News Analysis | Racial Justice Dutch King’s “Apology” for Colonial Slavery Is an Erasure of History The king’s ancestors did more than “not take action” against slavery. They laid the foundation of slavery in the U.S. By Christa Wongsodikromo & Annemarie Toebosch , Truthout July 10, 2023 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Cluster Bomb Deliveries to Ukraine Alarm Human Rights and Antiwar Advocates 123 countries have signed an international treaty banning cluster munitions, but the U.S., Russia and Ukraine have not. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! July 10, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Court Reinstates Tennessee’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Health Care for Trans Youth This is the first time that federal judges have allowed a ban on gender-affirming care to fully take hold. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams July 10, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Reps. Omar and Jacobs Move to Stop Biden From Sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine Unexploded cluster bombs have been known to kill civilians for generations after conflict is over, the reps emphasized. By Blaise Malley , ResponsibleStatecraft July 9, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights 7 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Target, Calling LGBTQ Merchandise “Obscene” The letter is the latest attack in a concerted right-wing effort to target companies that support LGBTQ pride. By Erin Reed , ErinintheMorning July 9, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Military Invasion Signals Israel May Be Trying to Turn Jenin Into a New Gaza Israel's massive operation in the West Bank refugee camp resembles its strategy of “mowing the lawn” with Gaza bombings. By Yumna Patel , Mondoweiss July 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor OECD Secretly Lobbied Against Law Requiring Corporations to Disclose Tax Records The club of wealthy nations strong-armed Australia's government into gutting a bill targeting corporate tax evasion. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams July 9, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Reproductive Rights Doctors Have a Moral Obligation to Disobey Abortion Bans Academic medical centers’ lackluster defense of abortion access is moral malpractice. It’s time for civil disobedience. By Martin Donohoe , Truthout July 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections A Jan. 6 “Moms” Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression The right-wing extremist group “Moms for America” has been flying under the radar as it works to undermine our rights. By Alyssa Bowen , Truthout July 9, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice Abolitionist Mariame Kaba Uncovers Hidden History of Black-Native Solidarity A new zine explores the role Black icon Dick Gregory played in the Civil Rights-era struggle for Native fishing rights. By Adam Mahoney , CapitalB July 8, 2023 Truthout