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1 Year After William Rivers Pitt’s Death, Let’s Recommit to Collective Survival
As Truthout’s beloved columnist taught us before his death, collective grief can nourish long-term growth and healing.
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By Sending Depleted Uranium to Ukraine, Biden Ensures Suffering Past War’s End
As a radioactive material, depleted uranium enters a human body through inhalation or as fragments puncturing the body.
Fleeing Violence, LGBTQ+ Ugandan Refugees Face Long Journey to Resettlement
LGBTQ+ Ugandans must navigate both dangerous homophobia and the hostility and stigma that can come with being a refugee.
Cafeteria Workers and School Monitors Prepare for Possible Strike in Philly
Almost 2,000 school workers may go on strike if their demands are not actualized in a new contract by September 30.
Chicago Sues Monsanto for “Widespread Contamination” of the Chicago River
“Records show that Monsanto intentionally misled the public,” a Chicago lawyer said.
On Yom Kippur, Solidarity With Palestinians Is a Sacred Act
Both words and actions matter. Let's reject euphemisms, decry violence against Palestinians and fight apartheid.
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FTC and 17 States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon
“This is one of the most important antitrust cases in U.S. history,” said a supporter of the federal agency’s lawsuit.
Attack on Latino History Exhibit Is “a Repeat of the Red Scare,” Historian Warns
The Smithsonian halted plans for an exhibition on the ’60s Latino civil rights movement following right-wing backlash.
Kansas Technical Institute Is the Story of a Literal School-to-Prison Pipeline
The vocational college once served Black students in Topeka, Kansas. Now, it’s the site of a women’s prison.
Supreme Court Denies Alabama’s Request to Use GOP-Drawn Congressional Map
“Today is a major win for voting rights,” the ACLU of Alabama said on social media.
“Abolition isn’t an end point we can see clearly in the distance; it is a horizon that we must continually struggle toward because we can’t accept the current suffering perpetrated by the carceral state.”
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Fleeing Violence, LGBTQ+ Ugandan Refugees Face Long Journey to Resettlement
LGBTQ+ Ugandans must navigate both dangerous homophobia and the hostility and stigma that can come with being a refugee.
New Poll Shows Massive Public Backlash To Anti-LGBTQ School Policies
The numbers show GOP policies like book bans, sports discrimination, and Don’t Say Gay bills are wildly unpopular.
TN Prosecutor Threatens Pride Event With Enforcement of Blocked Anti-Drag Law
The Blount County district attorney says he can enforce the ban even though a judge ruled it unconstitutional.
California Attorney General Sues School District Over Anti-Trans Policies
The new policies violate "state laws safeguarding" student rights, state Attorney General Robert Bonta said.