News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Attack on Agencies’ Independence Aims to Spark Legal Fight, Experts Say Robert Weissman of Public Citizen called the executive order “illegal” and “profoundly dangerous.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams February 19, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing As Suppression of Dissent Increases, Know Your Rights If the FBI Comes Knocking The FBI is hassling Palestine activists. ICE is compiling dossiers on those who criticize it. Let's know our rights. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Kemp Touts Georgia’s Alternative to Medicaid Expansion Despite Missing Key Goals Three-quarters of Pathways to Coverage's $86 million price tag has gone to consultants, according to an investigation. By Margaret Coker , ProPublica/TheCurrent February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Experts Warn No Action on High Rents Could Drive Voters to Germany’s Far Right Leftist organizing on housing could be an important bulwark against the rise of Germany's far right AfD party. By Marianne Dhenin , Truthout February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Commercial AI Has Become a Key Enabler of Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinians Israeli forces are using artificial intelligence and cloud services sold by OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections J.D. Vance Met With German Neo-Nazi Party Leader Alice Weidel Vance also gave a speech in Munich, hypocritically scolding Europe's leaders for many actions Trump has engaged in. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 19, 2025 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions After Judge Strikes Restrictions “Today’s decision is a triumph for all Missourians,” the president of Planned Parenthood Great Plains said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout February 18, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Acting Social Security Commissioner Resigns Amid Pressure From “DOGE” “There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is,” one critic of “DOGE's” work said. By Chris Walker , Truthout February 18, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Director Condemns Global Inaction Against Israel “The world just keeps watching and not taking serious actions,” says Basel Adra, director of “No Other Land.” By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! February 18, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pain Clinics Exploited Opioid Dependency to Earn Millions From Ineffective Shots Chronic pain patients received medically unnecessary injections from Pain MD as part of a decade-long fraud scheme. By Brett Kelman , KFFHealthNews February 18, 2025 Truthout