News | Politics & Elections Trump Caught Reviewing Plan to Demolish Kennedy Center in Air Force One Through the windows of Air Force One, he was pictured holding a poster that seemingly says “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections US Once Again Denies Palestinian Officials Visas to Attend New York UN Meeting Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will have to deliver remarks and participate in meetings via video link. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams September 17, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Culture & Media Artificial Intimacy Is Changing Who We Are “We start to judge our human interactions by what the chatbot can deliver,” says author Sherry Turkle. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout September 17, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Since 2025, Trump Made More Stock Trades Than All 535 Congress Members Combined This amounts to more than 80 trades per market day for the president in his first 17 months back in office. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights War-Damaged Building in Gaza Collapses, Killing 21, as Gaza Remains Unlivable Two thousand buildings damaged by Israeli bombing are currently sheltering people across Gaza. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout September 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Every 3 Days an Environmental Defender Is Murdered Trump’s 2025 dismantling of the US Agency for International Development had serious implications for defenders. By Katie Surma , InsideClimateNews September 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Bush, With Legacy of Torture, Unveils Portrait Book of “Political Prisoners” The war on terror and PATRIOT Act president is releasing a book of portraits of dissenters called “The Call of Freedom.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 16, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights “Logic of Elimination” Drives Israel’s Policies in the West Bank, Report Finds The report says Israel is “dramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect of Palestinian life in the West Bank.” By Amy Goodman & Anjali Kamat , DemocracyNow! September 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration Deportation Case of Palestinian Activist Salah Sarsour Tests First Amendment Sarsour, the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, says he is being targeted for speaking out about Palestine. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 16, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights 130 Legal Experts Urge Burnham to Expand UK’s Sanctions on Israeli Settlements “The elephant in the room is that the occupation is not a bug, it’s a feature,” said one lawyer. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout September 16, 2026 Truthout