Truthout
Thwarted in Courts, Trump DOJ Increases Pressure on States to Obtain Voter Rolls
The administration is pursuing numerous strategies to manipulate data, neutralize safeguards, and disenfranchise voters.
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A Shadow of Fear Hangs Over Gazans Amid Israeli Defense Minister’s Threats
Israel Katz says Israel will forcibly displace 1 million Gazans if “even one Israeli soldier” is abducted.
Border Patrol Unleashes Violence on Protesters Over Trump’s Border Wall
Activists say federal agents dragged protesters across a barbed wire and used “extreme pain compliance" tactics.
Mississippi Is in Danger of Executing Woman on Death Row, Despite Key Evidence
Lisa Jo Chamberlin’s co-defendant confessed to coercing her into their crime. Will that be enough to stop her execution?
Trump Admits He Wants to Privatize Social Security
“I wanted to do it so badly,” Trump said of his desire to privatize Social Security in his first year in office.
US Embassy Aide Suppressed Report on Israeli Killings of Americans in West Bank
David Milstein, top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee, has wielded enormous power in US-Israel policy decisions.
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Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds of Billions. Let’s Make Polluters Pay.
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
I Carry the Key to My Destroyed Home in Gaza to Keep Alive My Dream of Returning
The word “ceasefire” entered the news on October 11, 2025, but it has still not entered our lives as a reality.
Trump Administration, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity, Sanctions Entire ICC
Officials announced the sanctions just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a former ICC judge.
Trump Bought Millions in SpaceX Bonds, Then Eased Space Travel Regulations
Trump’s financial disclosures also show he bought millions in stock from Meta as the company ramps up its AI efforts.
Destruction of Archives and Property Records Lays Ground for Land Theft in Gaza
Families in Gaza fear they may lose their property rights as deeds get destroyed and buried under the rubble.
We Must Move Beyond the Era of State-Sponsored, State-Celebrated Murder
Let’s build a world in which the torture of Christa Pike — or anyone — is unthinkable.
Martin Soto, Organizer of Delaney Hall Hunger Strike, Released After 8 Months
Soto was abducted by ICE in February while buying diapers for his son.
The War on Afghanistan Was Launched 25 Years Ago. It Still Hasn’t Ended.
The war inaugurated a terrible new global order in which armed drones kill civilians who are neither named nor counted.
AI
Trump Health Officials Have Been Consulting AI Executives in a Private Chatroom
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Progressives and Republicans Introduce Competing Bills to Rein In Flock Cameras
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New Report Reveals Walmart’s Patents for Price-Gouging Tech
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Two-Thirds of Americans See Social Media as Harmful to Democracy
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Report: Trump Used Grok to Help Talk Him Into Illegal Invasion of Venezuela
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Dem Candidate Sends “Cease and Desist” Order to Republican Over Deepfake Ads
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Reject AI Billionaire Cash, Progressive Caucus Leader Casar Tells Democrats
“A dystopian infringement on our access to information isn’t just some looming threat — we’re actively living through it.”
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Movement Memos
Activists Are Preparing to Defend Elections This November
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Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are
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Organizing for Survival in an Era of Climate Chaos
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Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
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You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
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The AI Boom Is a Corporate Project. It Can Be Disrupted
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No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together