News | Reproductive Rights Advocates in Nebraska Want the Right to an Abortion on the 2024 Ballot The initiative seeks to “ensure Nebraskans can get the care they need with compassion and privacy,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights “We have every right to engage in human rights advocacy” on behalf of Palestinians, the student group said. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Ilhan Omar Introduces Resolution to Block $320M Sale of Bomb Kits to Israel “We must not allow weapons sales that will be used to directly violate U.S. and international law,” Omar said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Immigration Texas Lawmakers Approve Country’s Most Extreme Anti-Immigrant Laws “Cruelty to migrants is not — and never will be — a policy solution,” the ACLU of Texas said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Election Interference Trial May Stretch Past Election, Legal Experts Say Additional guilty pleas and investigations into leaks or witness intimidation are likely to push the case into 2025. By Areeba Shah , Salon November 17, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Humanitarian Crisis in Congo Is the Sinister Underbelly of “Green Tech” The “green tech” industry is reproducing the same colonial and extractive patterns that got us to the climate crisis. By Kwolanne Felix , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Gallego Is Ahead of Lake, Sinema in New Poll on Arizona Senate Race The seat is necessary for Democrats to retain control of the U.S. Senate beyond 2024. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Doubles Down Against Gaza Ceasefire in the Face of Progressive Backlash The senator is calling for conditioning U.S. military aid, an end to “indiscriminate bombing” and a humanitarian pause. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Insurance Companies Flout State Laws Made to Safeguard Cancer Treatment Access Insurers are using workarounds to avoid paying for treatments that could give patients their last chance at survival. By Maya Miller & Robin Fields , ProPublica/TheCapitolForum November 17, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Joe Manchin Considers 2024 Run — Even as Polls Show Voters Don’t Like Him Much Manchin’s announcement that he won’t run for senator again has prompted speculation that he may run for president. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 16, 2023 Truthout