News | Human Rights Palestine Solidarity Coalition Wins Major Local BDS Victory in California Alameda County has agreed to divest from Caterpillar and other companies that directly profit from Israeli apartheid. By Vish Soroushian , Mondoweiss December 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Report Finds US Homelessness Soared by a Record 18 Percent Since 2023 The federal process, long criticized for undercounting, found over 770,000 people unhoused on one night in 2024. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 28, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn’t California? The liberal state voted to keep prison slavery in its constitution, but the national movement to ban it isn’t deterred. By Michelle Chen , Truthout December 28, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Education & Youth Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender to Fascism Critical education must become a key organizing principle to defeat the emerging authoritarianism in the US. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout December 28, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Biden Officials Pressured US-Funded Food Monitor to Retract Gaza Famine Warning The findings of famine conditions in north Gaza have been corroborated by myriad experts and aid groups. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Plan to Revive Legislative Attacks on Voting Rights A key GOP lawmaker said the party would push to resurrect the ACE Act and the SAVE Act under a GOP trifecta. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Orders Total Evacuation of North Gaza Hospital, Sets Facility Ablaze The military threatened the hospital’s director, saying: “This time we will arrest you.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 27, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Gas Exports and AI Boom Poised to Spike Energy Prices for Consumers Under Trump The expansion of AI data centers and a rush to export fracked gas is rapidly reshaping the energy landscape. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 27, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace WHO Chief Survives Israel’s Bombing of Sanaa Airport That Killed 4 People Israeli fighter jets attacked multiple sites in Yemen on Thursday. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams December 27, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Federal Trade Commission Launches Investigation Into Microsoft’s Practices The FTC investigation of Microsoft is far from the company’s first brush with federal regulators over antitrust issues. By Renee Dudley , ProPublica December 27, 2024 Truthout