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![Pictures of people who were killed or went missing during the 1964-1985 dictatorship are layed out on the ground during a demonstration on the 58th anniversary of the military coup at Ibirapuera Park, in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1239652752-400x300.jpg)
On 60th Anniversary of US-Backed Coup, Brazilians Ask US to Declassify Records
The US planned for a possible invasion and sent agents to support the coup. Sixty years later, Brazilians need answers.
![Supporters of Donald Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2064210746-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Part of the steel frame of the Francis Scott Key Bridge sits on top of the container ship Dali after the bridge collapsed in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2107852012-400x300.jpg)
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.
![President Joe Biden departs after delivering the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capital building on March 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-biden-sotu-400x300.jpg)
Biden Is Quietly Funding Nuclear Weapons Upgrades That Could Imperil the Planet
The continued funding of nuclear weapons development is a pork barrel of herculean proportions.
![Supporters of Julian Assange gather at the Royal Courts of Justice on March 26, 2024, in London, England.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-julian-assange-400x300.jpg)
UK Court Gives Biden Chance to Dodge Assange Appeal by “Assuring” His Rights
The WikiLeaks publisher could be extradited if the US gives “satisfactory assurances” of rights and no death penalty.
![Youth with rainbow striped shirt types on laptop, close-up on hands on keys](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-laptop-400x300.jpg)
Censorship Concerns Remain Despite Revisions to Kids Online Safety Act
Some LGBTQ organizations, especially in states with restrictive laws, say KOSA could still be a threat.
![Alaska Airlines N704AL, a Boeing 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5, is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon, on January 23, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0328-boeing-400x300.jpg)
Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It’s Endemic to Capitalist Society
Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety.
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Philly’s Law-and-Order Policy Worsens Overdose Crisis and Hinders Harm Reduction
The crisis in the Kensington neighborhood is the result of enforced deprivation and neglect of the people by the state.
![Protestors lay down outside the White House to call attention to those suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and long COVID on September 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-long-covid-400x300.jpg)
Public Health Advocates Decry CDC’s Weakened Pandemic Guidelines
Critics say the changes are not backed by evidence and put more people at risk for long COVID.
![Palestinians collect remaining belongings from the rubble of destroyed houses after Israeli attack Gaza City, Gaza, on March 25, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0326-gaza-b-400x300.jpg)
Israel Remains Intent on Genocide Despite World Court Orders
After the ICJ told Israel not to commit genocide, it killed, wounded and denied aid to tens of thousands of Gazans.