We’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian Future
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back. By Maya Schenwar, Negin Owliaei, Ziggy West Jeffery This article was…
This Back to School Season, Kids Face a New Fear: ICE Taking Their Parents
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg Truthout/TheAppeal ust a year ago, Martín Soto was making breakfast at home with his wife, Gabriela, while their daughter got ready for her first day of school. But…
25 Years Later, We Still Live in the World the War on Terror Made
By Maha Hilal This article was originally published by Truthout The war on terror was not inevitable, nor was the extraordinary violence carried out in its name necessary. In a…
People in Southern Iran Struggle to Repair After US Attacks on Infrastructure
By Kourosh Ziabari This article was originally published by Truthout Southern Iran is facing a naval blockade, water stress, electricity blackouts, and disrupted livelihoods. Following weeks of relentless bombing, the…
Big Tech’s Debate Over “Open” and “Safe” AI Leaves Corporate Power Unquestioned
By Tim Scott This article was originally published by Truthout Two seemingly contradictory letters emerging from the AI industry point toward the same future. On July 24, 2026, an initial…
Israel Restricts Cooking Gas Into Gaza, So We Must Burn Toxic Plastic to Cook
By Nour Abo Aisha This article was originally published by Truthout The vile fumes saturate our food with their smell. Our daily inhalation of toxic burned plastics is slowly killing…
Kids in Gaza Sought Joy in Flying Kites. Israel Threatens to Kill Them for It.
By Shahad Ali This article was originally published by Truthout Many Palestinian parents have had to stop their children from playing with one of the few toys they have left.…
I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.
By Jeremy Busby This article was originally published by Truthout As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney…
AIPAC Loses Yet Another House Race It Poured Millions of Dollars Into
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout AIPAC funneled money into opposing a candidate who has barely mentioned Israel on the campaign trail. AIPAC has lost yet…
Neoliberal Policy Hollowed Out Universities. Now They Are Collapsing
By Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt This article was originally published by Truthout Administrators treat their universities like businesses — that’s why they’re failing. If education is indeed the great vehicle of social…
It’s Not Just Delaney. Immigration Jails Have Had Hundreds of Hunger Strikes.
By Victoria Valenzuela This article was originally published by Truthout Formerly incarcerated immigrants, solidarity activists, and scholars discuss the underreported resistance in ICE jails. When Dilmer “Loba” Lovos Mendez learned…
The Trump Administration Has Lost 75 of 93 First Amendment Cases, Report Finds
By Chris Walker This article was originally published by Truthout The cases involved challenges to the administration’s violations of religious freedom, the free press, and free speech. A review of…
FISA Section 702 Isn’t the Only Way the Government Spies on Our Communications
Jeremy Busby & Isabella Lucia Maitino Truthout/TheAppeal Congress is grappling with the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the controversial program that allows the U.S.…
Access to Abortion in Kansas Is at Stake August 4 — But Voters May Not Know It
By Lauren Rankin This article was originally published by Truthout Kansas’s safe haven status is now threatened again by abortion opponents who have decided to simply rewrite the rules. If…