Palantir is reportedly building a mega-database of Americans’ personal information for the Trump administration. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! New reporting has revealed that President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff owns over $100,000 in stock of Palantir, the shady firm said to be tapped by...
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Greenville, Miss. — Cedric Sturdevant woke up with “a bit of depression” but made it to church, as he does every Sunday. In a few days, he...
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. Parents, you’re not imagining it: The cost of child care is rising. By a lot. The average...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Establishment Democrats are working overtime to oppose progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral primary race — and yet, claim to be baffled over why the Democratic Party is losing support, freshly ousted Democratic activist David...
“I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal,” a frustrated Trump said. Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. President Donald Trump laid into Israeli leaders for bombarding Iran right after he announced a ceasefire deal between the warring...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. It’s been three years since Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, an odious Supreme Court ruling that has unleashed a veritable crisis of rights, health, and safety for people who can become pregnant. Since the Supreme Court overturned...
While the climate crisis is affecting temperatures everywhere, Alaska’s temps are rising at twice the global average. Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Last week, Alaska issued its first-ever heat advisory as temperatures...
Trump thanked Iran for giving advance notice of the strikes, and said, “IT’S TIME FOR PEACE!” Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Iran fired retaliatory strikes against the U.S. on Monday, targeting an...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Shortly after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States had conducted strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave an address in English, with a gleeful look...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans, and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid programs could strip them of tens of billions of dollars. The move could shrink access to health care...
The official said it’s her responsibility to ensure “every person on this planet” recognizes the importance of Israel. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce has sparked condemnation after a reporter unearthed an interview in which she said the U.S. is the best...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Twenty-two young people are suing President Donald Trump, arguing that his executive orders to “unleash” fossil fuel development and achieve “energy dominance” are not...
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Come September, every public school classroom will be required to display the Ten Commandments — part of a larger push in Texas and beyond to increase the role of religion in schools. On Saturday,...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. This story was originally published by Capital B. Last summer, Elon Musk quietly transformed a portion of a South Memphis, Tennessee, community established by a group of formerly enslaved people in 1863 into what the world’s wealthiest man...
Part of the Series Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. On June 10, my brother Mohammad and my cousin Kareem set out on foot at 2...