Interview | War & Peace Despite So-Called Ceasefire, “It’s Still a Genocide, Ongoing,” Says Gaza Poet Israel continues to carry out strikes inside Gaza despite the US-brokered “ceasefire” that went into effect in October. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! February 23, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration “Mobilize Everybody”: Minneapolis Organizers Share Lessons From Their Struggle Largely unseen care work, communications, healing, and fellowship makes sustained resistance in Minneapolis possible. By Kelly Hayes , OrganizingMyThoughts February 23, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration Queer and Trans Activists Have Been at the Heart of Anti-ICE Work in Minneapolis LGBTQ communities played a central role in coordinating mutual aid, ICE watch shifts, and the general strike. By Sonali Kolhatkar , Truthout February 23, 2026 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Mifepristone Lawsuit Could Jeopardize National Access to Telehealth Abortion A federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeks to stop abortion pills from being mailed across the country. By Elisha Brown , NewsFromTheStates February 23, 2026 Truthout
Human Rights DNC “Autopsy” Finds Kamala Harris’s Silence on Gaza Genocide Cost Her Votes The refusal to condemn Israel's genocide of Palestinians resulted in a “net-negative” of voters' support, sources said. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 23, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Banner Hung Outside DOJ Headquarters Prompts Outrage From Legal Observers The Justice Department has traditionally maintained judicial independence from the political goals of the White House. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 23, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections As Working People Struggle, Trump Wants to Give the Pentagon $500 Billion Extra The Pentagon has failed eight straight audits, and is the only major federal agency to not pass an independent audit. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 23, 2026 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump Hikes Global Tariffs to 15 Percent Following Supreme Court Ruling Trump “just announced a NEW 15% TAX on the American people. He does not care about you,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams February 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Public Health Experts Sound Alarm as Feds Keep Deploying Tear Gas Near Kids “We don’t know the long-term effects. We don’t understand their effects on children,” said a pediatrician. By Barbara Rodriguez , The19th February 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions Doctors say they lack information about the severity of measles complications as it spreads around them. By Jennifer Berry Hawes , ProPublica February 21, 2026 Truthout