News | Politics & Elections Trump Claims Harris’s “Rhetoric” Inspired Assassination Attempt In blaming Democrats for the attempt on his life, Trump downplayed his own incendiary statements and calls to violence. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Ohio Is Giving Millions in Taxpayer-Funded Grants to Religious Schools Critics warn that the state is using public money to expand a separate, religious system of education. By Eli Hager , ProPublica September 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Quality of Elections Has Suffered Globally for 8 Consecutive Years, Report Finds Between 2020 and 2024, the losing candidate in nearly 20 percent of elections around the world rejected the outcome. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Vance Admits to “Creating” Stories About Haitian Immigrants, Stoking Hate Vance said he and Trump are “creating a story” with the racist lies they’ve spread in the past week. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights “We Must Act”: Sanders Demands DOJ, FBI Probe Israel’s Killing of Aysenur Eygi “[T]he United States makes a mockery of its values” by deferring to Israel’s own “findings,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Flooding Displaces Many in Europe as Death Toll Grows and Others Remain Missing Meanwhile, calls mount for Big Oil to pay for climate destruction as the region reels from flood damage. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams September 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights This Georgia Mother’s Abortion-Related Death Was Preventable, Experts Say Amber Nicole Thurman died after she couldn’t access a legal abortion and timely medical care in her state. By Kavitha Surana , ProPublica September 16, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Defense Contractor Musk “Jokes” Biden, Harris Should Be Assassination Targets “[N]o one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” Elon Musk wrote in a now-deleted post. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 16, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Climate Crisis Is the Defining Issue of Our Time. Where Was It at the Debate? In praising fossil fuels alongside clean energy, Kamala Harris echoed past Republican talking points. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout September 16, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections To Understand the Assault on Palestinians, We Must Understand Israel’s Knesset A former Biden administration political appointee explains inherent inconsistencies in the premise of Israeli democracy. By Lily Greenberg Call , Truthout September 16, 2024 Truthout