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![Trita Parsi: Biden's Escalation With Iran Is Tied to Saudi-Israeli Normalization](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/SEG1-Marines-2-400x300.jpg)
Biden Escalates Tensions With Iran After Deploying Marines to Persian Gulf
The Biden administration is risking a new war for stronger relations with Saudi Arabia, says Trita Parsi.
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Henrietta Lacks Settlement Is a “Form of Reparations” for Biomedical Racism
“What happened to Henrietta Lacks didn’t just happen to her," says professor Dorothy Roberts.
![Blowback in Africa: U.S.-Trained Officer Overthrows Pro-U.S. Leader in Niger, Site of U.S. Drone Base](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/SEG2-Niger-Coup-Pro-Junta-Protesters-3-400x300.jpg)
US-Trained Coup Leader in Niger Plans to End Military Cooperation With France
The leader of Niger’s new military junta has vowed to defy any attempts to restore the former president to power.
![FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/SEG3-Jacqueline-CSPD-Bodycam-Footage-Split-400x300.jpg)
Community Organizer Spied on by FBI and Colorado Springs Police Speaks Out
“This was one of the worst moments of my life,” said Jacqueline “Jax” Armendariz Unzueta, who is suing the agencies.
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Former Federal Prosecutor: Trump Has No Credible First Amendment Defense
The latest indictment may reduce support for Trump among less extreme Republicans, says Dennis Aftergut.
![Did Western Military Presence Help Foster Coup in Niger, Where U.S. Has Drone Base & 1,000+ Troops?](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/08/Niger-US-troops-400x300.jpg)
Did Western Military Presence Help Foster a Coup in Niger?
One coup leader was trained by the U.S., and the U.S. has around 1,000 troops as well as a drone base in the country.
![Screenshot from 'Abolition Doesn’t Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone'](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/2023_0801-abolition-400x300.jpg)
Abolition Doesn’t Undermine Safety — Its Goal Is Safety for Everyone
If policing, prosecution and incarceration created safety, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world.
![Judge Orders Release of 3 of Newburgh 4 Tied to Fake NY Bomb Plot](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/SEG1-Newburgh-3-Released-2-400x300.jpg)
Judge Says FBI Invented a Conspiracy in Fake Bomb Plot, Orders Release of 3 Men
Coalition for Civil Freedoms lawyers say when the government couldn’t find real terrorists, they had to create them.
![Biden Resists Declaring a Climate Emergency Amid an “Era of Global Boiling”](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/SEG1-Extreme-Heat-2-400x300.jpg)
Biden Resists Declaring a Climate Emergency Amid an “Era of Global Boiling”
July is on pace to be the hottest month ever recorded, and the impact is being felt across the world.
![Judge Puts Hunter Biden Plea Deal on Hold as Republicans Ramp Up Attacks on President & Son](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/07/SEG1-Grim-Hunter-Court-Split-400x300.jpg)
As Right-Wing Media Hammers Hunter Biden Story, GOP Aims to Implicate President
The Intercept’s Ryan Grim discusses Republican attacks on the Biden family in the lead-up to the 2024 election.