News | Politics & Elections Judge Orders USDA to Restore $127 Million in Federal Grants to Farmers The Trump administration had yanked the money away from organizations led by and in support of Black farmers. By Aallyah Wright , CapitalB July 2, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Frederick Douglass’s Words Are More Relevant Than Ever on US’s 250th Birthday In his powerful speech, “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Douglass spoke truth to power. By George Yancy , Truthout July 2, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health New Mexico ICE Jail Has to Truck Water Into Town That Declared a Water Emergency The Torrance County Detention Facility has been the subject of complaints about sewer and water problems in the past. By Martha Pskowski , InsideClimateNews July 2, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights The “Board of Peace” Is Planning to Concentrate Gazans in “Hamas-Free” Enclaves Trump’s plan offers no end to Israel’s genocide, only an entrenchment of Israel’s control and continued ethnic cleansing By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout July 2, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ahead of the United States’ 250th, Most Say Nation Has Lost Its Way Political observers attribute the decline in American pride and rising pessimism to the Trump administration's actions. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 2, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US-UK Deal Strips Funds From the National Health Service to Pay for Medications A study finds the projected avoidable death toll from the deal far exceeds that which the UK saw during the pandemic. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams July 2, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Racial Justice Trump’s UFC Cage Fight Is an Apt Metaphor for Nation Built on Colonial Violence The White House’s Freedom 250 spectacle grotesquely exposed the settler-colonial legacy of 1776. By Jesse Hagopian , Truthout July 2, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Judge Blocks Pentagon “Escort” Policy for Journalists Entering the Building The restrictive policy on the press “surely is a perverse reading of the First Amendment,” Judge Paul Friedman said. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 2, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Birthright Ruling Won’t Halt Trump’s War on Immigrants — Only Organizing Will Sustained resistance in the form of walkouts, shutdowns, and strikes is our best way to defeat anti-immigrant policies. By Justin Akers Chacón , Truthout July 1, 2026 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Dismissals of Unfair Labor Practice Charges Have Surged Under Trump A new report has found that the NLRB has been far more likely to dismiss charges of unfair labor practices under Trump. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout July 1, 2026 Truthout