News | Politics & Elections Trump Pushes False Claim That Dems Are Paying Voters to Protest GOP Town Halls Trump has long accused voters who voice their opposition to his far right agenda of being “paid protesters.” By Chris Walker , Truthout March 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections House Republicans — Joined by 10 Dems — Vote to Censure Rep. Al Green “I’m willing to suffer whatever punishment is available to me,” Green said earlier this week. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 6, 2025 Truthout
News | Human Rights Trump Threatens “Hell” to All Palestinians in Gaza Over Captive Release Deal Hamas said Trump’s threat is yet another way for Israeli officials to avoid ceasefire and captive release talks. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 6, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Scholar: USAID Often Reproduces Inequality, But Trump’s Cuts Aren’t the Answer Anthropologist Kathryn Mathers shares how the humanitarian-industrial complex invisibilizes causes of global inequality. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! March 6, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Trump’s EPA Is Botching Removal of Toxic Waste From the Los Angeles Fires The federal government is prioritizing speed over public health, refusing to test ash from LA for toxicity. By Schuyler Mitchell , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Calls Out Trump’s “Outrageous Lie” on Social Security in Scathing Speech Trump is repeating lies about the crucial anti-poverty program to lay the groundwork for cuts, the senator said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trump’s Speech Vowed a New “Golden Age,” But His Policies Drive Us Into the Dust In his speech to Congress, Trump doubled down on the tariffs that economists say may trigger another Great Depression. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Why a NJ Rep. Brought a Doctor Who Worked in Gaza as Her Guest to Trump’s Speech Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress discussed the Middle East without any mention of Palestinians. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Sanders: 1 Percent Has Sapped $79T in Wealth From Bottom 90 Percent Since 1975 In 2023 alone, $3.9 trillion was sapped from the bottom 90 percent — enough to give every worker a $32,000 raise. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout March 5, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Trump Official Tells Americans to Buy Chickens to Deal With Egg Pricing Crisis Egg prices have increased by nearly 25 percent since Trump took office. By Chris Walker , Truthout March 4, 2025 Truthout