Truthout
Residents of Polluted Areas Say Trump’s Rollbacks Are “Getting Really Scary”
Many communities are also frustrated with state-level inaction but still see some opportunities for pushback.
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Labor Unions Celebrate World Court’s Ruling That Enshrines the Right to Strike
The ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion comes as legal restrictions on the right to strike are increasing around the world.
Protests Erupt at New Jersey Immigrant Jail in Support of Striking Detainees
Some 300 detainees launched a hunger and labor strike on Friday in protest of the conditions at the ICE jail.
Congressional Black Caucus Demands Corporations Oppose Voting Rights Rollbacks
Around 200 of the corporations that received the letter had pledged to protect voting rights five years prior.
Trump Admin Cuts to USAID, WHO, Likely Stalled Response to Ebola, Experts Warn
“Facilities in affected areas are operating without basic protective supplies” due to cuts to USAID, one expert said.
Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s lesson to children was to fear difference, obey power, and treat vulnerable people as threats.
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Israel Expands Strikes and Ground Invasion in Lebanon as Iran Negotiations Stall
Iran has repeatedly insisted that a deal must include Lebanon, while Israel has demanded otherwise.
A Minute of Silence Isn’t Enough to Reflect on the US’s Death and Destruction
Let’s stop lying to ourselves on Memorial Day and instead try exploring the full truth about war in all its evil.
This Tehran Music School Took Ages to Build Up. Airstrikes Turned It to Rubble.
The destruction of Honiak Music Academy shows the devastating impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran’s creative spaces.
South Florida Elected Official Targets 2 Constituents Who Are JVP Activists
Jewish Voice for Peace says a city commissioner personally spent $4,000 on billboard trucks targeting local activists.
DOJ Just Shut Disabled People Out of Essential Online Services for Another Year
Disability rights advocates say everything from filing for unemployment to voting in the midterms just got much harder.
Is There a Future Without Incarceration? Abolitionist Art Shows Us One.
Prison abolitionist art creates a future to briefly live in, and from that place, turn and look at our present.
Israel Ramps Up Demolitions of Palestinian Homes Ahead of Fall Elections
East Jerusalem is days away from its largest forced displacement since 1967.
Trump Says He “Gets a Kick” Out of Criticisms He Receives for US Military Deaths
There have been nearly 400 US military casualties in Operation Epic Fury so far.
Iran
Increased Tax Refunds Have Been Eaten Up by Iran War Price Spikes, Experts Say
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US Bombs Iranian Ships Despite Ceasefire and Ongoing Peace Negotiations
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House GOP Cancels Iran War Powers Vote for Second Day in a Row
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After Months of Failed Votes, Senate Finally Advances Iran War Powers Resolution
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From Asia to the Middle East, US Bombs Are a Failed Foreign Policy Choice
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Trump Claims He Cancelled Planned Attack on Iran at Request of Gulf States
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Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
“Today’s segregationist politics arrive dressed in procedural language, judicial reasoning, and carefully constructed talking points designed to make injustice sound administrative rather than ideological.”
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Voting Wrongs
Gutting Voting Rights Act Is Just First Step in Far Right Plan to End Democracy
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SCOTUS Ruling on Voting Rights Act Puts a Third of Black Caucus Seats at Risk
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Tennessee’s War on Black Political Power Demands Not Just Outrage But Resistance
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Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
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Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act
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Trump Votes by Mail in Florida Special Election, Despite Calling It “Cheating”
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Trump Allies Circulating Draft Order to Declare National Emergency on Elections