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Truthout Interviews Max Blumenthal About the 51-Day Israeli Assault on Gaza
The Gaza Strip is perhaps the most heavily surveilled and controlled piece of land on planet Earth.
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In US Prisons, Psychiatric Disability Is Often Met by Brute Force
Violence, neglect and abuse of prisoners labeled with psychiatric disabilities have become routine in US prisons.
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Early-Stage Gentrification: Richmond, California, Residents Push Back
Richmond, California, is a key example of a city going through the early stages of gentrification.
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Lifting Ban on Transgender Troops Only a First Step, Advocates Say
Transgender troops still face health care, uniform challenges.
“Equality Is Far From at Hand”: A Conversation With the Authors of “Queer (In)Justice“
Truthout speaks with the authors of “Queer (In)Justice” about what, if anything, has changed in the years since its release.
Audit Slams the NYC Housing Authority for Misleading Data on Public Housing Repairs
The country's largest public housing agency fell short of its pledge to make fixes to residents' apartments.
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Respect for Transgender People’s Gender Identities in ICE Custody Is Not Enough
Housing transgender immigrants based on their gender identity does not erase the violence of detention itself.
Mass Graves of Immigrants Found in Texas: State Says No Laws Broken
Texas says there is “no evidence” of wrongdoing.
The Grand Canal: Nicaragua’s Flirtation With Environmental Disaster
Plans for a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in Nicaragua threaten ecological disaster and opening up Chinese influence in the region.
Ending the Deportation Nation: An Interview With Transgender Activist Jennicet Gutiérrez
Jennicet Gutierrez sits down to talk about the need for the immigrant rights movement to be inclusive.