Interview | War & Peace White House Had Low Confidence in Israeli Tip That Led to Trump’s Plane Decoy Senior officials, including Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, were on the plane Trump left, along with reporters. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 13, 2026 Truthout
News | Education & Youth Censorship in LA School District Could Become National Norm, Educators Warn Educators in the country’s second-largest school district are facing repression in the wake of a new California law. By Marianne Dhenin , Truthout August 12, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Trump Blames Iran for Gaza Genocide as He Demands “Compensation” From Tehran The post came in response to Iranian officials demanding that the US compensate Iran for the war. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 10, 2026 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Experts Warn of Israeli Escalation in Gaza After 160 Killed in July Alone They also condemned Israel’s escalation in the occupied West Bank, where settler attacks have reached a record high. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 10, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Israel Rejects Board of Peace Plan Linking Hamas Disarmament to Troop Withdrawal Calls for a “demilitarized Palestinian state” ultimately amount to Palestinians surrendering the right to self-defense. By Mitchell Plitnick , Mondoweiss August 10, 2026 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights I Saw Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Save Lives. Now Israel Is Holding Him Hostage. Israel forced Abu Safiya to choose between his own safety and caring for his patients. He chose his patients. By Ohood Nassar , Truthout August 8, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel This is a disingenuous bipartisan effort to discredit the ICC and international humanitarian law as a whole. By Stephen Zunes , Truthout August 7, 2026 Truthout
News | War & Peace Gaza Holds Funeral for 112 Family Members Who Were Under Rubble Since 2023 “Of my five grandchildren and their mother, all we recovered were a few bones,” said a bereaved Palestinian man. By Tareq S. Hajjaj , Mondoweiss August 6, 2026 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections With Primary Wins, Progressives Make Clear That Michigan Is Not for Sale Whatever happens in the remaining primary races, a reckoning is coming for the Democratic Party this November. By Sam Rosenthal , Truthout August 5, 2026 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Jon Stewart Grills Fetterman, Reminding Him That Israel Is “Not Our Country” Stewart also reminded Fetterman that Jewish people and Israel are “not the same thing.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 5, 2026 Truthout