Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout June 2, 2023 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Students Decry Disciplinary Actions Taken Against Teacher Who Showed Disney Film "The system is broken," the teacher in question, Jenna Barbee, said at the board meeting this week. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sarasota County Is Florida’s “Underground Lab” for Far Right Education Policies Amid school board battles, book bans and “woke audits,” some students say they feel like “non-consenting lab rats.” By Kathryn Joyce , TheHechingerReport May 31, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending "soft money" on federal elections. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 30, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pro-DeSantis Super PAC to Inherit Millions, Circumventing Campaign Finance Laws Over $80 million may be transferred from DeSantis' old state-level PAC to a new PAC set to back his presidential bid. By Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets May 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Congressman Pushes Bill to Block States’ Discriminatory Property Ownership Bans A new Florida property law targeting citizens of China, Syria, Venezuela and other nations is part of nationwide wave. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams May 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX From Lawsuits An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded last month, resulting in catastrophic environmental damage. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 26, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Glitches on Twitter Interrupt Ron DeSantis’s 2024 Presidential Campaign Launch Employees of the social media site said there wasn't enough preparation for the Twitter Spaces event. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections A Single Parent’s Complaint Leads School District to Ban Amanda Gorman Poem Book bans like the one against her poem "[rob] children of the chance to find their voices in literature," Gorman said. By Chris Walker , Truthout May 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Education & Youth The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists As the right bans books on LGBTQ issues and racial justice, youth are getting a crash course in collective organizing. By Emily Drabinski , Truthout May 25, 2023 Truthout