Truthout
Trump’s Answer to Homelessness? Lock Unhoused and Disabled People Up.
New coalitions are forming to protect those targeted by Trump’s move to institutionalize unhoused people.
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Egypt Has Leverage Against Israel. Why Doesn’t Sisi Use It?
Rhetorical solidarity isn’t enough. Egypt can use its leverage to help stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
102 Groups Call for Release of Palestinian American Child From Israeli Prison
Israeli authorities have barred Mohammed Ibrahim’s family from seeing him for over six months.
FEMA Suspends Staff Who Warned Trump Cuts Risk Another Katrina-Level Disaster
The administration is illegally retaliating against federal employees for whistleblowing, one advocate said.
Trump Envoy Sparks Fury for Telling Lebanese Journalists Not to Be “Animalistic”
Ambassador Tom Barrack said “animalistic” behavior is “the problem with what is happening” in the Middle East.
Olive Trees Tie Palestinians to Our Homeland. Israel Treats Them as a Threat.
I gifted a bottle of olive oil to a doctor who visited Gaza on a medical mission. Israeli officers confiscated it.
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DNC Flamed for Rejecting Measure Backing Arms Embargo to Israel Amid Gaza Famine
One advocate slammed the vote as “standard practice for a historically unpopular Democratic leadership.”
Judge Blocks Kristi Noem From Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda — for Now
Critics say Trump is putting Abrego Garcia “through literal hell” and that efforts to deport him amount to a power grab.
Bank CEOs Rake In Big Profits as Wall Street Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Financing
The 65 biggest banks committed $869 billion to firms expanding the fossil fuel industry last year, a new report says.
In Gaza, Even the Cost of a Grave Has Become a Luxury
We tear up chairs for firewood. Soap is watered down to make it last. Basic necessities are increasingly out of reach.
Trump Is on a National Tirade Against In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Currently 23 states and DC give in-state college tuition to undocumented students. Trump is on a rampage against them.
25 Artists in Gaza Stage Exhibition of New Works Expressing Grief Amid Genocide
Even as they struggle to access food, art supplies, and shelter, Palestinian artists put the burdens of war on canvas.
Wrongful Death Suit in Texas Poses New Threats to Medication Abortion Access
Prominent anti-abortion operatives are deeply entangled in the lawsuit filed this August by a woman in Texas.
Court Ruling Clears the Way for Hundreds of CDC Staff to Be Laid Off
“Our public health system is weaker than ever before,” said the union representing CDC workers.
Prisons
In Black August, We Turn Destructive Spaces Into Laboratories for Liberation
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Immigration Detention Has Become a Booming Business for Private Prison Giants
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Texas Prison Guards Routinely Use Tear Gas on Incarcerated Women. It Must Stop.
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I Survived a Deadly Disease in Prison. No One Else Should Have To Face It.
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Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care
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Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US
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A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention
“Israel has blocked fruits with pits or seeds that could be planted, such as olives or dates, from being sent to Gaza. ”
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Palestine
Israel Misses Its Own Deadline to Respond to Ceasefire Deal Accepted by Hamas
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Israel Kills 5 Journalists in Strike on Gaza Hospital, Including AP Reporter
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DNC Vote on Israel Arms Embargo May Set Democratic Party’s Course on Palestine
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State Dept Official Fired After Pushing to Denounce Gaza Displacement Speaks Out
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Famine Officially Declared in Gaza After 2 Years of Near-Total Israeli Blockade
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Netanyahu Says Israel Seeks to Conquer Gaza Even If Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Deal
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Israel Denies Foreign Doctors Entry to Gaza as It Prepares Gaza City Invasion