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Human Rights

For Families Sheltering in Nylon Tents, Gaza’s Scorching Summer Is Unbearable

The intense heat is compounded as swarms of flies and mosquitoes infest the tents due to an absence of sewage services.

By: Shahad Ali ,; Truthout

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People waving flags and carrying signs fill a street during the No Kings protest

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Politics & Elections

5 Million People Attended “No Kings” Protests. How Can We Build on This?

The protests were inspired by the idea that 3.5% of a population must rise up to successfully reject authoritarianism.

By: Mike Ludwig ,; Truthout

A protester holds an image of Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia who played a significant role in the student protests against Israel's war on Gaza before being picked up by ICE as she stood with others at a press conference at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 12, 2025.

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Immigration

“Disgraceful”: Judge Refuses to Order Mahmoud Khalil’s Release, Siding With DOJ

The government is using “transparent delay tactics” to continue detaining Khalil, his legal team said.

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents hold up "less-lethal" weapons in front of the Federal Building during ongoing demonstrations in response to federal immigration operations in downtown Los Angeles on June 12, 2025.

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Prisons & Policing

Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow

Immigrants are only the first target of a rapidly expanding digital dragnet that can track our individual movements.

By: Mike Ludwig ,; Truthout

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War & Peace

Israel Bombs Iranian State TV, Devastating Building During Live Broadcast

Earlier that day, Israel’s defense minister said “residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon.”

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

People at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, protest on April 17, 2025, against a controversial "bubble zone" bylaw restricting protests in Toronto to certain areas. The rally also commemorated the 43rd anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Politics & Elections

Under Pressure From Pro-Israel Groups, Canadian Cities Are Restricting Protest

Toronto, Vaughan, Brampton, and Calgary have all passed bylaws that infringe on protest rights, and Ottawa may be next.

By: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours ,; Truthout

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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Environment & Health

Former CDC Board Members Say RFK Jr. Has “Critically Weakened” Vaccine Program

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions at the CDC “put U.S. families at risk of dangerous and preventable illnesses,” they say.

By: Chris Walker ,; Truthout

Thousands of people gather on No Kings Day to protest Trump, his administration, and ICE activities in Los Angeles, California, on June 14, 2025.

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War & Peace

Trump Orders ICE to Ravage Democratic Cities After Countrywide Protests

Trump says he’s ordering his entire administration to attack cities he calls “the Democrat Power Center.”

By: Sharon Zhang ,; Truthout

Before visiting his incarcerated father, 2-year-old K.D. stacks blocks in the early literacy play space inside a Cook County Jail waiting area on December 15, 2022.

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Prison Is Designed to Make Fatherhood Impossible

Connections with caregivers are key for children’s well-being, but the prison system is designed to tear families apart.

By: Robert Willis ,; Truthout

LAPD officers arrest protesters on June 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA.

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Years of LAPD Impunity Paved Way for Trump’s Repression of Protests Today

Just five years ago, it was Gavin Newsom who unleashed the National Guard on protesters. Now Trump has followed suit.

By: Schuyler Mitchell ,; Truthout

Firefighters monitor a controlled burn at the Pacific Union College Forest on May 15, 2025, in Angwin, California.

Op-Ed

Environment & Health

After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared

The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.

By: Sasha Abramsky ,; Truthout

Supporters of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons gathered in New York in March 2025 to discuss nuclear disarmament and encourage all nations to join the treaty.

News Analysis

War & Peace

Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year

That’s enough money to feed 345 million people facing hunger and starvation for two years.

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

Palestinians stand on the rubble after an Israeli strike that hit the Ansar Mosque and the adjacent cemetery in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on June 3, 2025.

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War & Peace

Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo Documents How Genocide Has Eroded International Law

Gaza became a “graveyard of international law” not just for Palestinians but for all people, says a Palestinian lawyer.

By: Emily Wilder ,; Truthout

An armored vehicle drives passed a police line outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center on June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Military Crackdown on LA Protests Portends Further Erosion of Everyone’s Rights

Governments at all levels from both parties have paved the way to an authoritarian response to dissent.

By: Susan Kang &; Jonathan Havercroft ,; Truthout

Protests

“No Kings Day” Protests Overshadow Trump’s Military Parade

“The Trump administration has shifted from bureaucratic threats to armed suppression of political opponents. ”

– Susan Kang and Jonathan Havercroft, from Military Crackdown on LA Protests Portends Further Erosion of Everyone’s Rights

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The Road to Abolition

“Bending the Bars” artists Kashdatt, Chuckie Lee and ZQ record in the studio.

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Sanders Introduces Bill Blocking Trump From Using Federal Funds for War on Iran

Former CDC Board Members Say RFK Jr. Has “Critically Weakened” Vaccine Program

Israel’s Iran Attack Was Motivated by Waning Support for Genocide, Analysts Say

Senate GOP Budget Draft Proposes Even Bigger Cuts to Medicaid Funding

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For Families Sheltering in Nylon Tents, Gaza’s Scorching Summer Is Unbearable

5 Million People Attended “No Kings” Protests. How Can We Build on This?

“Disgraceful”: Judge Refuses to Order Mahmoud Khalil’s Release, Siding With DOJ

Trump Is Rapidly Expanding the Surveillance State as Protests Grow

Israel Bombs Iranian State TV, Devastating Building During Live Broadcast

Under Pressure From Pro-Israel Groups, Canadian Cities Are Restricting Protest

Latest Stories

Former CDC Board Members Say RFK Jr. Has “Critically Weakened” Vaccine Program

Trump Orders ICE to Ravage Democratic Cities After Countrywide Protests

Prison Is Designed to Make Fatherhood Impossible

Years of LAPD Impunity Paved Way for Trump’s Repression of Protests Today

After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared

Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year

Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo Documents How Genocide Has Eroded International Law

Military Crackdown on LA Protests Portends Further Erosion of Everyone’s Rights

Protests

“No Kings Day” Protests Overshadow Trump’s Military Parade

LAPD Attacks “No Kings” Protesters in Los Angeles

In France, a Rail Worker Is Going on Trial for Tweeting in Support of Palestine

The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants

200 Protesters Flood Maersk’s Manhattan HQ to Demand End to Military Shipments

As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey

Pentagon Says Trump’s Armed Anti-Protest Crackdown in LA Will Cost $134 Million

The Road to Abolition

“Bending the Bars” Rap Album Fights Damaging Stereotypes of Incarcerated People

I Wrote This From Solitary Confinement. I Refuse to Let It Break Me.

Having Survived Solitary, I Refuse to Conflate the Imaginable With the Possible

Martin Sostre’s Life Teaches Us Revolutionary Moments Are Always Upon Us

Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024

I’m 1 of More Than 600 People on CA’s Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

Biden Should Go Beyond Commutations for Death Row and Commute Life Sentences Too

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“No Kings Day” Protests Overshadow Trump’s Military Parade

LAPD Attacks “No Kings” Protesters in Los Angeles

In France, a Rail Worker Is Going on Trial for Tweeting in Support of Palestine

The Authoritarian Machine Is Growing — and It Won’t Stop at Immigrants

200 Protesters Flood Maersk’s Manhattan HQ to Demand End to Military Shipments

As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey

Pentagon Says Trump’s Armed Anti-Protest Crackdown in LA Will Cost $134 Million

“Bending the Bars” Rap Album Fights Damaging Stereotypes of Incarcerated People

I Wrote This From Solitary Confinement. I Refuse to Let It Break Me.

Having Survived Solitary, I Refuse to Conflate the Imaginable With the Possible

Martin Sostre’s Life Teaches Us Revolutionary Moments Are Always Upon Us

Report: US Police Killed Someone Every 6.5 Hours on Average in 2024

I’m 1 of More Than 600 People on CA’s Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.

Biden Should Go Beyond Commutations for Death Row and Commute Life Sentences Too