Interview | War & Peace As Trump Pushes Talks With Iran, Israel’s Genocide Continues in Gaza Journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed and DAWN Executive Director Sarah Leah Whitson discuss Trump’s moves in the Middle East. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Louisiana Opens Second Case Against New York Doctor Who Mailed Abortion Pills Anti-abortion states are increasingly attempting to regulate abortion beyond their own borders. By Zane McNeill , Truthout May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Appellate Court Says Florida’s Drag Show Ban Is Likely Unconstitutional The law is an “egregiously unconstitutional attempt to censor” free speech, the lawyer for the plaintiffs said. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 14, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump’s Censorship Campaign Draws on Decades of Infrastructure Built by Big Tech Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance. By Peter Gelderloos , Truthout May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Mexican Activists Are Building Digital Defenses Against Big Tech Colonialism Communities are learning digital security and building autonomous servers to take control of their own data. By Tamara Pearson , Truthout May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections This Musk Adviser and DOGE Employee May Be Violating Ethics Rules, Experts Say Christopher Young earns up to $1 million annually as he guts the agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies. By Jake Pearson , ProPublica May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Responding to Qatari Jet Gift, Schumer Places Hold on Trump DOJ Nominees Schumer said the slowdown of the nomination process would remain in place “until we get more answers” on the gift. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 14, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DNC Moves to Oust David Hogg After He Says Party Isn’t Standing Up to Trump The DNC cited a procedural concern, but Hogg said it is “impossible to ignore the broader context” of his criticisms. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 13, 2025 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Includes Provision Barring State Review of Its Legality “This is absolutely unprecedented, what they’re trying to do here,” one law professor said of the bill. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 13, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Says US Will End Long-Standing Sanctions on Syria The US has maintained sanctions on Syria for decades, fueling poverty and hunger among the country’s population. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 13, 2025 Truthout