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Flávio Bolsonaro may revive his father’s program to transform the Amazon into ranches, strip mines, and plantations.
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The government recently adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism while escalating its ethnic cleansing of Haitians.
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“We may do another little Epic Fury,” Trump said after previously pledging to halt strikes until after the midterms.
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As living conditions here in Gaza deteriorate, we have little hope that Israel’s elections will ease our suffering.
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A judge ordered Homeland Security to stop sending agents door to door in nine key states to hunt for “voter fraud.”
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Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan warned a group of law students that the current iteration of the court — which has a 6-3 majority of far right conservatives — is upending American democracy. truthout.org/articles/kagan-…
At least 59 people have died in ICE custody since the start of Trump’s second term, the highest number in more than a decade. Many deaths have been linked to medical neglect, including four of five recent deaths at California’s Adelanto Processing Center.truthout.org/video/at-least-…
About 5.5 million people lost access to food stamps in the year since enactment of the 2025 reconciliation law. This includes about 2 million children who were not targeted by the law’s eligibility restrictions.truthout.org/articles/snap-p…
Attorney General Todd Blanche told reporters that he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the Department of Justice refusing to allow states to certify their own election results in this year’s midterm races.truthout.org/articles/todd-b…
In California, volunteers are canvassing for Proposition 40, an upcoming ballot initiative to tax billionaires to fund health care, education and more. Whether or not it passes, the initiative will serve as a model for future efforts to tax the rich. truthout.org/articles/califo…
After a 12-year-long grassroots push by advocacy groups and activists, the state of New Mexico in 2025 made headlines for being the first in the nation to enact free universal child care. Now the challenge is to make sure teachers are paid a living wage. truthout.org/articles/new-me…
Guilfoyle's gaffe of telling Greece’s energy minister that the U.S. could change the government of any country it wants may have gotten her fired. But the next ambassador will understand the job is still to communicate the demand for subservience.truthout.org/articles/mafia-…
Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel on Monday and met with Netanyahu, just 8 days before Israel’s upcoming elections. In comments to reporters, Hegseth said that he was there “visiting our troops” and “had a chance to talk to the prime minister.”truthout.org/articles/hegset…
Before Trump sanctioned the entirety of the ICC, his executive order in Feb 2025 granted his administration the ability to sanction foreign nationals for supporting the ICC’s investigations into U.S. and Israeli parties guilty of committing war crimes.truthout.org/articles/we-bea…
Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to “immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a full lockdown of the entire” illegally occupied West Bank following a gun battle that reportedly left two Palestinians dead and 5 Israeli soldiers wounded. truthout.org/articles/netany…
With progressives expected to hold a majority, if not a supermajority, on Providence City Council after the general election, local organizers are looking forward to implementing the solutions they fought for on the campaign trail.truthout.org/articles/tenant…
