News | Education & Youth In Op-Ed From ICE Jail, Mahmoud Khalil Blasts Columbia’s Complicity Under Trump He urges readers to “reclaim the university and join the student movement to carry forward the work of the past year." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 7, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Trump Assumes Unheard-of Powers in Ordering Federal Overhaul of Elections His order on voter policy could disenfranchise millions, but multiple lawsuits have already sprung up to challenge it. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout April 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump’s Tariffs Are a Ploy to Further Consolidate Power, Says Sen. Chris Murphy Trump is using tariffs “to try to compel pledges of loyalty” from companies and industries in the US, Murphy says. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams April 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Nearly 40% of Those in Mike Johnson’s District Rely on Medicaid as He Eyes Cuts Without Medicaid, many can’t afford health coverage in a state where the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. By Phil Galewitz , KFFHealthNews April 7, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Democrats Sound Alarm Over Mass Layoffs Linked to Trump’s Tariffs Stellantis announced temporary layoffs for 900 workers, citing conditions created by Trump's tariffs. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams April 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Protesters Demand End to Trump-Musk Power Grab in Nationwide “Hands Off” Marches The protests represented the largest public rebuke yet of President Donald Trump and henchman Elon Musk. By Common Dreams Staff , CommonDreams April 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Underfunded HBCUs Ponder Future Amid Trump’s Education Cuts Most students at historically Black colleges and universities rely on Pell Grants or other federal aid. By Robbie Sequeira , Stateline April 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health USDA Is Letting Grantees Nix DEI and Climate Language From Clean Energy Projects The agency is unfreezing gridlocked money for farmers, but there appeared to be some fine print. By Ayurella Horn-Muller & Izzy Ross , Grist April 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Resistance Grows as Proposed Cuts Threaten Health Care for Over 79 Million in US Planned cuts to Medicaid and CHIP will put more than 79 million people at medical risk. But resistance is mounting. By Eleanor J. Bader , Truthout April 6, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections AI Isn’t Going to Cut Government Bureaucracy — It’s Going to Vastly Worsen It Trump is pushing a new artificial intelligence-driven bureaucracy to gut public services and use our data to exploit us. By Ulises A. Mejias , Truthout April 5, 2025 Truthout