Truthout
2024 Will Be Remembered as the Year Israel’s Global Legitimacy Fully Unraveled
After over a year of genocide, more Americans than ever are calling for an end to US military backing of Israel.
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Organizers Fight the Greenwashing of Plastic Pollution With Grassroots Power
While they expect new challenges from Trump’s administration, organizers are going local in the plastics fight in 2025.
Between Lessons on Solidarity and Fascism, “Wicked” Is a Movie for These Times
As we bear witness to the same atrocities, we all have different ways of confronting them.
With Trump at the Helm, Nuclear Uncertainty Is Set to Grow in 2025
Eighty years after the first atomic bombs, experts say it’s past time to rein in nuclear weapons.
I Entered Law to Protect My LGBTQ Community. I Need Solidarity From Colleagues.
The legal profession must fight to protect us — the lawyers, law students and legal workers fighting for a better world.
Teachers Turn to Study Groups for Anti-Racist Learning as History Is Whitewashed
Amid right-wing attacks on classrooms, study groups light a “fire of hope” among anti-racist educators.
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India’s Free Library Movement Counters Caste Discrimination and Authoritarianism
Organizers are leaning into the library as a crucial institution in broader movements for social and political change.
Here’s How Truthout Is Preparing for Trump’s Day One
As the incoming administration vows to “come after” the media, independent journalism is more crucial than ever.
UN Expert Urges Medical Boycott of Israel After It Detains Hospital Director
Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system is a “critical tool of its ongoing genocide,” Francesca Albanese said.
A Trump Inauguration Event Is Charging $100K for Donors to “Pray” With Him
Trump’s inauguration committee is on pace to raise more funds than any other president’s committee in history.
Illinois Bill Would Restore Voting Rights to Thousands of Incarcerated People
Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.
12 Ways We Can Exploit Fossil Fuel Industry Vulnerabilities — Even Under Trump
Polluters are vulnerable. This was true during Trump’s first term and will be true in his second.
After Writing About Prison Censorship, I Got Blocked From Messaging My Sources
Censorship in prisons has expanded as a few private companies have increasingly monopolized prison communications.
Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn’t California?
The liberal state voted to keep prison slavery in its constitution, but the national movement to ban it isn’t deterred.
Donald Trump
Major Media Outlets Are Capitulating to Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom
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In 2025, We Must Show Up for Each Other and Our Movements
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Watchdog Raises Concerns Over Trump Border Czar’s Conflicts of Interest
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Johnson’s Dim Speakership Chances Could Imperil Trump’s Certification on Jan. 6
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Biden Moves to Protect Climate Progress From Trump, But Advocates Want More
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Big Tech Backs Trump to Cut Taxes, Deregulate Crypto and Replace Workers With AI
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Gas Exports and AI Boom Poised to Spike Energy Prices for Consumers Under Trump
“Carter must … be judged on the basis of his presidency, which transformed the country in a far more inegalitarian direction than had been the case previously. We should not whitewash Carter’s record.”
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Communities Beyond Elections
With Trump’s Return, Combating Corporate News Disinfo Is More Urgent Than Ever
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Appalachian Communities Are Ready to Resist Trump’s Environmental Racism
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NJ Activists Brace to Fight Trump Immigration Agenda After Setbacks Under Biden
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Student Debt Doesn’t Vanish With Age. Older Debtors Protest With a “Knit-In.”
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Without Transformative Local Media, Our Communities Are Vulnerable
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Don’t Panic: Organizers Weigh In on Defending Reproductive Justice From the GOP
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Organizers Demand Justice for Immigrants in Week of Action From California to DC