Dozens of GoFundMe Users Seek Funds to Flee States Passing Transphobic Laws
Many trans individuals and their families see little recourse but to leave their states in response to anti-trans laws.
Our Fight Against Censorship Must Go Beyond Resisting Book Bans
In the chaotic fight against historical and cultural erasure, we must remember that we, ourselves, have stories to tell.
‘There Is No Safe Place in Gaza’: Palestinians Speak Out During Israeli Assault
In a vicious five-day assault, Israeli occupying forces killed 33 Palestinians in Gaza.
Border Industry Peddles Robot Dogs and AI Surveillance Amid End of Title 42
Blocks from a migrant camp in El Paso, execs at the Border Security Expo hawked dystopian tech designed to repress them.
Title 42 Was Inhumane and Illegal. So Are Biden’s New Border Policies.
Biden’s decision to utilize and repackage rather than reject Trump’s amped-up deportation apparatus is no surprise.
Media Monopolies and Prosecution of Assange Drive Drop in US Press Freedom Rank
"Major structural barriers to press freedom persist in this country," according to Reporters Without Borders.
Cop City Protesters Face Felonies for Flyering as Police Repress Student Sit-Ins
Truthout obtained Cop City’s certificate of insurance as activists and students target the project’s investors.
Israel Is Using a Vast Network of Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians
The facial recognition surveillance system violates Palestinians’ human rights to freedom of movement and privacy.
Tesla Plans to Build Huge Factory in Mexican City Struggling With Water Scarcity
Activists from Mexico are decrying the plan as a prime example of “colonial extractivism.”
Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange
The double standards of the U.S. government are on full display in the lead-up to World Press Freedom Day.
From Military to Policing, Say No to a Federal Budget That Prioritizes Violence
Biden’s budget would increase sky-high military spending and expand the police — and Republican proposals are worse.
Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal
A class-action lawsuit against a California-based grocery retailer could set a new precedent against union-busters.
Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
The bill is blatantly unconstitutional, violating First Amendment restrictions on governmental endorsement of religion.
While You Were Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women’s Prisons
New public health research on women’s prisons exposes medical neglect, sexual violence and inhumane living conditions.