Interview | Human Rights Journalist Detained From Gaza-Bound Aid Ship Reports Israel for Kidnapping Antonio Mazzeo filed a complaint against the Israeli government at the Rome Tribunal for kidnapping and mistreatment. By Andrea Umbrello , Truthout August 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration A Fight Is Brewing in the Midwest Over Immigrant Mass Detention As ICE expands its presence across the Midwest, activists fight the reopening of private prisons to jail migrants. By Brian Dolinar , Truthout August 8, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Pro-Palestine Activists Win $100K Settlement From University of Maryland Palestine Legal says it’s the largest penalty a university has had to pay for violating pro-Palestine students’ rights. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Trump’s FCC Considers Supercharging Corporate TV Consolidation Media conglomerates are pushing to eliminate rules that limit consolidation of local TV stations. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Scandal-Plagued Prison Company Celebrates “Pivotal Opportunity” Under Trump CoreCivic’s CEO says the “Big Beautiful Bill” has “changed dramatically the activity of ICE and securing bed capacity.” By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Airlines Are Using AI to Set Personalized, Jacked-Up Prices Experts say multiple carriers using the same price-setting softwares could amount to “algorithmic collusion.” By Katya Schwenk & Luke Goldstein , TheLever August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Top US Firm Modeled Economic Scenario for Relocating Palestinians From Gaza One scenario envisioned giving Palestinians $9,000 relocation packages and removing 500,000 people from Gaza. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Republicans Call for Investigation Into State Senator Who Posted ICE Sighting Arizona State Sen. Analise Ortiz fired back, saying she would continue to protect her community from Trump’s “masked goons.” By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Texas Governor Asks Court Filled With His Appointees to Remove Democratic Leader Abbott is pushing to vacate seats of legislators who fled Texas to halt passage of a GOP-engineered congressional map. By Eleanor Klibanoff , TheTexasTribune August 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Senate Dems Investigate UnitedHealth Scheme to Slash Nursing Home Care Expenses UnitedHealth brought in $34 billion in profits in 2024, far more than any other health care company in the US. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 7, 2025 Truthout