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![James Risen on How Frank Church Exposed CIA, FBI & NSA Assassinations, Abuse](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG3-Risen-Book-400x300.jpg)
Church Committee Had Dramatic Impact on NSA, CIA and FBI Abuses, New Book Shows
It's "probably the most important congressional investigation in modern American history,” says James Risen.
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Wagner Revolt in Russia Pitted One “Bloody Nationalism” Against Another
It remains to be seen whether more military or elite factions will break from Putin, says Nina Khrushcheva.
![From Drone Strikes to Settler Attacks, Israel Intensifies Effort to Completely Take Over Palestine](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG2-GUEST-Palestine-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
Israel Escalates Attacks on Palestinians, From Drone Strikes to Settler Attacks
Palestinian journalist Mariam Barghouti calls the attacks “an intensification to completely take over Palestine.”
![Expert Who Met With Biden Explains How AI Is Enabling Racism and Sexism](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG3-AI-Split-400x300.jpg)
Expert Who Met With Biden Explains How AI Is Enabling Racism and Sexism
Algorithmic Justice League founder Joy Buolamwini discusses the need to prevent harms already impacting people.
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Health Care Advocates Celebrate Passage of Medical Debt Relief in New York
Meanwhile, a battle is brewing in the state to expand health care access to 250,000 undocumented people.
![The Late Daniel Ellsberg’s Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG4-Ellsberg-Whistleblowers-400x300.jpg)
The Late Daniel Ellsberg’s Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers
Ellsberg died Friday, and we revisit his message for those who are considering becoming whistleblowers.
![Historian Clint Smith Speaks on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across US](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG1-Smith-Juneteenth-Protest-1-400x300.jpg)
Historian Clint Smith Speaks on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across US
Smith says he recognizes the federal holiday marking Juneteenth as a symbol, “but it is clearly not enough.”
![Olympic Track Star Tori Bowie’s Death Highlights Black Maternal Health Crisis](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG4-Bowie-DrCarlaWilliams-Split-400x300.jpg)
Death of Track Star Tori Bowie Refocuses Nation on Black Maternal Health Crisis
Olympic track star Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and in labor when she died at home, according to an autopsy.
![The New Cold War: The United States, Russia and China](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG2-Achcar-US-NATO-Drills-2-400x300.jpg)
A New Cold War Between US, Russia and China Began in 1999, Says Gilbert Achcar
He says the U.S. squandered opportunities to pursue long-term peace in the ‘90s and instead made “opposite choices.”
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Will Trump’s Indictment Lead to Changes to the Espionage Act?
Many of Trump’s charges for mishandling documents stem from the 1917 law, which has been used to target whistleblowers.