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Schools Are Divesting From Arts Education as COVID-Era Federal Funds Evaporate
We should not have to fight for arts inclusion every single year, says arts educator Jody Drezner Alperin.
![U.S. soldiers stand on the pier as the USAV SP4 James A. Loux casts off from Joint Base Langley-Eustis during a media preview of the 7th Transportation Brigade deployment in Hampton, Virginia, on March 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-pier-400x300.jpg)
US Slated to Suspend Gaza Pier Operation for Fourth Time in One Month
The pier has only been operational for 10 of the 28 days since it was built.
![Medical workers and IVF patients listen during a news conference on access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on June 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-ivf-400x300.jpg)
GOP Senators Block IVF Protection Bill
The bill failed to overcome the threat of a Senate filibuster, with 47 Republicans voting against its passage.
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Israel Used US Bombs in May Attack on “Safe Zone” in Rafah That Killed 45
The Boeing-made bombs were dropped on a camp specifically built for displaced people in recent months.
![A young Colombian worker hangs up a bunch of bananas on the aircable at a banana plantation on March 14, 2006, in Aracataca, Colombia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-bananas-400x300.jpg)
Colombians Welcome Chiquita’s Guilty Verdict, But Thousands More Deserve Justice
Thousands more have yet to receive justice from Chiquita, and other companies are also guilty of similar rights abuses.
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US Health Care Spending Expected to Outpace Economic Growth Over Next Decade
Studies repeatedly show that Medicare for All would save countless lives and hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
![Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on June 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-trump--400x300.jpg)
Republicans Struggle to Get Story Straight After Trump Insults Milwaukee
Some commentators noted attacks on Milwaukee aren't unusual, and are often accompanied by racist dog whistles.
![Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas while he waits to speak at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-clarence-thomas-400x300.jpg)
Senate Probe Reveals Thomas Took More Undisclosed Trips on Harlan Crow’s Jet
The gifts make “crystal clear that the highest court needs an enforceable code of conduct” said Sen. Dick Durbin.
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“Complete Dehumanization”: Israel Killed Over 800 Palestinians in 11 Days
“We can no longer accept the statement that Israel is taking ‘all precautions’ — this is just propaganda.”
![Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito speaks during the Georgetown University Law Center's third annual Dean's Lecture to the Graduating Class in the Hart Auditorium in McDonough Hall February 23, 2016, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0613-alito-400x300.jpg)
Samuel Alito Disparages Reporting of Supreme Court Justices’ Unethical Gifts
“They look for any little thing they can find, and they try to make something out of it,” Alito said.