Truthout
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
Read the Story
DHS Falsely Labels Journalist a “Terrorist Sympathizer” After Wife’s Op-Ed
The detention of Sami Hamdi “is about silencing political dissent to create a chilling effect,” his wife wrote.
Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality. So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them?
A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.
Colorado Passes Measures to Feed All Public School Kids by Taxing the Wealthy
Excess funds from the school meals program would be redirected toward the state-managed SNAP program.
Lawsuit Charges That CA Law Illegally Muzzles Students and Teachers on Palestine
The new law conflates criticism of Zionism with antisemitism and punishes educators for teaching truthful information.
Layoffs in 2025 Second-Highest Since 2009 in Potential Sign of Looming Recession
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report's authors said.
Latest Stories
FIFA Announces New “Peace Prize,” Weeks After Trump Fails to Win Nobel Award
The award comes as FIFA is under fire for refusing to sanction Israel and Saudi Arabia for their human rights abuses.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani’s win is a historic victory for the left over a powerful, moneyed coalition of forces that aimed to defeat him.
From the Coasts to Rust Belt, Progressive Candidates Take On Dem Establishment
“What is being pushed by the corporate wing of the party is increasingly unattractive to voters,” said an organizer.
New Prison Mail Policies Threaten Newsletters by and for Incarcerated People
States are adopting surveillance-oriented “paperless” policies that deny incarcerated people access to physical letters.
Russia’s Invasion Has Hollowed Out Higher Education in Ukraine
Ukrainian students and faculty have spent years contending with air raids, financial strain, and martial law.
Israel Still Controls Over Half of Gaza — Including the Rubble of My Home
For thousands of Palestinians, the war hasn’t ended; it will only truly end when we can return to our lands.
In Prison My Diagnosis Gave Me Access to Meds — Others Were Denied Care Entirely
Behind bars I watched men beg for help and get turned away because they lacked a formal diagnosis before incarceration.
Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
Zohran Mamdani
What Can Mamdani Do to Combat Trump’s Threats of a National Guard Deployment?
-
“I Think That Protest Is a Healthy Part of Any Democracy,” Says Mamdani
-
Mamdani’s Mayoral Campaign Mobilizes New York City’s South Asian Working Class
-
The Real Bill de Blasio Says Mamdani’s “Vision Is Both Necessary and Achievable”
-
Cuomo Under Fire for Islamophobic Comments as Campaign Deletes Racist AI Ad
-
Activists Can’t Give In to Bad-Faith Smears on Pro-Palestine Speech and Slogans
-
The Biggest Threat to Mamdani’s Agenda Isn’t Hochul or Trump — It’s Wall Street
“I have the protection of being a tenured professor with the ability to speak on matters of ‘public concern.’ If I can be fired for exercising my basic rights, then no one is safe.”
Read the Story
Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
Living Amid Bombs and Bloodshed, Painters in Gaza Hold Steadfast to Their Craft
-
A Torturous Sanitation Disaster Is Unfolding in Gaza’s Displacement Camps
-
Recognizing Palestinian Statehood Is the Floor. Liberation Must Be the Ceiling.
-
When Ceasefire Finally Arrived Here in Gaza, What Poured Out of Me Was Grief
-
Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
-
Israel’s “Safe Zones” in Gaza Offer No Safety. Many Can’t Afford to Flee Anyway.
-
“Just End the War and Return Me to My Neighborhood”: Report From Southern Gaza