News | Human Rights After Hottest Summer on Record, Local Governments Are Underreporting Deaths San Antonio's medical examiner blames lack of data for the decision not to list heat as a cause of any deaths. By Greg Harman , Truthout/Deceleration October 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bipartisan Panel of Legal Experts Call for Supreme Court Term Limits One member of the working group described the current process of appointing justices as a partisan “arms race.” By Chris Walker , Truthout October 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Officials ID Nearly 7K Killed in Gaza as Biden Doubles Down on “Genocide Denial” Palestinian health officials released a 212-page list identifying 6,747 people killed by Israeli attacks. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams October 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Defense Imperiled as 5 More Co-Defendants Seek Fulton County Plea Deals A legal expert described the potential deals as a “significant win” for District Attorney Fani Willis. By Areeba Shah , Salon October 27, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace US Bombs Syria Amid Escalating Fears of Wider Regional Conflagration President Joe Biden directed airstrikes on two sites the Pentagon claims are used by Iranian forces. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections NRA Revenue Has Plummeted by Over 50 Percent Since 2016, Leaked Audit Shows The National Rifle Association’s membership revenue dropped last year to levels not seen since at least the 2000s. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Colorado Judge Says Lawsuit Seeking to Bar Trump From 2024 Ballot Can Proceed The judge rejected claims from Trump's lawyers that only Congress could apply constitutional disqualification standards. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Presidential Candidates Threaten to Revoke Visas From Pro-Palestine Students GOP candidates have also called for defunding universities that allow Palestinian solidarity protests on campus. By Zane McNeill , Truthout October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Biden Accused of Genocide Denial for Doubting Accuracy of Palestinian Death Toll “He’s preemptively minimizing the scale of death the Israeli regime has planned for Gaza,” writes Mohammed El-Kurd. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams October 26, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Vermont’s Largest School District Unanimously Codifies Trans Rights for Students The new policies go beyond even the state-level protections that Vermont offers trans students in the state. By Erin Reed , ErinInTheMorning October 26, 2023 Truthout