News | Politics & Elections Trump Selects Regulator of His Own Publicly Traded Company Experts doubt the SEC is up to the job of investigating Trump Media, which could be misleading investors. By Justin Elliott , Robert Faturechi , Alex Mierjeski , ProPublica December 10, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Resurgent Puerto Rico Independence Movement Challenges 126 Years of Colonialism Openly promoting decolonization and a social democratic alternative, a historic coalition made record electoral gains. By Jonathan Ng , Truthout December 10, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections US Probes Spain for Reportedly Blocking Port for Ships With Weapons for Israel International legal experts have said that countries sending weapons to Israel may be violating international law. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Gaza Humanitarian Aid Operation “Nearing Collapse,” UN Warns UNRWA has suspended the use of Gaza’s main aid crossing point due to Israeli-protected violence. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Immigration Trump Says He’ll Issue an Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship No provision of the US Constitution can be legally overturned by a presidential decree. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Reneges on Promise That His Tariffs Won’t Raise Costs for Consumers In his first term in office, Trump's tariffs cost consumers around $1.4 billion per month, one study found. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Says He’s Voting “No” on Nearly $1 Trillion Defense Budget The record-high budget comes as “our government has failed millions of working families,” he said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Rep. Ro Khanna Rebukes ABC Anchor for Dismissing Possibility of Medicare for All Khanna told anchor Martha Raddatz he believes Bernie Sanders is “absolutely right” that health care is a human right. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams December 9, 2024 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Losing Phone Profits, Prison Telecom Providers Seek to Exploit Tablet Services Securus Technologies and ViaPath Technologies control about 80 percent of the US market for calls in prisons and jails. By Tatiana Walk-Morris , Prism December 9, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Syrian Writer and Former 16-Year Political Prisoner Celebrates Assad’s Ouster Yassin al-Haj Saleh cautions it’s still unclear if others disappeared in Syria, including his wife, will be recovered. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! December 9, 2024 Truthout