Interview | Immigration Dilley ICE Jail Is “Commodification of Child Imprisonment,” says Joaquin Castro Calls to shut down the facility grow following the detention and deportation of a 5-year-old and his father. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! August 28, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Exploited Data Workers Are “the Secret Ingredient of AI Itself” Workers in the Global South are deliberately invisibilized by the companies that produce AI, says a sociologist. By Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 27, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Trump Is Once Again Weaponing the Postal Service to Try to Undermine Mail Voting Millions could be disenfranchised with less than 70 days left before the midterms, says journalist Ari Berman. By Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 26, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Prairieland Protester: I’m Absolutely Being Imprisoned for a Political Agenda Autumn Hill says the Trump administration is making an example out of cases like hers to chill any resistance. By Anjali Kamat , DemocracyNow! August 25, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Workers Stand to Lose the Most in Trump’s New Tariff War on Canada The US put 50 percent tariffs on around $20 billion worth of imports from Canada, which announced retaliatory tariffs. By Anjali Kamat , DemocracyNow! August 24, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Israeli Settlers Have Surrounded Home of Palestinian American Visiting West Bank "They’re not allowing us to leave the house. They’re not allowing anyone to come to my house freely,” says Loui Ridi. By Anjali Kamat , DemocracyNow! August 21, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor AI Is Only Possible Because of Global South Workers in “Digital Sweatshops” James Muldoon discusses the global supply chains of AI and how people are forming emotional attachments with chatbots. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! August 20, 2026 Truthout
Interview | Immigration Protest Camp Attempts to Block Border Wall Construction in Arizona Activists have staged tree-sits on both sides of the US-Mexico border to prevent the destruction of ancient cottonwoods. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 19, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Kushner Backs Up Netanyahu’s “Poison Pill” After Meetings With Hamas, Israel Netanyahu is “including conditions that can never be met” in Israel’s deal with Hamas, analyst Mouin Rabbani says. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 18, 2026 Truthout
Interview | War & Peace Palestine Action Human Rights Lawyer Faces Unprecedented Contempt Charges in UK Rajiv Menon could face up to two years in prison for his closing speech during a trial of a Palestine Action defendant. By Amy Goodman & Anjali Kamat , DemocracyNow! August 17, 2026 Truthout