases in Puerto Rico https://truthout.org/articles/antiwar-mothers-resist-the-reactivation-of-us-military-bases-in-puerto-rico/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:46:51 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340068 When Sonia Santiago Hernández learned in 2003 that one of her four sons would be deployed to Iraq by the U.S. military, she made a lifelong commitment: to help Puerto Rican youth stay out of the U.S. military machine. Over 20 years later, her organization Madres Contra la Guerra (Mothers Against War) continues to educate youth about alternatives to military service and to fight the many…

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]]> We’ve Spent a Year Fighting a Federal Assault on Memphis. Your City May Be Next. https://truthout.org/articles/weve-spent-a-year-fighting-a-federal-assault-on-memphis-your-city-may-be-next/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:52:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340052 Last week, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice announced a new grant program that could have disastrous consequences for cities across the country. Up to four cities will split a grant of $300 million to back aggressive surges in policing modeled on the Memphis Safe Task Force, an invasion of National Guard troops and federal forces that has left our city reeling from state violence and economic…

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]]> US Refugee Admissions On Pace to Hit Record Lows https://truthout.org/articles/us-refugee-admissions-on-pace-to-hit-record-lows/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:29:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340058 The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis. The new numbers reflect a steep decline in refugee admissions since President Donald Trump began his second term, according to a new analysis of State Department data by the Pew Research Center. The U.S.

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]]> Texas Families Ask SCOTUS to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Classrooms https://truthout.org/articles/texas-families-ask-scotus-to-block-law-requiring-10-commandments-in-classrooms/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:10:37 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340057 Civil liberties groups representing several families in Texas submitted a legal filing to the Supreme Court on Monday, formally requesting the overturning of a lower court’s opinion from earlier this year that allows the state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Last year, Texas Republican lawmakers passed Senate Bill 10, which requires a poster…

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]]> 102 Rights Groups Demand Rubio Secure Release of US Citizen Imprisoned in Israel https://truthout.org/articles/102-rights-groups-demand-rubio-secure-release-of-us-citizen-imprisoned-in-israel/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:12:09 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340053 More than 100 faith-based and civil society groups are calling on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to fulfill one of his department’s top obligations — protecting the security of US citizens abroad — by securing the “immediate release” of 20-year-old Sama Safi, an American psychology student who was violently detained by armed Israeli soldiers in the West Bank 77 days ago and has been held in a…

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]]> Ben-Gvir Urges Killing 40 People in Gaza Nightly, Says “They’re Not Even People” https://truthout.org/articles/ben-gvir-urges-killing-40-people-in-gaza-nightly-says-theyre-not-even-people/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:04:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340042 Far right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has advocated for Israel to kill “30 to 40” Palestinians in Gaza every night, in the latest genocidal remarks from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. In a podcast interview with former Hamas captive Rom Braslavski on Sunday, National Security Minister Ben-Gvir said that these killings should go beyond people who “pose an…

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]]> CA Rideshare Drivers Are Set for Union Certification. Can They Win a Contract? https://truthout.org/articles/ca-rideshare-drivers-are-set-for-union-certification-can-they-win-a-contract/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:03:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340049 After a yearslong battle for worker rights that pulled the governor’s office and state legislators into the fray, Uber and Lyft drivers in California are on the doorstep of having their own union to negotiate with the rideshare giants. Can they win contracts? That answer isn’t nearly as clear. At a celebratory news conference Tuesday, organizers of the California Gig Workers Union…

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]]> My Favorite Teacher Survived the War on Gaza But Didn’t Survive the “Ceasefire” https://truthout.org/articles/my-favorite-teacher-survived-the-war-on-gaza-but-didnt-survive-the-ceasefire/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:30:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340040 When Israel finally accepted a ceasefire in Gaza in October 2025, I thought the river of blood and loss had finally stopped, and that I would no longer have to live through the same feelings of grief again. But that hope did not last long. Since the so-called ceasefire came into effect, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has recorded the killings of more than 1,100 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…

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]]> Palestine Action Human Rights Lawyer Faces Unprecedented Contempt Charges in UK https://truthout.org/video/palestine-action-human-rights-lawyer-faces-unprecedented-contempt-charges-in-uk/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:29:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=340041 A prominent human rights lawyer in the United Kingdom has been charged with criminal contempt for his closing speech in the trial of his client, Charlotte “Lottie” Head, one of four Palestine Action activists who were sentenced as terrorists over their involvement in a 2024 protest and raid on an Israeli weapons factory. Their sentencing marked the first time a British judge issued terrorism…

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]]> Kentucky Gov Has “Heard Absolutely Nothing” From McConnell Regarding His Health https://truthout.org/articles/kentucky-gov-has-heard-absolutely-nothing-from-mcconnell-regarding-his-health/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:22:57 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340043 On Sunday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) indicated that his office hasn’t heard back from U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), weeks after he demanded direct evidence that McConnell was still able to serve in office. Earlier this summer, McConnell reportedly suffered a fall in his home, requiring hospitalization, and later, physical rehabilitation. He has since returned to his home and…

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]]> AIPAC Poured Over $1M Into House Race for Term That Will Last Just 3 Months https://truthout.org/articles/aipac-poured-over-1m-into-house-race-for-term-that-will-last-just-3-months/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:12:40 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340034 AIPAC and other allied outside groups have spent millions of dollars trying to defeat a left-of-center candidate in a House race for a term that would last only a few months, in a race that will be decided Tuesday. United Democracy Project (UDP), AIPAC’s super PAC, has reported that it has poured $1.2 million into opposing progressive candidate Aisha Wahab and backing moderate Democrat…

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]]> Trump Says He’ll “Bomb the S—” Out of Oman If Country Makes Deal With Iran https://truthout.org/articles/trump-says-hell-bomb-the-s-out-of-oman-if-country-makes-deal-with-iran/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:07:10 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340033 On Monday, President Donald Trump indicated that he may expand the U.S.’s unauthorized and illegal war on Iran to include attacks on Oman, if that country continues negotiations with Tehran over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the remarks in a call to Fox News reporter Trey Yingst, who relayed it on the air during a “Fox & Friends” segment. Yingst had asked Trump about reports…

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]]> Jeffries Says He Opposes Medicare for All — Which Would Save 114k Lives Yearly https://truthout.org/articles/jeffries-says-he-opposes-medicare-for-all-which-would-save-114k-lives-yearly/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:46:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340022 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) has said that he now opposes Medicare for All, flipping on his previous stance just as Democrats are on the cusp of potentially winning back control of the House. Medicare for All is “not legislation that I am currently cosponsoring or that I support,” Jeffries said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. Jeffries declined to say…

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]]> Execs Bought Stock in Their Own Firm Days Before Trump Shrank National Monument https://truthout.org/articles/execs-bought-stock-in-their-own-firm-days-before-trump-shrank-national-monument/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:30:46 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340030 Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation into the mining company Energy Fuels after its CEO and chairman bought thousands of shares of the company’s stock just days before President Donald Trump downsized the neighboring Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. The Denver-based company operates White Mesa Mill, the last conventional uranium processing site in the nation…

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]]> Neoliberal Policy Hollowed Out Universities. Now They Are Collapsing. https://truthout.org/articles/neoliberal-policy-hollowed-out-universities-now-they-are-collapsing/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:28:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340025 If education is indeed the great vehicle of social and economic mobility, then higher education is no longer delivering the promise of the “American dream.” In fact, this “dream” has become a fiscal nightmare. Colleges and universities saw 9,000 job cuts and buyouts in 2025, and several college closures, mergers, and looming budget crises have already been announced in 2026.

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]]> Billionaire Google Co-Founder Spends $102M to Fund Opposition to CA Wealth Tax https://truthout.org/articles/billionaire-google-co-founder-spends-102m-to-fund-opposition-to-ca-wealth-tax/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:19:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340023 Google co-founder Sergey Brin, one of the richest men in the world, has spent more than $100 million backing a group seeking to stop a popular California ballot initiative that would impose a one-time tax on the wealth of the state’s billionaires. New filings reported by The Los Angeles Times detail Brin’s role in funding Building a Better California, which is pushing two ballot measures that…

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]]> 9 in 10 Americans Polled Say Extreme Heat Is Affecting Their Lives https://truthout.org/articles/9-in-10-americans-polled-say-extreme-heat-is-affecting-their-lives/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:18:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340026 New polling demonstrates that 9 in 10 Americans say extreme heat has impacted some aspect of their lives over the past year. The AP/NORC poll, conducted from July 23-27, surveyed Americans on how extreme heat has affected them personally. Respondents were asked to disclose whether heat has impacted various aspects of their lives — including whether it has changed their plans or affected…

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]]> Trump’s Medicaid Rule Threatens Trans Youth Care. States Can Still Fight Back https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-medicaid-rule-threatens-trans-youth-care-states-can-still-fight-back/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:11:34 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340019 A critical deadline passed Wednesday in the federal fight to preserve transgender people’s access to health care. States and providers have sixty days to respond accordingly. On August 11, the Trump Administration released a final rule that is set to ban Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) from covering most kinds of gender-affirming care for trans young people…

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]]> Trump’s Head Start Overhaul Could Strip Away Key Protections for Kids https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-head-start-overhaul-could-strip-away-key-protections-for-kids/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:15:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340017 The Trump administration is pushing a total overhaul of Head Start that could fundamentally reshape the 60-year-old program that has provided childcare and key support for America’s lowest-income families. A new proposed rule released last week put more than 1,400 regulatory provisions that govern how Head Start is implemented on the chopping block. Across the country, 1,600…

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]]> How a Billionaire Is Using His Fortune to Reshape the Democratic Party https://truthout.org/articles/how-a-billionaire-is-using-his-fortune-to-reshape-the-democratic-party/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:51:24 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340015 In the summer of 2023, gearing up for his bid for a second term, President Joe Biden gathered with a cadre of wealthy donors at a $7.5 million mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. As the $25,000-a-seat fundraising dinner began, the president turned to thank his host: Stephen Mandel, a billionaire hedge fund manager and devoted Democratic donor. “I wouldn’t be here, standing here as president of…

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]]> Mutual Aid Isn’t a Handout — It’s a Framework for Resistance  https://truthout.org/articles/mutual-aid-isnt-a-handout-its-a-framework-for-resistance/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:51:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339959 After neighbors took care of neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the concept of mutual aid suddenly catapulted into the national spotlight. The speed and nimbleness with which mutual aid projects emerged was a strength, but it also meant many participants did not have preexisting relationships, trust, or shared political commitments. What has happened to the mutual aid movement since…

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]]> Even as Trump Flounders in the Polls, GOP Candidates Keep Running Further Right https://truthout.org/articles/even-as-trump-flounders-in-the-polls-gop-candidates-keep-running-further-right/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:16:14 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339961 As the midterm elections near, a slew of extremist candidates — selected by GOP primary voters at Donald Trump’s urging over the past few months to represent their party in the general election — are aiming to woo the public in marquis races around the country. Should they get elected, they will push the U.S. political system even further to the right, mainstreaming views that until recently would…

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]]> Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Lebanon, Including 3 Children, as Strikes Escalate https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-strikes-kill-11-in-lebanon-including-3-children-as-strikes-escalate/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 21:03:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340011 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam issued a statement Saturday condemning Israel’s latest deadly bombings in southern Lebanon, attacks that killed nearly a dozen people, including several children. Salam rejected the Israeli government’s insistence that it was targeting a Hezbollah “military compound,” saying, “The seven martyrs of the Israeli airstrike on the town of Ansar are not ‘military…

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]]> Black Lung Rates Surge as Miners’ Union Demands Action https://truthout.org/articles/black-lung-rates-surge-as-miners-union-demands-action/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:47:05 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340008 The United Mine Workers of America made an “urgent demand” of the federal government on Thursday for the “immediate, uncompromised” enforcement of previously approved policies and rules that would protect coal miners from incurable black lung disease. The call from the UMWA comes after new research this month shows that black lung rates have increased to an almost 50-year high after years of…

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]]> Trump Family Crypto Empire Wins Approval for Bank Charter https://truthout.org/articles/trump-family-crypto-empire-wins-approval-for-bank-charter/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:22:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=340006 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a regulatory agency whose leader was chosen by President Donald Trump, granted preliminary approval on Friday to World Liberty Financial’s application for a federal bank charter. World Liberty Financial is a crypto venture launched in 2024 by the president’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and several partners.

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]]> LGBTQ Community Wants Input as Private Club Opens Up on Historic Public Beach https://truthout.org/articles/lgbtq-community-wants-input-as-private-club-opens-up-on-historic-public-beach/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:47:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339985 On July 4, a small group gathered at Jacob Riis Beach in Queens, New York, with handmade signs and zines. They were protesting the conversion of a public bathhouse — a 1930s architectural gem — into a private beach club, set to open on August 15. The response was warm, and beachgoers cheered as the group passed. As the protesters approached the historic bathhouse, the mood shifted.

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]]> Networks Make Sure Migrants Have Support When They’re Released From ICE Jails https://truthout.org/articles/networks-make-sure-migrants-have-support-when-theyre-released-from-ice-jails/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:28:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339990 This June, Haydi Torres found herself on the phone with a stranger in Arizona who wanted to help free Ivan, a 39-year-old Russian man, from the San Luis Regional Detention Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail near Yuma. Ivan had already been granted bond. But by the time an advocate contacted Torres, who is a bond and community associate at Envision Freedom Fund…

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]]> Israeli Settlers Cut Off Palestinian Farmers’ Water to Fill a Swimming Pool https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-settlers-cut-off-palestinian-farmers-water-to-make-a-swimming-pool/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:50:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339984 Israeli settlers seized the water supply from a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank earlier this summer, preventing Palestinian farmers from growing crops in order to fill a swimming pool. Palestinians in Fasayil, in the Jordan Valley, a particularly fertile section of the West Bank, have had their water cut off for months now. In May, settlers began arriving at a nearby illegal…

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]]> Film Follows US Doctors to Gaza as Israel Bombs Hospitals, Kills Staff, Patients https://truthout.org/video/film-follows-us-doctors-to-gaza-as-israel-bombs-hospitals-kills-staff-patients/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:14:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339988 Al Jazeera colleagues.]]> The new documentary American Doctor tells the story of how the besieged hospitals of Gaza have continued to treat the sick and wounded throughout Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian territory, with local medical staff risking their own lives in the process. According to Palestinian officials, Israeli attacks have killed about 1,700 healthcare workers in Gaza since October 2023.

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]]> Poll Demonstrates Nearly Half of Young Americans Back Democratic Socialism https://truthout.org/articles/poll-demonstrates-nearly-half-of-young-americans-back-democratic-socialism/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:32:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339977 A new poll focusing on young people’s political views finds that, by a two-to-one margin, they tend to support rather than oppose the idea of democratic socialism. The CNBC/Generation Lab poll published earlier this week, which focused on the opinions of Americans between the ages of 18-34, asked respondents if they had favorable views of the political and economic system of governance.

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]]> Historic Site of Queer Resistance to Cops Is Now Owned by Private Prison Firm https://truthout.org/articles/historic-site-of-queer-resistance-to-cops-is-now-owned-by-private-prison-firm/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:15:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339970 The first recorded instance of militant resistance to police harassment by queer people in the country turns 60 this month, but it isn’t widely known. Three years before the infamous Stonewall uprising, trans women and queer people responded directly to repeated bullying and targeting by police at Gene Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

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]]> Trump Spending Billions to Revert Aircraft Carriers to Steam Catapults https://truthout.org/articles/trump-spending-billions-to-revert-aircraft-carriers-to-steam-catapults/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:59:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339965 President Donald Trump has ordered a major redesign of U.S. aircraft carriers to revert to a steam catapult system for launching fighter jets, a change expected to cost billions of dollars in order to use technology that’s more than 15 years out of date. In a presidential memorandum signed on Thursday, Trump ordered the Navy to remove the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) from…

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]]> EPA Has Stopped Including Cancer Risk Estimates in Air Pollution Data https://truthout.org/articles/epa-has-stopped-including-cancer-risk-estimates-in-air-pollution-data/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:51:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339974 Darya Minovi was mapping pollution from medical sterilization plants across the country when many of the communities she was speaking to began asking the same question. The facilities emit ethylene oxide, a potent carcinogen, and those who lived nearby wanted to know how much the emissions were increasing their cancer risk. She turned to data compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency to find…

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]]> Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, Are Now Being Forced to Wear Ankle Monitors https://truthout.org/articles/haitians-in-springfield-ohio-are-now-being-forced-to-wear-ankle-monitors/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:40:38 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339971 Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio are being required to wear ankle monitors and turn their passports over to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Haitians in Springfield are getting letters telling them to report to the ICE office in either Blue Ash (near Cincinnati) or Westerville (near Columbus). “When they do, their passports are collected,” said Carl Ruby…

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]]> If Trump Has His Way, 20,000 Kids Could Face Immigration Court Without Lawyers https://truthout.org/articles/if-trump-has-his-way-20000-kids-could-face-immigration-court-without-lawyers/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:33:13 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339964 As part of its relentless project of mass deportation, the Trump administration has taken particularly brutal aim at the most vulnerable population of immigrants: children. If the federal government has its way, about 20,000 unaccompanied minors will soon face immigration court hearings without legal representation. For decades, Congress has allocated funding for unaccompanied immigrant…

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]]> Dems Warn New Federal Guidance May Harm Nursing Home Residents’ Voting Rights https://truthout.org/articles/dems-warn-new-federal-guidance-may-harm-nursing-home-residents-voting-rights/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:31:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339967 The Trump administration’s far-reaching assault on voting rights has extended to nursing homes, a group of Democratic senators warned on Thursday, pointing to federal guidance recently issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The guidance, released in July, removes previous recommendations on how nursing home staff can assist residents in exercising their constitutional rights…

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]]> Trump’s Handpicked Kennedy Center Board Tries to Put His Name Back on Building https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-handpicked-kennedy-center-board-tries-to-put-his-name-back-on-building/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:37:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339962 The board of trustees for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., voted on Thursday to place President Donald Trump’s name on the outside of the building, testing a previous court order that blocked the renaming of the institution after the president. The change is a loophole of sorts. While the vote doesn’t attempt to rename the building after Trump, it does place a…

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]]> CIA Involved in Covert Strikes on Ecuadorian Boats, Report Says https://truthout.org/articles/cia-involved-in-covert-strikes-on-ecuadorian-boats-report-says/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:22:16 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339956 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is reportedly running a secret operation bombing boats off of the coast of Ecuador that’s separate from the Trump administration’s boat strike campaign, raising more questions about the U.S.’s violence in the region. The agency was seemingly involved in conducting surveillance flights for attacks on three vessels sailing near the Galápagos Islands in…

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]]> Federal Agents Began Spying on MN Left-Wing Groups 4 Days After Pretti Was Shot https://truthout.org/articles/federal-agents-in-mn-opened-spying-operation-4-days-after-alex-pretti-was-shot/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339958 A new legal filing in Minnesota federal court accuses the U.S. government of opening unwarranted investigations into multiple left-leaning groups as residents were protesting against the deadly immigration raids in the state last winter. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative unit of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), handled the investigations…

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]]> Some in Gaza’s Youngest Generation May Not Even Know What Toys Are https://truthout.org/articles/some-in-gazas-youngest-generation-may-not-even-know-what-toys-are/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:05:44 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339952 While humanitarian associations’ coverage of Gaza focuses on how to provide food, medicine, and shelter, another devastating consequence of wars is the loss of childhood itself. According to various reports and estimates, tens of thousands of children have been killed or injured in Israel’s war on Gaza, and many more have been affected by the loss of one or both parents.

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]]> EPA Punts Microplastics Monitoring as Scientists Warn of Health Impacts https://truthout.org/articles/epa-punts-microplastics-monitoring-as-scientists-warn-of-health-impacts/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:04:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339944 If you’ve ever looked at a disposable bottle of water with suspicion before tossing it into a bin, you’re far from alone. On August 8, leading scientists across globe published an editorial in The Lancet warning there is “strong evidence” that plastics harm human health and natural ecosystems at every stage of production and consumption — from fracking for the fossil fuels used to make plastics…

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]]> Sailor Went Overboard USS Abraham Lincoln Amid Reports of Morale Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/sailor-went-overboard-uss-abraham-lincoln-amid-reports-of-morale-crisis/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:03:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339947 A sailor reportedly had to be rescued after going overboard off of the USS Abraham Lincoln last month amid an apparent ongoing mental health crisis brought on by the lengthy, Iran war-related deployment for the aircraft carrier. The Navy Times and Stars and Stripes reported this week that at least three sailors have tried to jump overboard the ship recently, but were stopped.

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]]> Trump Has Dismantled Federal Civil Rights Enforcement, New Report Shows https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-dismantled-federal-civil-rights-enforcement-new-report-shows/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:01:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339950 Eighteen months into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, the administration has systematically gutted the infrastructure within the federal government that for decades had worked to ensure that civil rights and anti-discrimination laws were being enforced—and has turned agencies “against the communities they were meant to protect,” as one researcher at Human Rights Watch said…

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]]> Fountains, Ballroom, and a Helipad: Trump’s White House Projects Cost Nearly $1B https://truthout.org/articles/fountains-ballroom-and-a-helipad-trumps-white-house-projects-cost-nearly-1b/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:52:35 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339940 The cost of President Donald Trump’s various White House construction projects has ballooned to nearly $1 billion, going from a $200 million ballroom construction funded by private donors last year to a massive, multi-front undertaking that will largely be funded with taxpayer money. According to an analysis of contracts and planning documents by The Washington Post…

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]]> Scott Jennings Regularly Misleads. He Could Become Trump’s Next Press Secretary. https://truthout.org/articles/scott-jennings-regularly-misleads-he-could-become-trumps-next-press-secretary/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:10:39 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339945 Following Karoline Leavitt’s announcement on Wednesday that she will be departing from her role as White House press secretary, one report suggests that the next person for the job could be a MAGA die-hard who frequently defends lies from President Donald Trump, even in the face of live fact-checks: CNN contributor Scott Jennings. According to a report from The Daily Beast…

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]]> White House Had Low Confidence in Israeli Tip That Led to Trump’s Plane Decoy https://truthout.org/video/white-house-had-low-confidence-in-israeli-tip-that-led-to-trumps-plane-decoy/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:51:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339948 The Washington Post reported Monday that due to an alleged Iranian threat to assassinate President Trump, he secretly swapped planes before departing the July NATO summit in Turkey — leaving senior administration officials, staff and members of the press corps on board. “The Israelis passed a tip, a concern, that the plane and potentially the president was under threat,” says Dan Lamothe…

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]]> As Trump Tries to Undermine Faith in Elections, DC Offers an Example of Defense https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-tries-to-undermine-faith-in-elections-dc-offers-an-example-of-defense/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:50:42 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339936 As we mark the one-year anniversary of the National Guard’s occupation of Washington, D.C., it’s worth pausing to learn what D.C. resistance has to teach us — especially heading into the midterms. Many of us are carrying real fear about how far Trump might go to interfere with this election. Our fear isn’t unwarranted. But it doesn’t have to be ungrounded, either. Yes, he will say outrageous…

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]]> Mainstream Media’s Go-To “Electability” Experts? Corporate-Funded Think Tanks. https://truthout.org/articles/mainstream-medias-go-to-electability-experts-corporate-funded-think-tanks/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:38:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339935 As progressive, DSA, and DSA-adjacent candidates win primaries throughout the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “centrist” and “moderate” critics — who, ostensibly, are just looking out for the wellbeing of the Democratic Party — to explain why these candidates people are voting for are actually dangerous and “unelectable.” What the media is refusing to do…

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]]> Alito’s Assets in Fossil Fuels Have Grown by Up to $2.9 Million, Analysis Finds https://truthout.org/articles/alitos-assets-in-fossil-fuels-have-grown-by-up-to-2-9-million-analysis-finds/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:08:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339938 A new analysis suggests that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito gained as much as $2.9 million in assets from growth in stocks relating to the oil and gas industry over the course of the past two decades. The analysis from the nonprofit watchdog group Court Accountability found that Alito’s assets (not including his personal housing properties) expanded by between $3.4 million and as much as…

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]]> Weapons Maker Was Paid $533M in Taxpayer Funds to Produce Shells. It Made None. https://truthout.org/articles/weapons-maker-was-paid-533m-in-taxpayer-funds-to-produce-shells-it-made-none/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:14:50 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339930 A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the cutting-edge robots inside General Dynamics’ sweltering artillery factory near Dallas were catching fire with startling regularity, according to four former workers there. This wasn’t ideal, as the plant was supposed to be churning out urgently needed artillery shells for Ukraine. The robots, giant metal arms with clamps for hands…

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]]> Report: US Burned Through $200M of Munitions in 1 Day After Trump Restarted War https://truthout.org/articles/report-us-burned-through-200m-of-munitions-in-1-day-after-trump-restarted-war/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:46:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339932 The U.S. burned through roughly $200 million worth of a single type of missile in one day last month, new reporting reveals as a top Iranian military official claims that Iran could prolong the war until 2029 and beyond. U.S. officials told The New York Times that the U.S. fired 50 Patriot interceptors in just a single day in July, during a week in which Iran was firing at the U.S.

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]]> Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn https://truthout.org/articles/censorship-in-la-school-district-could-become-national-norm-educators-warn/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:33:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339917 Teachers in the second-largest school district in the nation have had to remove Black Lives Matter, Land Back, and Palestinian flags from their classrooms as part of so-called corrective actions taken following a complaint alleging discrimination. The changes occurred at Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The district has over half a million students and 1…

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]]> Trump Admin Ends Anti-Corruption Rule Requiring Shell Companies Report Ownership https://truthout.org/articles/trump-admin-ends-anti-corruption-rule-requiring-shell-companies-report-ownership/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:01:49 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339923 The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will allow shell companies and other questionable entities to conceal their ownership from federal investigators, in a move that critics say will only further facilitate corruption in the U.S. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced on Tuesday that it is ending the regulation that requires companies to…

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]]> Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs Call for UK to End Its Complicity in Israel’s Genocide https://truthout.org/video/gaza-tribunal-co-chairs-call-for-uk-to-end-its-complicity-in-israels-genocide/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:40:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=339922 From London, we revisit the Gaza Tribunal, an independent, nongovernmental inquiry into the United Kingdom’s complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The tribunal, held nearly one year ago, was chaired by our three guests: former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Israeli professor of human rights law Neve Gordon and Palestinian legal scholar Shahd Hammouri. Their new book is…

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]]> Authoritarians Will Target Effective Legal Organizing, Minnesota Defendant Warns https://truthout.org/articles/authoritarians-will-target-effective-legal-organizing-minnesota-defendant-warns/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:36:08 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339913 The U.S. government is attempting to use conspiracy charges to imprison organizers, just as it did in its war against the Black Panther Party, New Left, and other 1960s and ‘70s radicals through its counterintelligence program, COINTELPRO. Through this method, the Trump regime shares the goal of the Nixon administration of disrupting and attempting to destroy domestic opposition to its…

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]]> Texas ICE Jail Has Held Migrant Kids 5 Times Longer Than Legally Allowed https://truthout.org/articles/texas-ice-jail-has-held-migrant-kids-five-times-longer-than-legally-allowed/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:34:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339912 Earlier this year, a 16-year-old student at a Los Angeles high school was looking forward to starting his junior year, where he planned to try out for the school’s varsity tennis team. His parents were both college psychology professors. But in April, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested the family, who immigrated from Iran more than a decade ago, after U.S.

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]]> Mike Lindell Revives Election Fraud Rhetoric After Losing MN GOP Primary https://truthout.org/articles/mike-lindell-revives-election-fraud-rhetoric-after-losing-mn-gop-primary/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:24:17 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339920 Republican gubernatorial candidate and former “My Pillow” CEO Mike Lindell is refusing to concede his loss in the GOP primary for Minnesota governor, despite having lost by a wide margin to Speaker of the State House of Representatives Lisa Demuth (R). As of 9 am Central Time, Demuth had received 43.4 percent of the vote, winning the race with plurality support. Lindell secured only 32.5…

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]]> Pentagon Admits US Killed 150+ Yemeni Civilians in Airstrikes in 2025 https://truthout.org/articles/pentagon-admits-us-killed-150-yemeni-civilians-in-airstrikes-in-2025/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:55:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339908 An internal review conducted by the US Department of Defense found that US airstrikes in Yemen last year killed and wounded hundreds of civilians. As reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday, the Pentagon review estimated that US strikes killed more than 150 Yemeni civilians while wounding nearly 250 others. The strikes were carried out as part of an operation authorized by President…

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]]> ICE Is Buying Up to $20 Million Worth of Electric Shock Gloves https://truthout.org/articles/ice-is-buying-up-to-20-million-worth-of-electric-shock-gloves/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:37:01 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339911 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is buying up to $20 million worth of gloves that can allow agents to issue a painful electric shock to force people into compliance, granting the agency yet another tool as it extrajudicially abducts and kills people across the country. According to a notice posted by the Department of Homeland Security on Monday, ICE is planning to spend between $10…

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]]> White House Reportedly Asks DOJ to Revive Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges https://truthout.org/articles/white-house-reportedly-asks-doj-to-revive-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:54:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339914 The Trump administration is reportedly considering renewing charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, just weeks after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro admitted that claims of him vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool were likely false. The new charges would be highly unusual, especially with that admission being submitted in official court records, and would present a…

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]]> Study: Medicare for All Would Save 114k Lives Yearly — and Save $1T in Costs https://truthout.org/articles/study-medicare-for-all-would-save-114k-lives-yearly-and-save-1t-in-costs/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:43:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339898 A new study has found that Medicare for All would save over 100,000 lives in the U.S. per year while also reducing Americans’ health care spending by more than $1 trillion annually. Yale University and University of Maryland researchers have estimated that the universal single payer health care system introduced in the Medicare for All Act would prevent 114,000 deaths per year.

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]]> Think Tank Battling Progressive Policies Gets Funding From Insurance Industry https://truthout.org/articles/think-tank-battling-progressive-policies-gets-funding-from-insurance-industry/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:05:48 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339887 The investigative outlet Sludge published an analysis on Monday showing that the health insurance industry is among the corporate donors to Third Way, a think tank that is reportedly preparing to pour $15 million into an effort to combat the rise of candidates who support Medicare for All and other progressive policies. Third Way, which has long been hostile to the progressive wing of the…

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]]> Federal Immigration Policy Takes Center Stage in Minnesota’s Primary Elections https://truthout.org/articles/federal-immigration-policy-takes-center-stage-in-minnesotas-primary-elections/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:55:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339901 In Minnesota, glossy political mailers, sensationalized television ads, and campaign stunts meant to animate voters in this year’s primary elections all focus on one common theme: immigration. The August 11 elections come as Minnesotans are learning more about the devastating impacts of “Operation Metro Surge,” which brought thousands of federal law enforcement agents to the state on a…

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]]> Federal Court Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Orders https://truthout.org/articles/federal-court-dismisses-youth-climate-lawsuit-challenging-trump-executive-orders/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:54:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339896 The federal court system will not give a youth-led constitutional climate lawsuit additional consideration after a panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition to rehear the case before the full circuit. Lighthiser v. Trump is one of a series of youth-led climate change lawsuits brought by Our Children’s Trust, an Oregon-based advocacy law firm…

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]]> DOJ Expands Executive Privilege to Include Trump’s Talks With Private Citizens https://truthout.org/articles/doj-expands-executive-privilege-to-include-trumps-talks-with-private-citizens/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:47:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339899 Just one day after Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a new memorandum expanding what constitutes “executive privilege,” extending the presidential protection to conversations he has with private citizens. While not signed by Blanche personally, many legal experts view the new opinion as indicating what types of arguments the Trump…

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]]> White House Reportedly Lobbied to Keep Accused Abuser Rep. Max Miller in Race https://truthout.org/articles/white-house-reportedly-lobbied-to-keep-accused-abuser-rep-max-miller-in-race/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:56:02 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339889 In the days before the Ohio deadline for candidates to be replaced, the White House waged a campaign to ensure that alleged abuser Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) stayed in his race for reelection, reportedly effectively telling Republicans to “back off” of criticisms of his candidacy. Politico reported on Monday, citing three sources, that Donald Trump’s political team told Republicans in Ohio in…

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]]> North Carolina Teen Was Arrested for Allegedly Self-Managing an Abortion https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolina-teen-was-arrested-for-allegedly-self-managing-an-abortion/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:02:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339894 Abortion opponents have long claimed that abortion bans aren’t meant to target pregnant people, but rather the providers who perform the abortions. Time and again, that has proven to be a lie. This time, the target is a teenager. Just this month, an 18-year-old young woman in Durham, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with a litany of crimes for allegedly self-managing an abortion at 31…

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]]> Amid Measles Outbreak, Trump Signs Order Furthering Anti-Vaccine Movement https://truthout.org/articles/amid-measles-outbreak-trump-signs-order-furthering-anti-vaccine-movement/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:57:29 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339892 President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order on childhood vaccines, alarming multiple health experts and medical organizations due to the changes having no scientific basis. The order, titled the “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans,” was signed by Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. It calls for revising vaccine recommendations for children…

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]]> ICE Stationed Undercover Agent Outside of Ilhan Omar Town Hall Meeting, She Says https://truthout.org/articles/ice-stationed-undercover-agent-outside-of-ilhan-omar-town-hall-meeting-she-says/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:59:53 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339881 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) is demanding answers from the Trump administration after she discovered that an undercover ICE agent was stationed outside of one of her town hall meetings, raising fears of intimidation by the agency just days before the state’s primary election. Last Thursday, local law enforcement who were coordinating security for the event in Richfield, Minnesota…

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]]> As Foodborne Illnesses Surge, People Turn to Local Farms for Certainty https://truthout.org/articles/as-foodborne-illnesses-surge-people-turn-to-local-farms-for-certainty/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:36:52 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339885 This summer, it has felt like the flow of Black folks and families arriving at Deep Roots CPS Farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, has never let up, said Cherie Jzar, the farm’s managing director. They’re in search of something that has become harder to find in the grocery aisle: certainty. They’re asking about lettuce — when and where you can best grow it — and how they can incorporate…

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]]> New Poll Shows Strong Support for Proportional Representation Among Americans https://truthout.org/articles/new-poll-shows-strong-support-for-proportional-representation-among-americans/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:55:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339882 A new poll demonstrates that Americans are ready for drastic changes regarding how lawmakers are selected to represent them in Washington, D.C. The survey, produced by Fix Our House/New America/Verasight and published on Monday, was conducted between the end of June and the start of July. The poll sought to discern Americans’ views on the idea of proportional representation…

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]]> Trump Blames Iran for Gaza Genocide as He Demands “Compensation” From Tehran https://truthout.org/articles/trump-blames-iran-for-gaza-genocide-as-he-demands-compensation-from-tehran/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:31:22 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339872 President Donald Trump said that he blames Iran, not Israel, for the “damages and death” done to Gaza and Lebanon on Monday after he demanded compensation from Tehran in his latest attempt to achieve favorable terms in his negotiations with Iran. “[W]ith respect to the Iran negotiations, Iran should be responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of Lebanon, Syria, Yemen…

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]]> Dems Will Investigate Trump Admin’s Reflecting Pool “Vandalism” Charges https://truthout.org/articles/dems-will-investigate-trump-admins-reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:47:55 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=339873 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have indicated that they are readying an investigation into the Trump administration’s decision to charge former Olympian David Hearn with alleged acts of vandalism at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The New Republic’s Greg Sargent reported on the plan on Monday. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland), the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee…

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