Truthout
News
In Chicago, Survivors of Police Violence Heal Through Song
The Freedom Songbook workshop was designed to provide a creative safe space for survivors in Black communities.
Equity Firms and Venture Capitalists Lobby to Save Surprise Medical Bills
Investors buy up many large physician-staffing companies and drive up profits by staying out of insurance networks.
Charles Koch Is Funding a Campaign to Kill Food Stamps and Medicaid
The group has already achieved some victories in states including Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and West Virginia.
Bolton’s Replacement Is Another Anti-Muslim Right-Wing Extremist, Charge Critics
Kupperman has connections to Center for Security Policy, a major peddler of anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.
Some Seattle Residents Pay Rent to Duwamish Tribe, Recognizing Colonization
A grassroots movement encourages non-Native city dwellers to pay monthly reparations to the Duwamish.
NOAA Officials Defend Trump’s Bogus Hurricane Dorian Alabama Claim
The federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service issued a statement that appeared to back Trump's tweets.
Some Democrats’ Rejection of Fossil Fuel Money Marks Shift From Previous Races
As Republicans continue to rake in oil and gas dollars, many Democrats have shunned contributions.
Greta Thunberg on Climate: “If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World”
"The money is there. What we lack now is political will and social will,” Thunberg said.
In Dorian’s Wake, Bahamian Refugees Are Greeted by Trump’s Cruelty
Refugees from the stricken island nation might include “very bad people,” Trump claims. So they all must suffer.
Yoel Alonso Leal Is Facing Deportation. Doctors Say He May Die on the Plane.
Leal is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the indefinite detention of asylum seekers.