Truthout
In Virginia, Racism and Redlining Are Fueling a Flock Camera Backlash
Police in Hampton Roads saturated Black and low-income neighborhoods with Flock-style cameras, a study found.
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SCOTUS Is Undermining the Rules That Have Kept US Elections Peaceful for Decades
The Roberts Court has dismantled guardrails preventing a president from turning state agencies against political rivals.
More Than $137 Million Has Been Spent on AI-Generated Midterm Ads
The vast majority of ads emanate from GOP campaigns, depicting their Democratic opponents in fictionalized scenarios.
California Is Home to 200 Billionaires. Organizers Say It’s Time to Tax Them.
If passed, California’s Proposition 40 would generate funding for health care, education, and food assistance programs.
Abdul El-Sayed Schools Heckler Who Questioned His Loyalty to the US
The heckler asked El-Sayed if he disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, which the candidate has done in past remarks.
New Mexico’s Challenges Hold Lessons for the Struggle for Universal Child Care
New Mexico is finding out that successfully providing universal child care requires giving teachers a living wage.
Latest Stories
Mississippi Attorney General Declares Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old “Justified”
The shooting is part of a pattern of racist police violence against Black residents of Senatobia, Mississippi.
Hobby Lobby’s Billionaire Founders Are Building a White Evangelical America
Michael Blanding’s new book documents how the billionaires behind the craft store are funding evangelical propaganda.
Senate Democrats Demand Trump Administration Reveal Full Costs of Iran War
“Americans deserve to know how much of their money is being burned on Trump’s war,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said.
My Study of Dystopian Fiction Never Prepared Me for Reality Here in Gaza
As a teacher of English literature in Gaza, I’ve seen my relationship to books be overturned by the violence around me.
Washington State Invests My Pension in Genocide. I’m Demanding Divestment.
Workers across the US are demanding divestment from firms that profit from weapons and surveillance. I’m one of them.
As Trump Sabotages the ICC With Sanctions, There Are Many Ways to Fight Back
Trump officials now face a temporary restraining order for violating the First Amendment with the sanctions.
“Democrats for Mike Rogers” PAC Is Funded by Republicans, Records Show
The group has spent more than $4 million in an attempt to defeat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Washington Post Journalist Hospitalized After Israeli Settler Attack
Netanyahu cast doubt on the journalists’ account of the attack just hours after it happened.
Elections
Election Officials Fear Trump Has Compromised Cybersecurity Agency
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“No Kings” Shifts Focus to Midterms With Early Voting Day of Action
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Aging Coal Plants Turn Into a Midterm Fight Over Energy Costs
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Organizers Are Pushing to Reach “Forgotten” Black Voters Ahead of the Midterms
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Elon Musk Is Bankrolling Massive Push for Ken Paxton in Texas
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Meta Has Paid Far Right Accounts for Their Posts Ahead of the Midterms
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Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank Ahead of Israeli Elections
“The administration is pursuing numerous strategies, legal and extralegal, to bludgeon its way into sensitive databases, neutralize electoral safeguards, and disenfranchise legitimate voters.”
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Human Rights and Global Wrongs
Trump’s Final Battle to Sabotage the Midterms
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Trump Sanctioned ICC Officials to Shield Israeli Leaders. Rights Groups Sued.
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To Trump’s Chagrin, Supreme Court Narrowly Protects Voting by Mail
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Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines the Right to Strike
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Failure to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Has Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon
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Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act
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Judge May Reconsider Dismissing Maduro’s Case Due to US Blocking His Legal Funds