News | Racial Justice Tennessee GOP Wants to Ban Reparations. Black Tennesseans Are Fighting Back. Lawmakers plan to vote on a law that would ban local governments from studying or disbursing restitution. By Aallyah Wright & Brandon Tensley , CapitalB April 7, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Mexico Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Ecuador After Quito Embassy Raid Police arrested former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had received asylum and was sheltering in the Mexican embassy. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams April 7, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Lawyers’ Collective Sues Germany in Bid to Block Arms Exports to Israel Germany is the second-largest arms exporter to Israel after the US, providing 30 percent of its imported weaponry. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDream April 7, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Big Oil Ignores Millions of Climate Deaths When Billions in Profit Are at Stake As the world burns, radical climate change activism is our only hope. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout April 7, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Unprecedented US War Drills and Naval Deployments Raise Fear of War in Korea The current US military buildup in the Korean Peninsula has surpassed Cold War levels. By Simone Chun , Truthout April 7, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Top GOP Fundraisers Battle to Replace McConnell as Party’s Senate Leader Fundraising prowess has emerged as an essential factor in the race to replace McConnell. By Lydia McFarlane , OpenSecrets April 6, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Amid Threats to Workers and Voters, States Move to Restrict Guns at Voting Sites At least 6 states have introduced laws this year to ban firearms at polling sites or expand existing restrictions. By Barbara Rodriguez & Jennifer Gerson , The19th April 6, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Syria Embassy Bombing Shows Israel’s Plan to Draw US Into War With Iran As the assault on Gaza loses support, Netanyahu seemingly hopes to save himself by provoking retaliation from Iran. By Paul R. Pillar , ResponsibleStatecraft April 6, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Supermajority of Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama File for Union Vote The vote is the latest victory of the UAW's aggressive union organizing drive, the largest in U.S. history. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams April 6, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Lax Regulations and Poor Safety Planning Set Stage for Baltimore Bridge Collapse Decades of regulation failures and port policies prioritizing profits over safety led to the disaster in Baltimore. By Susan Kang , Truthout April 6, 2024 Truthout