News | Environment & Health An Important Arm of This Agency Could Vanish Next Week If Trump Has His Way The plan to eliminate the US Geological Survey’s biological research division is straight from Project 2025’s playbook. By Sarah Trent , HighCountryNews May 22, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth NYPD Assault on CUNY Gaza Encampment Shows Why We Need Sanctuary Universities My lived experience of Chile under Pinochet’s dictatorship drives my opposition to the current US crackdown on dissent. By Ángeles Donoso Macaya , Truthout May 22, 2025 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Trump’s DOJ Shuts Down Police Reform Cases Sparked by Floyd, Taylor Deaths In response, a new campaign launched by civil rights advocates targets seven states with histories of police misconduct. By Christina Carrega , CapitalB May 22, 2025 Truthout
News | Racial Justice After Trump’s FEMA Cuts, Black St. Louis Recovers From Deadly Tornadoes Alone Weeks before, the administration slashed nearly $1 billion in disaster aid meant for Black and low-income neighborhoods. By Adam Mahoney , CapitalB May 22, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Fires “Warning Shots” at EU Diplomatic Delegation Visiting Jenin The Israeli military said it “regrets the inconvenience caused” by the shots. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 21, 2025 Truthout
Excerpt | Prisons & Policing “No Cop City, No Cop World” Offers a Roadmap for Organizers Everywhere A new book documents the fight against Atlanta’s Cop City — and provides a blueprint for organizers everywhere. By Curtis Duncan & Kamau Franklin , HaymarketBooks May 21, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Officials Violated Court Order in Deportations to South Sudan, Lawyers Say Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut urged a federal judge to consider holding the officials in contempt of court. By Eloise Goldsmith , CommonDreams May 21, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Big Pharma Front Groups Muddle Debate Over Drug Prices, Patient Advocates Say Big Pharma is using dark money to fund groups that sound like patient advocacy organizations but represent the industry. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout May 21, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Redistributes Wealth From the Poor to the Rich The CBO has estimated at least 15 million people would lose health care coverage due to the bill’s cuts to Medicaid. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 21, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace We Are Being Blown Up by Israel in Places It Told Us Were Safe Families like mine fled to areas that the Israeli military called “safe zones,” but it has continued to kill us there. By Dalia Abu Ramadan , Truthout May 21, 2025 Truthout