News | Economy & Labor Study: Half of Renters Paid Unaffordable Rates in 2022, a Record High Since 2001, median rents have risen by 21 percent — while renters’ incomes have only increased by 2 percent. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor More Than Half of Americans Don’t Have Enough Savings to Cover $1,000 Expense More than one in five Americans have no emergency savings fund set up at all. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Half of Young People Say Israel Is Committing Genocide Despite Strong Media Bias The poll findings are a powerful show of young peoples’ support for Palestinian rights despite widespread repression. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Ohio Overrides Governor’s Veto, Enacts Gender-Affirming Health Care Ban “We really did do everything we could,” one transgender activist in Ohio said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Funding Fight in Congress Endangers Nutrition for Pregnant People and Babies As many as 2 million WIC participants could be impacted, with disproportionate harm falling on families of color. By Amanda Becker , The19th January 25, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position I have experienced unrelenting pressure from Florida Atlantic University to disavow my anti-Zionist ethical commitments. By Nicole Erin Morse , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace ICJ Will Announce Interim Order Friday as Israel’s Assault on Gaza Continues Experts say the war shows no signs of slowing ahead of the decision as the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 25,700. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams January 25, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights States With Abortion Bans Saw Over 65k Rape-Related Pregnancies After “Dobbs” The same states saw only 10 or fewer legal abortions per month, despite supposed exceptions to bans. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout January 25, 2024 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Illegal Markets Exploit Humanitarian Needs Created by the War on Gaza Amid extreme shortages imposed by Israel’s starvation plan, basic goods now cost 10 times their prewar price. By Tareq S. Hajjaj , Mondoweiss January 25, 2024 Truthout