News | Prisons & Policing Despite State Bans, Police Continue to Shackle Pregnant People in Custody U.S. jails admit roughly 55,000 pregnant people each year. By Renuka Rayasam , KFFHealthNews November 18, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now As anti-Zionist Jews, we oppose any nation that aims to expel, oppress, or wipe out another people. By Tal Frieden , Truthout November 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Priced Out and Fed Up, Tenants Demand a National Renters Bill of Rights As affordable housing dwindles, renters are calling for federal protections against price-gouging corporate landlords. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout November 18, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Democrat Says Family Ties to Holocaust Led Her to Demand Gaza Ceasefire Rep. Becca Balint is one of 33 members of Congress who have now called for a ceasefire. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza A federal lawsuit accuses Biden, Blinken and Austin of failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Advocates in Nebraska Want the Right to an Abortion on the 2024 Ballot The initiative seeks to “ensure Nebraskans can get the care they need with compassion and privacy,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights “We have every right to engage in human rights advocacy” on behalf of Palestinians, the student group said. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Ilhan Omar Introduces Resolution to Block $320M Sale of Bomb Kits to Israel “We must not allow weapons sales that will be used to directly violate U.S. and international law,” Omar said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration Texas Lawmakers Approve Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Immigrant Laws “Cruelty to migrants is not — and never will be — a policy solution,” the ACLU of Texas said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Election Interference Trial May Stretch Past Election, Legal Experts Say Additional guilty pleas and investigations into leaks or witness intimidation are likely to push the case into 2025. By Areeba Shah , Salon November 17, 2023 Truthout