News Immigration Texas Gov. Is Slashing Prison Funding — But He’s Doing It to Fund Trump’s Wall Border residents want the $250 million being shifted from the state prison budget to be used to address racial inequity. by Candice Bernd, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
News Analysis Racial Justice UN Report Calls for Reparations for Victims of Systemic Racist Police Violence “Systemic racism needs a systemic response,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet stated. by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
Op-Ed War & Peace Rumsfeld Was Not “Controversial.” He Played a Leading Role in Mass Murder. There are many bad people in the world, but few actual villains. Donald Rumsfeld is one such. by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
News Politics & Elections Trump Org CFO Weisselberg, Facing Tax Evasion Crimes, Surrenders to Authorities Although Trump himself won't face charges this week, the investigation into his company's practices is ongoing. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
News Prisons & Policing The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office An undercover drug cop tried to shut down a doctor in Indiana. Soon, two patients were dead. by Mike Ludwig, Truthout Jun 30, 2021
Op-Ed Politics & Elections Backlash to Abortion Ban in New Hampshire Could Derail GOP Scheme to Flip Senate The GOP seeks to win New Hampshire next year, but local backlash against a new abortion law may upend those plans. by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jun 30, 2021
“Better Than Trump” Isn’t Good Enough. End Deportation Now. The White House is rewriting a set of ICE guidelines. Will Biden continue to destroy immigrant families? by Jacinta González, Truthout Jun 25, 2021
Biden Admin Urged to Release Trans and HIV+ Asylum Seekers Following Deaths by Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now! Jun 24, 2021
Hey VP Harris, Here Is a Progressive Way to Address the Root Causes of Migration by David L. Wilson, Truthout Jun 13, 2021
AOC Calls Out Kamala Harris for Telling Guatemalan Asylum Seekers, “Do Not Come” by Sharon Zhang, Truthout Jun 08, 2021
Canada’s Indigenous Genocide Is Ongoing The mass graves at former Indian residential school sites are not the whole story. Colonial violence is far from over. by Siku Allooloo, Truthout Jun 30, 2021
The Right Has Chosen Critical Race Theory as Its New Boogeyman to Scare Voters by David E. Kirkland, Truthout Jun 26, 2021
Pandemic’s High Toll at the Texas Border Lays Bare Gaps in Health and Insurance by Phil Galewitz, Elizabeth Lucas & René Kladzyk, Kaiser Health News Jun 23, 2021
Supreme Court Ruled Against Enslaved Children Even as US Celebrated Juneteenth by Barbara Ransby, Truthout Jun 22, 2021
McCarthy Told GOP Lawmakers He’d Kick Them Off Committees Over Jan 6 Commission Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced eight lawmakers who would serve on the committee, including Rep. Liz Cheney. by Chris Walker, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions in Blow to Voting Rights Act by Chris Walker, Truthout Jul 01, 2021
Conservatives Blame Ranked-Choice Voting for NYC Election Chaos. They’re Wrong. by Igor Derysh, Salon Jul 01, 2021
Secret Footage of ExxonMobil Lobbyists Sparks Calls for Congressional Action Secretly recorded videos have exposed how ExxonMobil continues to fight U.S. efforts to tackle the climate crisis. by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Jul 01, 2021
Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits a Record 121 Degrees by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Jun 30, 2021
Biden’s Plan to Address Wildfire Season Includes Pay Increases for Firefighters by Chris Walker, Truthout Jun 30, 2021
Northwest Heat Wave Is a Symptom of Terrifying Runaway Climate Feedback Loops by William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Jun 29, 2021