Articles – Truthout https://truthout.org Fearless Independent Journalism Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:04:33 +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 Mexican Gig Workers Are Fighting to Close a Loophole in Their Worker Status Win https://truthout.org/articles/mexican-gig-workers-are-fighting-to-close-a-loophole-in-their-worker-status-win/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:04:31 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338820 Chanting, “We are not partners, we are workers,” hundreds of workers across Mexico who provide rides and deliveries through apps held a two-hour work stoppage on May 15 demanding fair rates, an end to unjustified deactivations, and ultimately, a collective labor agreement with app giants like Uber, Didi, and Rappi (two Uber Eats-style delivery platforms). The National App Workers Union (la…

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]]> Japanese Internment Survivors Gather to Demand Closure of Texas ICE Jail https://truthout.org/articles/japanese-internment-survivors-gather-to-demand-closure-of-texas-ice-jail/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:03:00 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338849 Roughly two dozen immigration advocates, faith leaders, Japanese internment camp survivors and their descendants completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage Saturday to an immigrant detention facility outside of Dilley. The activists demanded the closure of the only federal family detention center, described by a Japanese internment survivor as inhumane and a tragic “repetition of American…

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]]> Newsom Claims to Support National Tax on Billionaires While Opposing It in CA https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-claims-to-support-national-tax-on-billionaires-while-opposing-it-in-ca/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:41:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338847 Campaigners behind the one-time 5% billionaires wealth tax in California are calling out what they describe as trickery and deception by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who on Friday released a proposal for a national billionaire’s income tax even as he actively opposes the effort to tax the wealth of billionaires in the state that he and his party currently control. “Newsom does not want to…

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]]> Protests Over Kushner-Backed Development Threaten to Topple Albanian Government https://truthout.org/articles/protests-over-kushner-backed-development-threaten-to-topple-albanian-government/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:10:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338813 Albania, a country in the southwestern region of the Balkan peninsula, is witnessing one of the biggest waves of anti-government protests since the final end of socialism in 1992. The protests began in late May in opposition to the construction of a multibillion-dollar luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, in the protected delta area of Vjosa-Narta, but they have now…

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]]> Minnesota Immigrants Are Still Facing the Fallout of Trump’s ICE Invasion https://truthout.org/articles/minnesota-immigrants-are-still-facing-the-fallout-of-trumps-ice-invasion/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:07:56 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338787 Months after the Trump administration announced the end of Operation Metro Surge, Minnesota immigrants are still grappling with the impacts of the largest federal immigration crackdown in recent U.S. history. Lost jobs, shattered businesses, missed rent payments, mounting legal fees, family separations, emotional distress, and uncertainty about the future have become part of daily life for many in…

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]]> AOC Says Mike Johnson’s GOP Is “Running a Protection Racket” for Trump https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-says-mike-johnsons-gop-is-running-a-protection-racket-for-trump/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:01:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338844 Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York ripped into Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Friday night for saying that Republican control of Congress is the only thing keeping President Donald Trump from being held to account for his numerous scandals and abuses of power during his second term in the White House. Asked about comments made by the Speaker earlier…

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]]> Palestinians Resist Israeli Encroachment on Historic West Bank Solomon’s Pools https://truthout.org/articles/palestinians-resist-israeli-encroachment-on-historic-west-bank-solomons-pools/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:43:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338841 Just days after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stormed Bethlehem’s Solomon’s Pools in late May, accompanied by hardline Knesset member Zvi Sukkot, both of whom went swimming in one of the pools in an act of provocation, the local Palestinian community responded. A group of residents from Dheisheh refugee camp arrived at the site, Palestinian flags in hand, and jumped in.

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]]> Trump’s Federal Lawyers Ramp Up Their Attacks on Demonstrators and the Left https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-federal-lawyers-ramp-up-their-attacks-on-demonstrators-and-the-left/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:17:45 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338839 In March of this year, in Fort Worth, Texas, nine demonstrators were convicted on a variety of different charges that ranged from providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy, and attempted murder, to obstruction of justice, as a Trump-appointed judge permitted the prosecutors to argue a completely fallacious theory — that the defendants were part of an “antifa” terrorist cell when they…

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]]> State Lawmakers Are Increasingly Meddling in the Affairs of Public Universities https://truthout.org/articles/state-lawmakers-are-increasingly-meddling-in-the-affairs-of-public-universities/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:54:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338808 Jennifer Brooks, a history professor at Auburn University, had barely unpacked from a trip out of town earlier this month when the messages started blowing up her phone. Texts from colleagues and rumors on social media delivered the unsettling news: The Auburn Board of Trustees had voted to dissolve the school’s faculty senate and give itself ultimate authority over academic decisions…

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]]> Trans People Behind Bars Face Great Risks. Prison Officials Are Making It Worse. https://truthout.org/articles/trans-people-behind-bars-face-great-risks-prison-officials-are-making-it-worse/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:36:41 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338821 “I am the ONLY female being held in a male prison here in New Jersey all because I am transgender,” Gia Valentina told Truthout. In January 2026, after years of requesting the procedure, Valentina had vaginoplasty, a gender-affirming surgery that creates a vagina and vulva. She was hoping that the procedure would allow her to be moved to Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, New Jersey’s sole…

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]]> Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-and-katz-threaten-iran-vow-to-remain-in-lebanon-syria-and-gaza/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:44:21 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338836 On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz promised to remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, while renewing threats against Iran. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli combat officers, Netanyahu and Katz vowed not to withdraw from their “security zones” no matter what “pressures” Israel faces. “We dominate southern Lebanon…

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]]> Ms. Rachel Hosts Press Briefing on Israel’s Targeting of Palestinian Children https://truthout.org/articles/ms-rachel-hosts-press-briefing-on-israels-targeting-of-palestinian-children/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:44:26 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338834 On Friday, childhood educator and YouTube influencer Ms. Rachel hosted a press briefing on the impact of Israel’s genocide on Palestinian children, following the release of the UN Commission of Inquiry report on Palestinian children earlier this week. The press briefing featured Chris Sidoti of the UN Commission of Inquiry; emergency physician Dr. Mahmooda “Mimi” Syed, who served at Gaza’s…

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]]> New Evidence Suggests RFK Jr. Lied to Senate in Claims About 2019 Samoa Visit https://truthout.org/articles/new-evidence-suggests-rfk-jr-lied-to-senate-in-claims-about-2019-samoa-visit/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:29:23 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338828 More evidence has emerged that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), likely lied during his Senate confirmation hearings in early 2025 regarding his visit to the island nation of Samoa several years ago. A newly disclosed email obtained by The Guardian demonstrates that Kennedy and his colleague Michael Graven had traveled to Samoa to examine…

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]]> Corporate Democrats Are Mobilizing to Counter the Rise of Democratic Socialists https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-democrats-are-mobilizing-to-counter-the-rise-of-democratic-socialists/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:24:28 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338832 The corporate wing of the Democratic Party is looking to fight back after three insurgent progressive candidates knocked off establishment favorites in primary elections in New York this week. Axios reported on Thursday that centrist Democrats are gearing up to organize against progressives and democratic socialists, who have been racking up victories over the last two years by presenting…

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]]> US Sanctions Impede Rescue Efforts After Venezuela Earthquakes https://truthout.org/video/us-sanctions-impede-rescue-efforts-after-venezuela-earthquakes/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:45:20 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338822 The death toll from twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela Wednesday night is expected to reach into the thousands as rescuers continue to search for bodies trapped in the rubble. Hospitals are rapidly reaching a breaking point, and thousands of survivors have been left homeless. Reporter Andreína Chávez’s building was one of the countless residences in Venezuela’s capital Caracas and its surrounding…

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]]> A Former Facebook Executive Is Suing Meta Over Their Silencing and Retaliation https://truthout.org/articles/a-former-facebook-executive-is-suing-meta-over-their-silencing-and-retaliation/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:41:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338825 A former Facebook policy executive is suing parent company Meta to overturn an order barring her from speaking about the company or promoting her memoir detailing the sexual harassment she faced as an employee. Sarah Wynn-Williams, who worked as director of global public policy at Facebook from 2011 to 2017, filed the suit in a U.S. district court in California on Thursday.

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]]> Alaska GOP Pushes 800-Mile Gas Terminal and Pipeline That Could Decimate Climate https://truthout.org/articles/alaska-gop-pushes-800-mile-gas-terminal-and-pipeline-that-could-decimate-climate/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:08:07 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338817 Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy of Alaska has ordered state lawmakers to attend special legislative sessions over the summer and pass lucrative tax breaks for Alaska LNG, a proposed massive fossil gas export terminal on the Cook Inlet with an 800-mile pipeline across pristine wildlife preserves and much of the state. With plans to export liquified “natural gas,” or LNG, to Asia…

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]]> New Trump Administration Policy Hides Deaths at National Parks From Public https://truthout.org/articles/new-trump-admin-policy-hides-deaths-at-national-parks-from-public/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:29:58 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338815 A recently revealed memo issued by the Interior Department late last year directs staff of the department, including within the National Park Service (NPS), not to alert or even confirm to the public when deaths have occurred at national parks. The current policy is a marked shift from past practices. According to several current and former NPS employees, who spoke to The Washington Post…

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]]> Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes to Freeze Rent for About 1 Million NYC Apartments https://truthout.org/articles/mamdanis-rent-board-votes-to-freeze-rent-for-about-1-million-nyc-apartments/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:56:06 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338810 Popsicles, paletas and now rents: all frozen. The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. The vote took place in front of rows of tenants and advocates chanting in four different languages at the auditorium at El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem.

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]]> Environmental Groups Say the Fight to Shut Down “Alligator Alcatraz” Isn’t Over https://truthout.org/articles/environmental-groups-say-the-fight-to-shut-down-alligator-alcatraz-isnt-over/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:43:47 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338806 Federal immigration officials have transferred detainees out of the controversial detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” but environmental advocates say the fight to shut down the Florida Everglades site is far from over. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that detainees were removed from the facility, located at a remote airstrip in Big Cypress National…

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]]> Calls Grow for Release of US Citizen Detained Without Charge in Israel https://truthout.org/articles/calls-grow-for-release-of-us-citizen-detained-without-charge-in-israel/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:51:59 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338771 The Israeli military arrested 20-year-old U.S. citizen Sama Safi at her family’s home in Ramallah on June 2. She has been held in military detention for the last three weeks without charge. This is not the first high-profile case of the Israeli military detaining a U.S. citizen without charge since October 7, 2023. Mohammed Ibrahim, 15, was held in Israeli military detention for more…

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]]> New Report Highlights Growing Partnership Between Surveillance Tech and ICE https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-highlights-growing-partnership-between-surveillance-tech-and-ice/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:09:12 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338800 A new report has outlined the massive expansion in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s use of surveillance technologies and partnerships with technology companies during President Donald Trump’s second term. The report, released this week by Mijente, Just Futures Law, and Surveillance Resistance Lab, explains that billions of dollars of taxpayer funds have been diverted for…

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]]> Texas Poised to Add Bible Stories to Public School Curriculum https://truthout.org/articles/texas-poised-to-add-bible-stories-to-public-school-curriculum/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:58:36 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338798 A new proposal in Texas would make Bible stories required reading for the state’s roughly 5.4 million public school students. The proposal, likely to pass on Friday in the Texas State Board of Education, sets out a required reading list from elementary school through high school, and includes Bible passages and stories for children as young as 6. If approved, the requirements will be…

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]]> Judge Halts Trump’s Order to Create Federal Voter List and Restrict Mail Voting https://truthout.org/articles/judge-halts-trumps-order-to-create-federal-voter-list-and-restrict-mail-voting/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:46:27 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338794 A federal judge on Thursday blocked key pillars of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul the 2026 elections, declaring unconstitutional his attempts to create centralized lists of adult citizens and giving the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented authority over who can vote by mail. The 37-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani concluded that the president did not have the…

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]]> Jeffries Says Mamdani Has “Work to Do” to Placate Establishment Dems in Congress https://truthout.org/articles/jeffries-says-mamdani-has-work-to-do-to-placate-establishment-dems-in-congress/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:50:03 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338790 The election of three Democratic socialist candidates earlier this week in congressional races within New York City has many establishment Democrats worried — including, it appears, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. On Tuesday, Democratic Socialist of America (DSA)-aligned candidates Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier, and Claire Valdez all won their primary races in districts within…

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]]> Will AI Replace High-Waged Workers With Substandard Algorithms? https://truthout.org/video/will-ai-replace-high-waged-workers-with-substandard-algorithms/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:44:32 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=338786 Democracy Now! speaks with science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow about AI and his latest book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI: How to Think About Artificial Intelligence — Before It’s Too Late. Doctorow comments on AI’s “bad unit economics” and the connection between automation and labor. “When labor drives automation, it’s usually in service to making…

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]]> Our Health Care System Is Broken Beyond Repair. We Need Medicare for All. https://truthout.org/articles/our-health-care-system-is-broken-beyond-repair-we-need-medicare-for-all/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:42:18 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338781 We are in a health care crisis. Our system of care is beyond dysfunctional, driven by profit, and unable to serve the Americans who are the most vulnerable. In my congressional district, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the state’s largest safety net hospital, narrowly avoided closure last month after the Minnesota legislature reached a one-time funding deal to bring it back from the…

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]]> After the DSA’s Political Earthquake in NYC, Will the Tremors Be Felt Elsewhere? https://truthout.org/articles/after-the-dsas-political-earthquake-in-nyc-will-the-tremors-be-felt-elsewhere/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:04:54 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338777 The establishment wing of the Democratic Party is reeling in the wake of the stunning democratic socialist victories in New York City this week, as races won by progressive challengers exposed different facets of the establishment’s increasingly tenuous hold on its voters. And the drama is not over yet: The next test of democratic socialism’s appeal will come on June 30…

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]]> Right-Wing Supreme Court Rules in Trump’s Favor in 2 Anti-Immigration Cases https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-supreme-court-rules-in-trumps-favor-in-2-anti-immigration-cases/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:57:33 +0000 https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=338782 The conservative-controlled U.S. Supreme Court rendered two anti-immigration decisions on Thursday, allowing the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the border and stripping hundreds of thousands of people of temporary protected status. In a case titled Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court sided with a Trump administration policy to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S.

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]]> 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 immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” 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…

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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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