Palestinians Demand Human Rights and Medical Care in Fight to Break Israeli Naval Blockade of Gaza
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
Four Israeli warships intercepted a flotilla Tuesday that tried to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. More than a dozen unarmed people were on board, including injured protesters and cancer patients seeking medical...
John Bolton Names Professional Islamophobe and Bush Official Fred Fleitz to National Security Staff
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
The White House has appointed a longtime senior staffer at an anti-Muslim think tank who has been named by National Security Adviser John Bolton as his new chief of staff. Fred Fleitz formerly served as Bolton's undersecretary of state...
The Volcker Rule Was Designed to Prevent Another Financial Crisis. Now the Fed Wants to Weaken It.
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
Deep within the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, one of many post-recession reforms designed to prevent future financial crises, you'll find the much-vaunted "Volcker Rule," widely credited as a core reform that...
"This Is a Democracy, Not a Dictatorship": Federal Workers Union Sues Donald Trump
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
AFGE union members listen to their leaders talk as they and Congressional leadership hold a rally for wage increases on February, 09, 2016, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Bill O'Leary / The Washington Post via Getty Images) The nation's...
Candidates Backed by Sanders's "Our Revolution" Organization Achieve Early Success
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Mesa, Arizona, on April 21, 2017. (Photo: Gage Skidmore ) Candidates endorsed by the Bernie Sanders-inspired organization, Our Revolution, are winning at an impressive rate, which is making...
Radium Has Been Widely Spread on Pennsylvania Roadways Without Regulation
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
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What's Wrong With Secret Donor Agreements Like the Ones George Mason University Inked With the Kochs
Thursday, May 31, 2018 from News
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Bred to Suffer: Glenn Greenwald on the "Morally Unconscionable" US Industry of Dog Experimentation
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from News
Content warning: This video includes graphic images and descriptions of aminal abuse. Animal experimentation is on the rise in the United States. The Department of Agriculture reports that nearly 61,000 dogs were used in the US for...
Deadlier Than Katrina and 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico, 70 Times Official Toll
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from News
A stunning new study by researchers at Harvard has revealed the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria may be 70 times higher than the official count of 64. The new research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine,...
Trump Reportedly Told Sessions to Reverse Recusal From Russia Probe
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from News
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions looks on as he addresses the National Sheriffs' Association opioid roundtable in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2018. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm / AFP / Getty Images) Thanks to reader support, Truthout can deliver...