Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing “Excited Delirium” Is Pseudoscience. Police Often Cite It to Justify Brutality. For decades, police, medical examiners, and coroners have used the term used to cover up killings in police custody. By Katie Kronick & Rachel Kincaid , Truthout August 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections CAIR Presses Congress to Confront Gaza Catastrophe After Senators Blocked From Entry After senators were blocked from Gaza, CAIR says Congress can’t look away. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams August 31, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Trump Admin Waives Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall in TX Wildlife Refuge DHS Secretary Kristi Noem waived the Endangered Species Act and several other statutes to permit the plan. By Martha Pskowski , InsideClimateNews August 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Tribes Condemn Trump for Backing Out of Columbia River Deal for Salmon Recovery Tribal leaders and environmental advocates warn salmon populations will go extinct without remediation efforts. By Marianne Dhenin , Truthout August 31, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Miccosukee Tribe Won a Battle Against “Alligator Alcatraz,” But the War Isn’t Over A judge ordered the notorious ICE jail to close pending environmental review. Florida officials have already appealed. By Miacel Spotted Elk , Grist August 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Demands RFK Jr. Resign as Health and Human Services Secretary Senator Bernie Sanders says Kennedy’s policies threaten Americans’ health and future. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams August 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Republicans Investigate Wikipedia for Alleged “Anti-Israel” Bias Wikipedia is being pressed to release names of specific editors, a tactic seemingly pushed by the Heritage Foundation. By Stephen Prager , CommonDreams August 30, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Racist Lies About College “Quotas” Stoke Support for Trump’s War on Higher Ed College quotas haven’t existed since 1978, but the right keeps people misinformed. By Bedelia Nicola Richards , Truthout August 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health FEMA Employees Speak Out After Attacks on Workers Warning of Looming Disaster “The danger posed to our collective communities ... is very real,” said one employee who signed a public letter. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout August 30, 2025 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Administration Seeks Strict Time Limits on Visas for Physicians, Academics DHS says the proposed rule will limit the time visa holders can stay “without additional screening and vetting.” By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Truthout August 29, 2025 Truthout