Truthout
ICE and Data Centers Aren’t New, But Face Growing Pushback as They Intertwine
A New Jersey township ordinance is the first in the US reflecting the link between the deportation regime and Big Tech.
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I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage.
Israel forced Abu Safiya to choose between his own safety and caring for his patients. He chose his patients.
It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.
Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails.
US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel
This is a disingenuous bipartisan effort to discredit the ICC and international humanitarian law as a whole.
Dems Warn Prediction Markets Allowing Bets on Wildfires Threaten Public Safety
The prediction market website Polymarket had $1.2 million in bets placed on Los Angeles-area wildfires in 2025.
Trump Issues “Birth Tourism” Orders Following Birthright Citizenship SCOTUS Loss
Several legal experts say these orders, like Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, will be found unconstitutional.
Latest Stories
DoorDash Pushes to End DC’s Self-Governance Over a 20-Cent Tax
If passed, new legislation backed by DoorDash would strip DC of the ability to change its own tax code.
Protesters Marking 10 Years After Michael Brown’s Killing Face Arrest and Prison
“To say, why were we out there, why were we even protesting … is to gaslight an entire community,” said one supporter.
Senate Committee Finds Fauci in Contempt of Congress for Using Fifth Amendment
The vote “is a crude political stunt” to punish Fauci “for exercising his constitutional rights,” his lawyer said.
Juliana Leon Died in a Climate-Linked Heat Wave. Her Daughter Is Suing Big Oil.
This case is reportedly the first to hold Big Oil accountable for an individual’s death in a climate-related disaster.
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
Pentagon Seemingly Caused a Medevac Plane to Crash, Killing Everyone Onboard
The Trump administration has racked up a number of unusual air safety-related incidents.
With Primary Wins, Progressives Make Clear That Michigan Is Not for Sale
Whatever happens in the remaining primary races, a reckoning is coming for the Democratic Party this November.
Faith Leaders Collectively Raise Alarm as AI and Nuclear Weapons Systems Merge
As AI complicates nuclear threats, religious groups are doubling down on calls for disarmament.
Palestine
Gaza Holds Funeral for 112 Family Members Who Were Under Rubble Since 2023
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Abdul El-Sayed Triumphs Over Haley Stevens in $60M Loss for AIPAC, Corporations
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Israeli Plan for Crocodile Moat for Prison for Palestinians Blocked for Animal Welfare
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“Ceasefire” May Be the Official Headline, But in Gaza, We Face Constant Bombing
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Israel Is Targeting and Deporting Foreign Activists Resisting Settler Violence
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Israel Closes Investigation of 2023 Settler Pogrom Without Charging Perpetrators
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Trump Seeks Extradition of Pro-Palestine Activist Amid Crackdown on the US Left
“If you cut federal government services to the bone, eventually the consequences will be extreme. We are seeing that now in the realm of public health.”
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The Public Intellectual
Higher Ed Can’t Be Neutral in an Age of Brutality. It Must Choose Democracy.
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Higher Education Must Not Become a Research Arm of Militarized Power
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We Must Resist the Collapse of Conscience in the Age of Trump
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War Becomes Spectacle in Trump’s Horrific Propaganda Promoting War in Iran
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Trump’s Response to Reiner’s Death Shows the Cruelty at the Core of His Politics
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In Courting Saudi Arabia, Trump Emulates Mohammed Bin Salman’s Authoritarianism
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Charlie Kirk’s Death Is a Symptom of a National Political Culture in Crisis