News | Politics & Elections Report: Israel Funding Covert Social Media Campaign to Influence US Politicians Many posts were written using ChatGPT, and included links to fake pro-Israel websites created for the campaign. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Postpartum Mortality Rate 395 Percent Higher Than Other Wealthy Countries Postpartum death rates were far worse for Black people who had just given birth, the report stated. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health UAE Used COP28 to Push $100 Billion in New Oil Deals, New Analysis Shows Critics warn of the possibility of consecutive COPs being hijacked for the interests of big polluters and their profits. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Experts Slam Judge Cannon for Expanding Hearing on Jack Smith Removal Request It’s one thing to accept an amicus brief, and another to hear oral arguments from lawyers who aren’t involved in a case. By Charles R. Davis , Salon June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections 42 Democrats Vote With GOP to Sanction ICC Over Netanyahu Warrant The bill “flies in the face of international law,” one legal scholar said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Far Right’s Political Power Is Expected to Grow in EU Elections Far right and hardline conservative parties may emerge as the third-biggest political force in the European Parliament. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second Trump Administration Trump’s former employees’ testimony offers a glimpse into how an emboldened Trump could act if elected to a second term. By Andrea Bernstein , ProPublica June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Immigration ACLU Vows Legal Action Against Biden’s Anti-Migrant Executive Order Human rights advocates are lambasting the order, saying it “takes the same approach” as Trump's anti-immigrant policies. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Some of AIPAC’s Biggest Donors Are Also Financing Attacks Against Labor Rights The movements for labor and Palestinian rights have common cause against the billionaires who aim to destroy them both. By Derek Seidman , Truthout June 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Is Trapping Tens of Thousands Who Need Medical Evacuation in Gaza Over 10,000 cancer patients are trapped in Gaza, with all pedestrian crossings now closed. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 4, 2024 Truthout