News | Immigration US Citizens Detained by Officials in Milwaukee for Speaking Spanish The family members were only released after they produced their birth certificates, a news report details. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health RFK Jr. Wrongly Claims Most Americans “Are Not Happy” With Medicaid In reality, 77 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Medicaid, polling shows. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Insurers Are Abandoning Homeowners Over Wildfire Risk But Investing in Big Oil The firms invested half a trillion in fossil fuels, stoking the crisis that led them to dump thousands of homeowners. By Derek Seidman , Truthout January 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Even at an Anti-Racist Educators’ Summit, Decrying Genocide Proved Controversial Two speakers at the People of Color Conference were accused of antisemitism for calling Israel’s war on Gaza genocide. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout January 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Civil Rights Defenders Slam Trump’s Order to Deport Pro-Palestine Students Jewish Voice for Peace says the order follows the Heritage Foundation's broader plan to dismantle US civil society. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams January 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Report: Climate Crisis Significantly Increased Likelihood of Los Angeles Fires An event like the Los Angeles fires is now likely to happen every 17 years, a World Weather Attribution report said. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 29, 2025 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Denver Schools Face Federal Inquiry Over All-Gender Restroom “I hope that DPS and other schools fight back for their students,” said Z Williams, a trans activist in Denver. By Zane McNeill , Truthout January 29, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Reproductive Rights What Do Trump’s New Directives Mean for Reproductive Rights? “Abortion is still legal. Abortion is still accessible in many, many parts of the country.” By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout January 29, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Kash Patel’s Past Statements Show Desire to Use FBI to “Come After” Enemies Patel has also written a series of children's books depicting a king who strongly resembles Trump. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 29, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “Musk Lackeys” Now Reportedly Control Agency Tasked With Federal HR One 20-year Office of Personnel Management employee called the moves “a hostile takeover of the federal civil service.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams January 29, 2025 Truthout