News | Immigration FL’s Anti-Immigration Law Could Slow Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Idalia “We can’t risk being deported,” said one person who usually helps with hurricane recovery efforts. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 8, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Racial Justice White Supremacy and “White Innocence” Were Behind the Killings in Jacksonville Philosopher George Yancy responds to the murder of three Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, by a white supremacist. By H. A. Nethery , Truthout September 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Second Ex-Trump Aide Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoena Peter Navarro refused to turn over documents or provide a deposition to the January 6 House select committee. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams September 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health House GOP Proposes $1.6 Billion in Cuts to CDC Budget, Including HIV Program The spending bill would zero-out the agency's share of the HIV program launched by the Trump administration in 2019. By Andy Miller & Sam Whitehead , KFFHealthNews September 8, 2023 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion The ruling represents a shift toward a society “in which the rights of everyone are respected,” one lawmaker said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout September 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT The new exam that Florida is considering is “blatantly … guided by belief and ideology,” said one critic. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Gloria Johnson, One of the “Tennessee Three,” Announces US Senate Run A Democrat hasn't won a U.S. Senate race in Tennessee since 1990. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health US Continues to Finance Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad Despite COP26 Pledge An analysis found rich countries, including the U.S., spent $4.4 billion despite promising to stop by end of 2022. By Jessica Corbett , CommonDreams September 7, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Cancer Concerns Prompt Increased Blood Testing of Military Firefighters for PFAS These “forever chemicals" accumulate in the body over time, and no treatments for removal currently exist. By Patricia Kime & Hannah Norman , KFFHealthNews September 7, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Neocolonial Debt Traps Are Forcing Poorer Countries to Rely on Fossil Fuels To break our global dependence on fossil fuels, we must take on neocolonial debt, researcher Tess Woolfenden says. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout September 7, 2023 Truthout