News | Environment & Health Biden’s New Fossil Fuel Leasing Rule Is a “Massive Climate Failure,” Critics Say “President Biden is blowing an opportunity to end oil and gas extraction on public land,” said a climate campaigner. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams July 21, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism Organized Black labor combats the false barrier between racial and economic justice to achieve systemic change. By Zara Jemuel , Truthout July 21, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing BLM Protesters Victimized by New York City Police Win $13 Million Settlement “We don’t want more historic settlements — we want police out of protests,” said one attorney. By Zane McNeill , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Federal Judge Extends Statewide His Previous Order Blocking Florida’s Drag Ban “The statute is facially unconstitutional,” and “must extend to protect all Floridians,” the judge ruled. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Infant Deaths Rose by 12 Percent in Texas Amid Abortion Ban The rise in infant deaths in 2022 reverses a 7-year long trend of a decline in infant mortality. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Woman Suing Over Texas Abortion Ban Vomits on Stand Recounting Baby’s Death Samantha Casiano was denied an abortion after learning her baby had a fatal condition. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Florida Will Require Students to Learn Enslaved People “Benefited” From Slavery New curriculum standards in Florida omit “key historical facts about the Black experience,” critics say. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump May Be Charged With Law Enacted to Stop Terrorism Against Black Voters Sources told The New York Times that the special counsel's letter to Trump suggests charges may cite civil rights law. By Igor Derysh , Salon July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Investment Industry Pours Cash Into Kyrsten Sinema’s Leadership PAC The Democratic Party defector has defended the “carried interest” tax loophole for private equity and real estate. By David Moore , Sludge July 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections DeSantis-Aligned Super PAC Uses AI to Imitate Trump’s Voice The AI version of Trump’s voice reads a statement he has published on social media but never said out loud. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 20, 2023 Truthout