News | Environment & Health Final COP28 Deal Bears the Fingerprints of the Fossil Fuel Industry “This is not the historical deal that the world needed: It has many loopholes and shortcomings,” said one critic. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Arizona Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against 1864 Anti-Abortion Law The antiquated law “has no basis in the law and is reckless,” a member of the legal team challenging it said. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Heads of Humanitarian Groups Say Gaza “Nightmare” Is Worst They’ve Ever Seen “In no other war we can think of in this century have civilians been so trapped,” they wrote in an op-ed. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Report: TX County Lawyers Failed to Provide Basic Services for Death Row Clients “It is clear that Harris County’s current system of death penalty representation is not working,” the report stated. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bill Targeting Anti-Zionism Will Usher in New Era of McCarthyism, Critics Warn The introduction of HR 6578 comes at a critical time as movements for the liberation of Palestine gain momentum. By Lisa Kwon , Prism December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King and Wendy’s Rely on Alabama Prison “Slavery” Incarcerated Alabamans “are trapped in this labor trafficking scheme,” a new federal class action lawsuit says. By Zane McNeill , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections SCOTUS Grants Jack Smith’s Ask to Consider Legitimacy of Trump Immunity Claims The decision could potentially hamper the Trump legal team's efforts to stall the case beyond the 2024 election. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Gore: COP28 on “Verge of Complete Failure” as Pact Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout “[T]his obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word,” the former vice president wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Texas Woman Flees State to Get Abortion as State Supreme Court Rules Against Her Kate Cox filed for an emergency abortion after learning that her fetus has a fatal condition. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights 18 Jewish Elders Arrested Following Gaza Ceasefire Protest Outside White House The protest took place hours before a Hanukkah event that was held at the White House on Monday evening. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout