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Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration

The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.

By Truthout

/ 25 Feb 2026

Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration

Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s CoreCivic Dilley Detention Facility

The number of people held at the notorious family jail has nearly tripled since October.

By Truthout

/ 11 Feb 2026

Illness Is Rampant Among Children Trapped in ICE’s CoreCivic Dilley Detention Facility

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

From widespread winter storm deaths, to Hill Country flood response: 'It’s very clear that Secretary Kristi Noem is undermining FEMA’s capabilities and putting the public in harm’s way.'

By Truthout

/ 7 Feb 2026

'Impeach Noem' Demands Growing After Gutting FEMA, Abandoning Disaster Victims

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

The deal — a major concession from Democrats — funds DHS and its immigration-related agencies for another two weeks.

By Truthout

/ 30 Jan 2026

Democrats Cave on Demands for DHS Reforms, Agree to Short-Term Spending Bill

Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?

We must look past the headlines and evaluate the Trump administration’s trajectory against the historical markers.

By Truthout

/ 21 Jan 2026

Has US Fascism Moved From a Theoretical Debate Into an Urgent National Crisis?

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities

Disability rights advocates are filing lawsuits as students, teachers and parents organize to protect education.

By Truthout

/ 24 Apr 2025

Families Resisting Trump Efforts to ‘Eviscerate’ Rights for Students with Disabilities

Why the U.S. Left Needs to Get Ukraine’s History Correct and Deepen Its Solidarity with the Victims of Russian Violence

More than ten years after Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and an estimated million lives lost to Russia’s war on Ukraine, mischaracterizations continue.

By Truthout

/ 18 Mar 2025

Why the U.S. Left Needs to Get Ukraine’s History Correct and Deepen Its Solidarity with the Victims of Russian Violence

Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine

Local officials must not give in to Trump’s bullying and obey in advance, which will only set a dangerous precedent.

By Truthout

/ 1 Feb 2025

Let’s Defend Sanctuary Policies and Throw a Wrench Into the Deportation Machine