News | Economy & Labor Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout October 16, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Carbon Dioxide Levels Rose Record Amount in 2024, Experts Warn of Feedback Loop Carbon dioxide emissions are “turbo-charging” the climate crisis, one official noted. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 16, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN, ICC Urged to Investigate Murder of Palestinian Journalist Saleh Aljafarawi Meta deleted his Instagram account after his death, destroying a critical historical record of the genocide. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , TheCarceralReport October 16, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Dollar Store Workers’ Fight Shows How to Build Power Even Without a Union Since the NLRB is not going to save dollar store workers, “we need to learn how to [organize] ourselves,” says a worker. By Jesse Baum , Capital&Main October 16, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Arizona AG Threatens Speaker Johnson With Lawsuit for Not Swearing In Grijalva “If I have to, I'll take him to court,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a CNN interview. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 16, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump’s Latest Caribbean Strike “Murder — Plain and Simple,” Amnesty Says The strike comes as Trump has covertly authorized the CIA to conduct lethal operations in Venezuela. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 15, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections “No Kings” Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists Republicans are already smearing the protesters, but their intimidation tactics are out of touch with reality. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout October 15, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections SCOTUS Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act and Cement GOP Control of House If Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is dismantled, the impact will reshape political power across the US, experts say. By Stephen Prager , CommonDreams October 15, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Blocks Warren Bill to Stop Trump’s “Brazen” $20B Argentina Bailout “For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs,” said Warren. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout October 15, 2025 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Is Still Holding at Least 115 Health Care Workers Hostage, Org Says Israel has reportedly disappeared over 400 health care workers from Gaza and the West Bank in the last two years. By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , TheCarceralReport October 15, 2025 Truthout