Truthout
Latest
Health Insurers Walk Back on Pledge to Improve Denials Process
Patients who need the costliest services are still being disproportionately denied access to doctor-recommended care.
DHS Chief Threatens to Imprison Election Officials Who Don’t Comply With Trump
A government watchdog indicated it would file legal challenges to the administration’s efforts to take over elections.
Many Call Authoritarianism “Un-American.” 250 Years of History Show Otherwise.
A group of Indigenous scholars are countering erasures in US history in Rebecca Nagle’s new “First America” podcast.
South Korea’s Far Right Is on the Rise — With the MAGA Movement’s Backing
The retail tycoon who owns Starbucks Korea, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is stoking the country’s far right.
Republicans Want to Punish Canada for “Exporting” Its Wildfire Smoke Into the US
The Republicans make no mention of experts’ warnings that the climate crisis is supercharging the wildfires.
Wildfire Smoke Threatens the World Cup Final
With no way to close off the open-air stadium, FIFA doesn’t appear to have any plan in place to protect those inside.
Family Holds Public Viewing for ICE Shooting Victim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Salgado Araujo’s brother, who witnessed the shooting, has requested to leave an ICE jail to pay his last respects.
US Bombs Iran’s Civilian Infrastructure as Trump Threatens Power Plants, Bridges
Trump once again threatened this week to take out “all” of Iran’s power plants and bridges.
Workers in Host Cities Notch Labor Wins With World Cup-Fueled Organizing
In Seattle, restaurant workers walked out, while Hilton Embassy Suites employees have been on strike since June 18.
Trump’s Speech Attacks Election Integrity While Offering No Evidence of Fraud
“No country can be great without fair and honest elections,” Trump, himself notorious for lying, said in his speech.