News | Politics & Elections DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underpaid Seventy-five percent of people believe teachers are “asked to do too much work for the pay they receive.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 2, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Erdoğan’s Electoral Victory Imperils Democratic Forces in Turkey The far right’s ascendance will affect both domestic and foreign policy in Turkey. By Spyros A. Sofos , Truthout May 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 30, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights Europe’s War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right’s Ascension The international guaranteed rights of refugees are eroding on both sides of the Atlantic. By David Goeßmann , Truthout May 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Supreme Court Ruling Opens Millions of Acres of Wetlands to Pollution Environmental advocates said the decision poses an “existential threat” to tens of millions of acres of wetlands. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 25, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Far Right Violence Surges in US and India In India, Hindu supremacist dogma has increasingly been enforced through violent means. By Priti Gulati Cox & Stan Cox , TomDispatch May 24, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Florida Activists Say DeSantis’s Extremism Will Haunt Him in Presidential Race As Gov. Ron DeSantis pivots to the national stage, backlash to his authoritarianism builds in Florida. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout May 24, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanctions on Venezuela Aren’t Promoting Democracy, They’re Killing Venezuelans Biden has largely kept Trump’s policies in place, leading to widespread suffering of the Venezuelan people. By José Luis Granados Ceja , Truthout May 24, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights DeSantis Signs Bill to Allow State to Take Trans Kids Away From Their Families Another bill signed the same day requires trans adults to get permission from state boards for gender-affirming care. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 18, 2023 Truthout