News | Prisons & Policing Louisiana’s Plan to Lock People Up Longer Imperils Its Sickest Prisoners Laws passed at the behest of Gov. Jeff Landry threaten to further strain the already-paltry prison medical system. By Richard A. Webster , ProPublica March 30, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Immigration GOP Is Using Imagery of White Women Victims to Stoke Anti-Immigrant Fear The death of Laken Riley, who Trump called “an American daughter,” is at the center of right-wing immigration rhetoric. By Mel Leonor Barclay & Barbara Rodriguez , The19th March 30, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Biden Quietly Transfers More Bombs and Warplanes to Aid Israel in Gaza Genocide Despite publicly imploring Netanyahu to stop “indiscriminate bombing” of civilians, Biden continues to supply the bombs. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams March 30, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Puerto Rico Declares Public Health Emergency Amid Historic Dengue Fever Outbreak Experts say rising temperatures are increasing dengue cases worldwide, with millions already reported in 2024. By Zoya Teirstein , Grist March 30, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Meet the Drag Artists Using Their Platforms to Combat the Genocide in Gaza Drag artists are defying corporate media censorship to uplift the Palestinian liberation struggle. By Toshio Meronek , Truthout March 30, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The UK Is Using a New Definition of “Extremism” to Repress Palestine Solidarity Amid widespread British support for ceasefire, the Conservative government declared civil society groups “extremist.” By David Renton , Truthout March 30, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Extreme Heat Is Driving Up Food Prices — and It’s Only Going to Get Worse New research shows that climate change is already fueling heatflation. By Kate Yoder , Grist March 29, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Racial Justice Port of Baltimore Endangered Black Communities Long Before Key Bridge Collapse The historic Black neighborhood of Turner Station hopes its voice will finally be heard in the rebuilding process. By Adam Mahoney , CapitalB March 29, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor UAW Is Building Worker Solidarity Across the US-Mexico Border A new initiative aims to unite Mexican and US workers who have for too long been pitted against each other by bosses. By Brandon Mancilla , LaborNotes March 29, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Report: Deliberate Ecocide a Key Element of Israel’s Genocidal Campaign in Gaza As Palestine's Land Day approaches, Israeli forces have destroyed roughly 40 percent of Gaza's agricultural land. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 29, 2024 Truthout