News | Economy & Labor NYC Announces Largest Food Delivery Worker Settlement Ever Reached in US DoorDash reached a $131.5 million settlement agreement for underpaying nearly 260,000 delivery workers. By Amir Khafagy , Documented September 22, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Mass Protest Planned Against Netanyahu’s UN Speech in NYC Thursday Netanyahu is attempting to “insult and demean the international system" with his visit, one activist said. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout September 22, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s FBI Scrapped Bribery Investigation Linked to Sen. Susan Collins A top donor told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians. By William Turton , Avi Asher-Schapiro , Molly Redden , Kirsten Berg , ProPublica September 22, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Beshear Says McConnell’s Return Shows Why the Senate Is “Broken” “I still have concerns, and I think anybody who actually watches the video [of McConnell] has concerns,” Beshear said. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 22, 2026 Truthout
News | Culture & Media Democratic States Cave on Paramount Merger Lawsuit in Win for Billionaire Owners The settlement will place CNN and CBS News under control of a group chosen by the conglomerate’s board of directors. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections This Rising Leftist Party Hopes to Turn Back Germany’s Fascist Wave The leftist Die Linke party won the most votes in Berlin, even as the far right AfD won a state election in the north. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Immigration US Deportees Sent to Equatorial Guinea Decry Inhumane Conditions, Imprisonment Individuals deported there under “third-country agreements” have been denied the ability to contact their families. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! September 21, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing The National Security Exception Was Never Going to Stop at Prosecuting Muslims For 25 years, the US ran a parallel legal system targeting Muslims. It now reaches activists, immigrants, and the left. By Sufia Khalid , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Bessent Says New US Sanctions Will “Shut Down” All Iranian Airlines Worldwide The announcement comes after Trump made his latest genocidal threat to “blow the entire nation up.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 21, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections TV Networks Decline Pool Coverage After Trump Bans News Outlets From White House CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing the Trump administration for banning their networks from the White House. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 21, 2026 Truthout