News | Environment & Health DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch Disabled, ill, and aging Americans are facing a broken system that's now harder to navigate than ever. By Marianne Dhenin , Truthout April 6, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War “There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues,” Aria Fani said after his removal. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights Faith Leaders Confront Christian Nationalism With Theological Resistance Progressive clergy say challenging nationalism requires reclaiming religious narratives. By Ben Huelskamp , WagingNonviolence April 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics Advocates say ICE arrests continue daily across Chicagoland, even as tactics grow more targeted and less visible. By Dave Byrnes , SouthSideWeekly April 5, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced In Gaza, war is not measured only by the number of airstrikes, but by the number of trees that no longer bear fruit. By Ghada Abu Muaileq , Truthout April 5, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace US War Machine Is Built on Decades of Lies. The Assault on Iran Is No Exception. Trump’s endless falsehoods about the Iran war build on a long history of US military mythmaking. By Scott Kurashige , Truthout April 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Trump Axed Nearly $1B in Solar Funding as Puerto Rico Faces Power Outages The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a utility with a history of corruption. By Naveena Sadasivam , Grist April 4, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Budget Boosts War Spending While Slashing Domestic Programs The proposal boosts Pentagon funding while gutting billions from health care, education, and environmental programs. By Jennifer Shutt , NewsFromTheStates April 4, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace IAEA Sounds Alarm on US-Israeli Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant At least one person was killed in the strike near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant, raising safety concerns. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams April 4, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Trump Relies on Centuries-Old Notions of Whiteness to Activate His MAGA Base Whiteness is baked into the US’s DNA. Can it be structurally dismantled? By George Yancy , Truthout April 4, 2026 Truthout