News | LGBTQ Rights Federal Judge Extends Statewide His Previous Order Blocking Florida’s Drag Ban “The statute is facially unconstitutional,” and “must extend to protect all Floridians,” the judge ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Infant Deaths Rose by 12 Percent in Texas Amid Abortion Ban The rise in infant deaths in 2022 reverses a 7-year long trend of a decline in infant mortality. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Woman Suing Over Texas Abortion Ban Vomits on Stand Recounting Baby’s Death Samantha Casiano was denied an abortion after learning her baby had a fatal condition. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump May Be Charged With Law Enacted to Stop Terrorism Against Black Voters Sources told The New York Times that the special counsel's letter to Trump suggests charges may cite civil rights law. By Igor Derysh , Salon July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Investment Industry Pours Cash Into Kyrsten Sinema’s Leadership PAC The Democratic Party defector has defended the “carried interest” tax loophole for private equity and real estate. By David Moore , Sludge July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis-Aligned Super PAC Uses AI to Imitate Trump’s Voice The AI version of Trump’s voice reads a statement he has published on social media but never said out loud. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Victims of Migrant Boat Tragedy Are Casualties of the US “War on Terror” It’s hard to disentangle the U.S.’s military interventions from the reasons so many of the migrants made their journeys. By Andrea Mazzarino , TomDispatch July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Union Warns House GOP Proposal May Put Social Security Administration in Crisis Republicans' proposed cuts could push the Social Security Administration to close offices and slash service hours. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 20, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Climate Crisis Makes Us Recognize Our Limits; Disability Culture Can Show Us How Disability culture teaches us to honor our limits and resist injustice. We need both skills to navigate climate crisis. By Julia Watts Belser , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout