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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:truthout="http://www.truthout.org/"> <channel> <title>Articles – Truthout</title> <atom:link href="https://truthout.org/articles/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://truthout.org</link> <description>Fearless Independent Journalism</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 19:13:54 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5</generator> <image> <url>https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Truthout-T-logo-sq-1200x1200-e1521532408148-60x60.png</url> <title>Articles – Truthout</title> <link>https://truthout.org</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height></image> <item> <title>I Work for the US’s Largest Union. Why Would It Hold My Health Care Hostage?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/i-work-for-the-uss-largest-union-why-would-it-hold-my-health-care-hostage/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Hilts]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:54:06 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Autoimmune]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Collective Bargaining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lifesaving Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Education Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Union Busting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320135</guid> <description><![CDATA[The National Education Association has been using its employees’ health insurance as a bludgeon at the bargaining table.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On July 23, I had a critical appointment with my nephrologist to discuss how long I can delay my next kidney infusion without dying. Together we made the extremely painful decision to wait to schedule my needed treatment until my employer stopped threatening to cut off my health care. You see, I have a rare autoimmune disorder that attacks my kidneys. Without regular treatment…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/i-work-for-the-uss-largest-union-why-would-it-hold-my-health-care-hostage/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Kate Hilts]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/photo-k-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='123994' /> </item> <item> <title>Sanders Rebukes Billionaire Effort to Get Harris to Dump Antitrust Champion Khan</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-rebukes-billionaire-effort-to-get-harris-to-dump-antitrust-champion-khan/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:44:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Billionaires]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Federal Trade Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lina Khan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lobbying]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320122</guid> <description><![CDATA[Major Wall Street donors have mounted a push to oust the FTC chair over her crackdowns on corporate power.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has spoken out against the billionaire effort to oust Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, a Biden administration appointee who has cracked down on large corporations throughout her tenure. In a post on social media on Thursday, Sanders said that the recent, brazen push by billionaires to influence Vice President Kamala Harris to dump Khan from her…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-rebukes-billionaire-effort-to-get-harris-to-dump-antitrust-champion-khan/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_07-26-lina-khan-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='62020' /> </item> <item> <title>Elena Kagan: Supreme Court Should Have Enforcement Mechanism for Ethics Rules</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/elena-kagan-supreme-court-should-have-enforcement-mechanism-for-ethics-rules/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:05:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethics reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Roberts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court ethics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320129</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kagan suggested a panel of respected judges with “experience and a reputation for fairness” could enforce the rules.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan signaled support for the creation of an independent body to oversee the High Court’s ethics rules. Currently, the Court’s rules, which were established last year, are only enforced by the justices themselves. The Court is currently embroiled in a number of ethics issues, including Justice Clarence Thomas accepting millions of dollars in…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/elena-kagan-supreme-court-should-have-enforcement-mechanism-for-ethics-rules/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0726-elena-kagan-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='33097' /> </item> <item> <title>UK Dropping Challenge to ICC Arrest Warrants for Israeli Leaders Under New PM</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/uk-dropping-challenge-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-leaders-under-new-pm/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:32:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Criminal Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320101</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pro-Palestine groups lauded the move, but said Labour leaders must go further to end the UK’s complicity in genocide.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.K. has announced that it is no longer going to pursue its legal challenge to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) seeking of arrest warrants for key Israeli leaders behind the Gaza genocide, helping to clear the way for the warrant to be issued. A spokesperson for U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the new Labour government believes in international law and the separation of…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/uk-dropping-challenge-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-leaders-under-new-pm/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0726-netanyahu-gallant-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='69791' /> </item> <item> <title>US Corporations Pump Aquifers Dry as Police Kill Water Defenders in Rural Mexico</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/us-corporations-pump-aquifers-dry-as-police-kill-water-defenders-in-rural-mexico/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Bacon]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:20:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[INDUSTRIAL FARMING]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North American Free Trade Agreement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Police Violence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Water Protectors]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320105</guid> <description><![CDATA[Farmers are risking their lives to fight back against the US-owned factory farms that are destroying Mexico’s water.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On June 20, more than 200 angry farmers pulled their tractors into the highway outside the Carroll Farms feed plant in the Mexican town of Totalco, Veracruz, blocking traffic. Highway blockades are a traditional form of protest in Mexico. Every year, poor communities mount dozens, seeing them as their only way to get powerful elites to hear their demands. At first, the Totalco blockade was no…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/us-corporations-pump-aquifers-dry-as-police-kill-water-defenders-in-rural-mexico/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[David Bacon]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/fausto06b-1-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='106075' /> </item> <item> <title>Jewish National Fund of Canada Has Its Charitable Status Revoked</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/jewish-national-fund-of-canada-has-its-charitable-status-revoked/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yves Engler]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 17:02:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apartheid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jewish National Fund]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Bank]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320107</guid> <description><![CDATA[The move marks a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Palestinian dispossession.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Score a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Canada’s most significant contribution to Palestinian dispossession. The powerful Jewish National Fund of Canada has reportedly had its charitable status revoked. Under pressure from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and others the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) instigated an audit of the JNF in 2018. JNF Canada was eventually forced to…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/jewish-national-fund-of-canada-has-its-charitable-status-revoked/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Yves Engler]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Mondoweiss]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1235216803-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='181077' /> </item> <item> <title>US Doctors Back From Gaza Push Kamala Harris, Joe and Jill Biden for a Ceasefire</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/us-doctors-back-from-gaza-push-kamala-harris-joe-and-jill-biden-for-a-ceasefire/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:29:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Natanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ceasefire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=320102</guid> <description><![CDATA[An open letter from 45 US medical workers also demands an international arms embargo of Israel.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We speak to two doctors who are part of a group of 45 U.S. doctors, surgeons and nurses who have volunteered in Gaza since October 7 and wrote an open letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, demanding an immediate ceasefire and an international arms embargo of Israel. The group includes evidence of a much higher death toll than is usually cited…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/us-doctors-back-from-gaza-push-kamala-harris-joe-and-jill-biden-for-a-ceasefire/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-children-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='82484' /> </item> <item> <title>A Month After SCOTUS Decision, Newsom Issues Order Targeting Unhoused People</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/a-month-after-scotus-decision-newsom-issues-order-targeting-unhoused-people/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:49:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[California]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Encampments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unhoused People]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320103</guid> <description><![CDATA[“From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly,” a public health researcher said.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued an executive action this week ordering the removal of unhoused people across the state from encampments they’ve been living in, empowering cities to enforce laws that bar people from sleeping outside in public places. Newsom did so after the Supreme Court ruled last month that such ordinances do not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/a-month-after-scotus-decision-newsom-issues-order-targeting-unhoused-people/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0726-gavin-newsom-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='75765' /> </item> <item> <title>Paris Olympics Slammed for Mass Displacement, Militarization and Greenwashing</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/paris-olympics-slammed-for-mass-displacement-militarization-and-greenwashing/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:05:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 olympics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Displacement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Greenwashing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homelessness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Migrants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Militarization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paris olympics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Refugees]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=320093</guid> <description><![CDATA[Protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a series of apparently coordinated arson attacks were reported on France’s high-speed rail network. No one has claimed responsibility yet. Before the games, protests highlighted the displacement of thousands of migrants, unhoused people and other vulnerable communities as “social cleansing.” We go to Paris for an update with…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/paris-olympics-slammed-for-mass-displacement-militarization-and-greenwashing/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-paris-displaced-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='109256' /> </item> <item> <title>Experts Weigh In on How the “Chevron” Ruling Could Unravel Reproductive Rights</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/experts-weigh-in-on-how-the-chevron-ruling-could-unravel-reproductive-rights/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Karlis]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:29:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Birth Control]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chevron deference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pregnant Workers Fairness Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320092</guid> <description><![CDATA[The case is another example that the “anti-abortion movement is not stopping at abortion,” said one expert.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In April the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) regulations, after being criticized by conservative lawmakers and religious organizations. Part of the update included a clarification that accommodations, like a leave of absence, applied to abortion care. But now since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/experts-weigh-in-on-how-the-chevron-ruling-could-unravel-reproductive-rights/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Nicole Karlis]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Salon]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2159051859-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='96625' /> </item> <item> <title>US Health Workers Back From Gaza Calculate Death Toll at 92,000 — at a Minimum</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/us-health-workers-back-from-gaza-calculate-death-toll-at-92000-at-a-minimum/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:42:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Aid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320076</guid> <description><![CDATA[Epidemics and famine are raging across Gaza, they said, and at least 37,000 have already died of starvation.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dozens of U.S. doctors and nurses who have returned from volunteer trips to Gaza say in a scathing new letter that Israel’s assault, along with the famine and epidemics raging across Gaza, have killed a conservative estimate of at least 92,000 Palestinians so far — over double the widely-cited official death count by health officials. In their message sent to President Joe Biden…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/us-health-workers-back-from-gaza-calculate-death-toll-at-92000-at-a-minimum/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-gaza-hunger-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='84758' /> </item> <item> <title>FBI Director Tells Congress Agency Is Unsure If Bullet Actually Hit Trump</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-director-tells-congress-agency-is-unsure-if-bullet-actually-hit-trump/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:08:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christopher wray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FBI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ronny Jackson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320081</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump has yet to release an official health assessment to the public since the attempt on his life nearly two weeks ago.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Close to two weeks after former President Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life by a shooter at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, questions still abound regarding the details of his injury. Although Trump has stated that a bullet from the shooter hit his ear, FBI director Christopher Wray told the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that those details haven’t yet been…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-director-tells-congress-agency-is-unsure-if-bullet-actually-hit-trump/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-christopher-wray-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='64420' /> </item> <item> <title>Netanyahu Vows to “Finish the Job Faster” in Gaza If US Gives Him More Weapons</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-vows-to-finish-the-job-faster-in-gaza-if-us-gives-him-more-weapons/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:16:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320065</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is one of the clearest statements from an official tying US military aid to Israel’s genocide yet.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In his speech to Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct appeal to U.S. lawmakers to send Israel more weapons, vowing, chillingly, that the weapons shipments would enable Israel to “finish the job faster” in Gaza. Netanyahu drew one of the clearest lines yet between the supply of U.S. weapons and Israel’s genocidal assault of Gaza…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-vows-to-finish-the-job-faster-in-gaza-if-us-gives-him-more-weapons/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='61392' /> </item> <item> <title>House Democrat Proposes Amendment to Overturn SCOTUS Immunity Ruling</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrat-proposes-amendment-to-overturn-scotus-immunity-ruling/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Morelle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320074</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rep. Joe Morelle’s effort is backed by more than 40 House Democrats and has the support of multiple advocacy groups.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The top Democrat of the Committee on House Administration on Wednesday proposed an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would reverse the Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant presidents “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for “official acts.” Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court’s right-wing members ruled in favor of former President Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrat-proposes-amendment-to-overturn-scotus-immunity-ruling/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-morelle-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='79967' /> </item> <item> <title>Dozens of Trump Backers Required Medical Attention Due to Heat at NC Rally</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/dozens-of-trump-backers-required-medical-attention-due-to-heat-at-nc-rally/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:37:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heat illnesses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trump rallies]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320073</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump is a noted denier of the climate crisis, frequently decrying climate change as a “hoax.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Several people who attended GOP nominee former President Donald Trump’s rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday required medical attention due to heat, with more than a dozen people being transported to nearby hospitals. Medics at the event responded to 44 heat-related calls, including people suffering from heat illness and bouts of fainting. At least one person sent to the hospital…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/dozens-of-trump-backers-required-medical-attention-due-to-heat-at-nc-rally/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-trump-rally-heat-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='155548' /> </item> <item> <title>Why Did AOC and Bernie Sanders Keep Backing Biden in His Campaign’s Last Days?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/why-did-aoc-and-bernie-sanders-keep-backing-biden-in-his-campaigns-last-days/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Schuyler Mitchell]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:53:30 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Progressives]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320068</guid> <description><![CDATA[We can, and should, demand more from our officials than cynical political maneuvering.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the turbulent final weeks of Joe Biden’s doomed reelection bid, as Democratic Party leaders coalesced in a full-throttle push to end the president’s campaign, several leading progressives made the surprising choice to go against the grain. “I will do all that I can to see that President Biden is re-elected,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) wrote in a New York Times guest op-ed…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/why-did-aoc-and-bernie-sanders-keep-backing-biden-in-his-campaigns-last-days/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Schuyler Mitchell]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-aoc-sanders-biden-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='142010' /> </item> <item> <title>Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer Slams Lawmakers Who Cheered Netanyahu’s Speech</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/palestinian-human-rights-lawyer-slams-lawmakers-who-cheered-netanyahus-speech/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=320066</guid> <description><![CDATA[Noura Erakat says the jubilant reaction showed US leaders cheering “for what is essentially a war on children.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We speak with Palestinian human rights lawyer Noura Erakat about Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, in which he defended Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, lied repeatedly about the dire humanitarian conditions on the ground and refused to talk about how to reach a ceasefire to end the bloodshed. Although more than 100 Democrats skipped the speech, Erakat says the jubilant reaction from lawmakers…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/palestinian-human-rights-lawyer-slams-lawmakers-who-cheered-netanyahus-speech/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-noura-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='90918' /> </item> <item> <title>Polls Show Vance Is Deeply Unpopular — Could the RNC Remove Him From the Ticket?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/polls-show-vance-is-deeply-unpopular-could-the-rnc-remove-him-from-the-ticket/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:49:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vice Presidency]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320063</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some Republicans privately worry that Vance as the vice presidential nominee “doesn't add much” to Trump's chances.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Polling on American voters’ opinion of GOP vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance is causing political observers to question whether Republicans are having buyer’s remorse over selecting him to run alongside Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Trump hasn’t yet voiced any negative feelings toward his running mate, whom he personally selected and the party confirmed through a vote at its…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/polls-show-vance-is-deeply-unpopular-could-the-rnc-remove-him-from-the-ticket/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-jd-vance-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='59368' /> </item> <item> <title>ALEC’s Annual Meeting This Week Centers a Right-Wing Corporate Agenda</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/alecs-annual-meeting-this-week-centers-a-right-wing-corporate-agenda/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Armiak]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ALEC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chevron deference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corporations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DEI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jared Polis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Model Bills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RIght-wing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320060</guid> <description><![CDATA[Attendees will vote on model policies that target the environment, education, elections and fundamental human rights.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its 51st Annual Meeting in Denver this week at the four-star Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. ALEC state lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on the Rocky Mountain state to hear presentations and vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/alecs-annual-meeting-this-week-centers-a-right-wing-corporate-agenda/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[David Armiak]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Center for Media and Democracy]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-colorado-convention-center-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='126770' /> </item> <item> <title>Trump Has Whipped Up an Anti-Immigrant Frenzy. Will Anyone Counter It in 2024?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-whipped-up-an-anti-immigrant-frenzy-will-anyone-counter-it-in-2024/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Setareh Ghandehari]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:03:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Deportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scapegoating]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319969</guid> <description><![CDATA[The anti-immigrant fearmongering of both parties replicates tactics that have given rise to fascism throughout history. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As expected, Republicans put immigration center stage during the Republican National Convention this month, using migrants as scapegoats for all manner of problems that plague U.S. society. Their extremist scaremongering reached a fever pitch on July 18 when Donald Trump — in formally accepting the Republican presidential nomination — deployed fascist and false rhetoric about an immigrant…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-has-whipped-up-an-anti-immigrant-frenzy-will-anyone-counter-it-in-2024/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Setareh Ghandehari]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-trump-border-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='97287' /> </item> <item> <title>Palestinian Activists Say Biden’s Legacy Is Gaza Genocide and US Imperialism</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-activists-say-bidens-legacy-is-gaza-genocide-and-us-imperialism/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Hayes]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:36:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eman Abdelhadi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Organizing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320054</guid> <description><![CDATA[“The demands that we had for President Biden are now being issued to candidate Kamala Harris,” says Ahmad Abuznaid.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Joe Biden’s reelection bid came to an abrupt conclusion on Sunday as the president posted on social media, “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” Despite speculation from some Democratic officials that Biden’s withdrawal would lead to a “mini-primary” in…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/palestinian-activists-say-bidens-legacy-is-gaza-genocide-and-us-imperialism/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Kelly Hayes]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Organizing My Thoughts]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0725-biden-palestine-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='154562' /> </item> <item> <title>UN Convoy in Gaza Shot While Reuniting 5 Palestinian Children With Their Father</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/un-convoy-in-gaza-shot-while-reuniting-5-palestinian-children-with-their-father/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:02:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNICEF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNRWA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320044</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just days ago, Israeli forces shot at another UN convoy near the same checkpoint.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A UN convoy in Gaza that was carrying a group of five Palestinian children, including a baby, to reunite them with their father was shot at at an Israeli military checkpoint on Tuesday, UNICEF reported. No one was hurt, UNICEF said. One of the two cars in the convoy was hit with three bullets at a designated waiting point near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, and the convoy was able to continue its…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/un-convoy-in-gaza-shot-while-reuniting-5-palestinian-children-with-their-father/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_07240-unicef-gaza-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='74830' /> </item> <item> <title>Arkansas Supreme Court Orders State to Count Abortion Amendment Signatures</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/arkansas-supreme-court-orders-state-to-count-abortion-amendment-signatures/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:42:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AFLG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arkansas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arkansas Supreme Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[petition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Rights]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320042</guid> <description><![CDATA[The secretary of state had previously tried to disqualify the petition that more than 100,000 residents signed.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abortion rights advocates in Arkansas were cautiously optimistic Tuesday evening that the state government would count the signatures of more than 100,000 residents who signed petitions in support of an anti-forced pregnancy constitutional amendment, after the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a limited order calling on the secretary of state to begin the process. Secretary of State John Thurston…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/arkansas-supreme-court-orders-state-to-count-abortion-amendment-signatures/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-arkansas-abortion-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='70464' /> </item> <item> <title>Israel’s Largest Weapons Manufacturer to Help Expand US’s Virtual Border Wall</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israels-largest-weapons-manufacturer-to-help-expand-uss-virtual-border-wall/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maurizio Guerrero]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:07:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Border Surveillance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Border Wall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CBP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elbit Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US Mexico border]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320039</guid> <description><![CDATA[Elbit America is expected to install 307 new surveillance towers across the US-Mexico border within the next decade.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, has been central in bolstering the country’s apartheid regime and, in the last 10 months, in helping the military carry out what U.N. experts have called a genocidal campaign in Gaza. In the coming months, Elbit Systems will also be critical in the expansion of the Biden administration’s virtual wall — a series of at least 479 surveillance…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israels-largest-weapons-manufacturer-to-help-expand-uss-virtual-border-wall/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Maurizio Guerrero]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Prism]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/024_0724-elbit-protest-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='161589' /> </item> <item> <title>Despite Protests, Netanyahu Solidifies Support From the Right During US Trip</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/despite-protests-netanyahu-solidifies-support-from-the-right-during-us-trip/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ludwig]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:49:17 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Nationalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ethnic Cleansing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Far Right]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War criminal]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320037</guid> <description><![CDATA[Democrats are frustrated with Netanyahu, and support for Israel’s war on Gaza is an increasingly partisan cause.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands accused of war crimes, and the popular political consensus within the U.S. and Israel suggests he is thwarting an attempted ceasefire in the horrifying war on Gaza for his own personal gain. But he received a hero’s welcome this week from the U.S. Republicans who are eager to stoke divisions among Democrats and animate evangelical voters during an election…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/despite-protests-netanyahu-solidifies-support-from-the-right-during-us-trip/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Mike Ludwig]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-netanyahu-congress-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='105394' /> </item> <item> <title>After Sonya Massey’s Killing and Police Cover-Up, Her Family Demands Justice</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/after-sonya-masseys-killing-and-police-cover-up-her-family-demands-justice/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:43:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cover-Up]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Police Killing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Grayson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sonya Massey]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=320034</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 36-year-old mother of two was shot dead in her own home by a sheriff’s deputy after she called 911 for help.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The family of Sonya Massey is demanding justice after they say authorities tried to cover up her fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy in Springfield, Illinois, by initially claiming it was “self-inflicted.” Police body-camera footage showed this was a lie. The 36-year-old mother of two was shot dead in her own home on July 6 after she called 911 for help. “This is the worst police shooting video…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/after-sonya-masseys-killing-and-police-cover-up-her-family-demands-justice/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman & Juan González]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg-crump-sonya-body-cam-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='50692' /> </item> <item> <title>Tlaib: Netanyahu Should Be Sent to The Hague, Not Addressing Congress</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/tlaib-netanyahu-should-be-sent-to-the-hague-not-addressing-congress/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:31:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rashida Tlaib]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320024</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Make no mistake: this event is a celebration of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians,” Tlaib said.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has said that it is “utterly disgraceful” that Congress has invited “war criminal” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address the chamber as he continues committing genocide in Gaza. In a fiery statement on Tuesday, Tlaib said that Netanyahu should be arrested and sent to the Hague to be tried for war crimes — far from being given the distinction of…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/tlaib-netanyahu-should-be-sent-to-the-hague-not-addressing-congress/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-rashida-tlaib-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='96837' /> </item> <item> <title>“Not in Our Name”: 400 Jewish Activists Arrested Protesting Netanyahu Address</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/not-in-our-name-400-jewish-activists-arrested-protesting-netanyahu-address/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:25:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jewish Voice for Peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Protests]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320017</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over a dozen rabbis were among the protesters arrested, wearing prayer shawls that said “Never Again for Anyone.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hundreds of Jewish activists were arrested in the U.S. Capitol complex on Tuesday after staging a sit-in to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. and address to Congress this week, carrying signs and wearing shirts with slogans like “Not in Our Name” as they demanded an end to Israel’s U.S.-backed genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Protesters with Jewish Voice…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/not-in-our-name-400-jewish-activists-arrested-protesting-netanyahu-address/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-israel-protest-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='169516' /> </item> <item> <title>Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Their Family Members in Gaza</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-have-killed-366-un-workers-and-their-family-members-in-gaza/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:10:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UN Workers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNRWA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[war crime]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320022</guid> <description><![CDATA[The confidential UN data emerged hours before Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled address to a joint meeting of US Congress.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A leaked report obtained by Drop Site estimates that Israeli forces have killed at least 366 United Nations staffers and their family members in the Gaza Strip since October, an indication of the grave threat Israel’s ongoing assault poses to humanitarian relief workers and the enclave’s broader civilian population. Drop Site’s Ryan Grim reported Wednesday that the confidential figures…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-have-killed-366-un-workers-and-their-family-members-in-gaza/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jake Johnson]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-un-gaza-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='263502' /> </item> <item> <title>Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress Underscores US Contempt for International Law</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahus-visit-to-congress-underscores-us-contempt-for-international-law/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marjorie Cohn]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:55:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Court of Justice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israeli Occupation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Occupied Palestinian Territories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[World Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320014</guid> <description><![CDATA[Netanyahu is getting cozy with Congress, just days after the ICJ told UN members to stop aiding the Israeli occupation.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. has long ignored many commands of international law, but its casual disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has come into sharp focus this week as the U.S. Congress extends a warm welcome to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just five days after the ICJ notified all UN member states that they have a legal “obligation not to render aid or assistance in maintaining…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahus-visit-to-congress-underscores-us-contempt-for-international-law/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Marjorie Cohn]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='81505' /> </item> <item> <title>Kim Davis Files Legal Challenge to 2015 SCOTUS Same-Sex Marriage Ruling</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/kim-davis-files-legal-challenge-to-2015-scotus-same-sex-marriage-ruling/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:54:51 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kim Davis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Obergefell v. Hodges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[same-sex marriage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320021</guid> <description><![CDATA[Davis tried to deny a marriage license to a same-sex couple in 2015, citing her far right religious views.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kim Davis, the infamous Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples nearly a decade ago following the Supreme Court ruling making marriage equality the law throughout the U.S., filed a legal challenge against fees she has to pay because of her refusal to comply with the law. In doing so, Davis’s lawyers argue that Obergefell v. Hodges…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/kim-davis-files-legal-challenge-to-2015-scotus-same-sex-marriage-ruling/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0724-kim-davis-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='72379' /> </item> <item> <title>Warren Introduces Bill Effectively Overturning Extremist SCOTUS “Chevron” Ruling</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/warren-introduces-bill-effectively-overturning-extremist-scotus-chevron-ruling/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 21:03:34 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chevron deference]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pramila Jayapal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320000</guid> <description><![CDATA[The far right court handed a major win to corporate and right-wing interests in their “Chevron” ruling last month.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A group of senators led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) has introduced a bill to combat the Supreme Court’s seismic pro-corporate decision last month to overturn a precedent known as Chevron deference that has enabled federal agencies to issue regulations for decades. Ten senators joined Warren on Tuesday in introducing the bill that would codify the Chevron doctrine and reform…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/warren-introduces-bill-effectively-overturning-extremist-scotus-chevron-ruling/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-elizabeth-warren-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='86372' /> </item> <item> <title>US Teachers Pushed Their Union to Divest From Israel. What Happened?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/us-teachers-pushed-their-union-to-divest-from-israel-what-happened/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marianne Dhenin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:33:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Federation of Teachers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apartheid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BDS movement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Divest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solidarity]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319998</guid> <description><![CDATA[A divestment push backed by Palestinian educators came under debate at the American Federation of Teachers convention.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) convention kicked off in Houston, Texas, this week, the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza was top of mind for many in attendance. “We’re going to show up at [the] convention and do everything we can to organize people around doing something about the genocide,” Ted Cooper, executive vice president of AFT-Oregon, told Truthout as he was…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/us-teachers-pushed-their-union-to-divest-from-israel-what-happened/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Marianne Dhenin]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-free-palestine-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='114822' /> </item> <item> <title>Republican at Vance Rally Says “Civil War” May Be Needed If Trump Loses Election</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/republican-at-vance-rally-says-civil-war-may-be-needed-if-trump-loses-election/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[civil war]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[George Lang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Political Violence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[violent rhetoric]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319999</guid> <description><![CDATA[Polls show an alarming number of Americans — and a higher rate of Republicans — believe political violence is justified.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Monday, an Ohio Republican lawmaker introducing GOP vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance suggested that, should Vance and presidential nominee Donald Trump fail to win the 2024 election, their supporters should engage in a “civil war to save the country.” State Sen. George Lang later apologized for his comments at the rally when it became apparent that he was going viral online for…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/republican-at-vance-rally-says-civil-war-may-be-needed-if-trump-loses-election/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-vance-s-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='87537' /> </item> <item> <title>A New Poll Shows Project 2025 Gets Less Popular the More Voters Learn About It</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-poll-shows-project-2025-gets-less-popular-the-more-voters-learn-about-it/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:30:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project 2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=320003</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just 11 percent of people polled viewed the agenda favorably, while 43 percent had unfavorable views.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New polling out on Tuesday suggests that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s best hope for Project 2025, the far-right policy agenda that at least 140 of his former administration officials helped craft, was that most Americans would remain unfamiliar with it. Over the past month, though, a growing number of voters have learned more about the 900-page plan spearheaded by the right…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-poll-shows-project-2025-gets-less-popular-the-more-voters-learn-about-it/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-project-2025-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='166788' /> </item> <item> <title>Major Unions Urge Biden to Stop Arming Israel Amid Netanyahu Visit</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/major-unions-urge-biden-to-stop-arming-israel-amid-netanyahu-visit/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:55:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UAW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unions]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319994</guid> <description><![CDATA[The letter was signed by some of the largest unions in the U.S., including UAW, NEA and SEIU.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A group of seven major unions, including some of the largest unions in the U.S., are calling on President Joe Biden to immediately stop sending military support to Israel amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the U.S. this week. In a letter sent to Biden on Tuesday, the unions said that ending weapons shipments is the only way to secure the ceasefire deal that U.S.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/major-unions-urge-biden-to-stop-arming-israel-amid-netanyahu-visit/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-gaza-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='81791' /> </item> <item> <title>Israeli Forces Post Pictures of Stripped Detained Palestinian Children Online</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-post-pictures-of-stripped-detained-palestinian-children-online/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Prisons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319981</guid> <description><![CDATA[One social media post from December depicts a line of men and boys stripped to their underwear.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Israeli forces have taken pictures of Palestinian children they have abducted into their torture camps and posted them online with humiliating captions, a report finds as Israel holds thousands of Palestinians in detention without charges. A Human Rights Watch review of 37 posts on social media published Tuesday finds that Israeli soldiers regularly post pictures of Palestinians abducted from…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-forces-post-pictures-of-stripped-detained-palestinian-children-online/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-idf-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='115225' /> </item> <item> <title>Trump Is “Scrambling” Following Harris’s Rise to Dem Nominee Status</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-scrambling-following-harriss-rise-to-dem-nominee-status/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:10:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polls]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319997</guid> <description><![CDATA[Harris has secured backing from enough delegates to be considered the presumptive Democratic nominee.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, now the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party in the 2024 election, fares better in polling against GOP contender Donald Trump than President Joe Biden did. Whether due to the polling, Harris’s massive fundraising haul this week, or other factors, Trump and his campaign team appear to be frantic in wake of the announcement that Harris will be…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-scrambling-following-harriss-rise-to-dem-nominee-status/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-kamala-harris-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='77049' /> </item> <item> <title>July 21 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/july-21-was-earths-hottest-day-on-record/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Rosane]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:50:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[El Nino]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Extreme Heat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Extreme Weather]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319992</guid> <description><![CDATA[As of June 2024, the past 13 months have all been the hottest on record.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>July 21 was Earth’s hottest day on record, overtaking the record set last July during the hottest year in millennia. The European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) found that Sunday’s average air surface temperature soared to 17.09°C , or 62.76°F, according to preliminary data. While that is only 0.1°C warmer than the previous record — set on July 6, 2023 — it was nearly 3°C higher than…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/july-21-was-earths-hottest-day-on-record/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Olivia Rosane]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-heat-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='94520' /> </item> <item> <title>Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress Is a Desperate Ploy to Rally Support for Genocide</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahus-speech-to-congress-is-a-desperate-ploy-to-rally-support-for-genocide/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Souzan Naser]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:39:50 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apartheid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[citizen's arrest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War criminal]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319985</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thousands of protesters plan to demand a “citizen’s arrest” of Netanyahu for committing crimes against humanity.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congressional leadership’s invitation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on July 24 was an act of political violence. Since October of last year, the war criminal Netanyahu has ordered the mass murder of at least 39,000 Palestinian people in Gaza, including more than 15,000 children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahus-speech-to-congress-is-a-desperate-ploy-to-rally-support-for-genocide/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Souzan Naser]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='43343' /> </item> <item> <title>Bangladesh Cracks Down on Student-Led Protests Over Jobs, Inequality, Corruption</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/bangladesh-cracks-down-on-student-led-protests-over-jobs-inequality-corruption/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:17:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Corruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inequality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Students]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=319983</guid> <description><![CDATA[At least 174 people have been killed after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The death toll in Bangladesh from a crackdown on massive student protests has risen to at least 174, with more than 2,500 people arrested, after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders amid the unrest. The protests were in response to a highly contested quota system for civil service jobs, with 30% of government positions reserved for relatives of veterans who fought in the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/bangladesh-cracks-down-on-student-led-protests-over-jobs-inequality-corruption/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman & Juan González]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/seg4-bangladeshfire-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='92266' /> </item> <item> <title>Voters Don’t Know Much About Vance, But They Dislike Many of His Past Statements</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/voters-dont-know-much-about-vance-but-they-dislike-many-of-his-past-statements/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319987</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vance has tried to conceal some of his more controversial views since becoming Trump's vice presidential nominee.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New polling indicates that, the more voters learn about J.D. Vance, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, the less likely they are to support him. A Data for Progress poll conducted July 17-18 — days after Vance was announced as Trump’s running-mate — found that 3 in 10 voters said they hadn’t heard enough about the GOP senator from Ohio to form an opinion…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/voters-dont-know-much-about-vance-but-they-dislike-many-of-his-past-statements/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-jd-vance-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='74806' /> </item> <item> <title>An Ethos of Compliance in the Democratic Party Made the Biden Debacle Possible</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/an-ethos-of-compliance-in-the-democratic-party-made-the-biden-debacle-possible/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Norman Solomon]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democratic National Committee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Establishment Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319980</guid> <description><![CDATA[The lure of going along to get along with high-ranking officials is part of the party’s dominant political culture.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Biden campaign drove the Democratic Party into a ditch and speculation is rampant about grim prospects for the election. But little scrutiny has gone into examining how such a dire situation developed in the first place. Joe Biden was on a collision course with reality long before his abysmal debate performance led to his withdrawal from the race. “Several current and former officials and…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/an-ethos-of-compliance-in-the-democratic-party-made-the-biden-debacle-possible/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Norman Solomon]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[TomDispatch]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-joe-biden-w-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='117482' /> </item> <item> <title>Sanders Pushes Harris to Pursue an Agenda That Prioritizes the Working Class</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-pushes-harris-to-pursue-an-agenda-that-prioritizes-the-working-class/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake Johnson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:50:13 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Working Class]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319973</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sanders specifically calls for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit and an increased federal minimum wage.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As labor unions, advocacy groups, and progressive lawmakers rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders held off on formally endorsing her for the 2024 Democratic nomination, saying he wants to ensure she will pursue an ambitious agenda that prioritizes the needs of the country’s working class. In an appearance on CBS News, Sanders (I-Vt.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-pushes-harris-to-pursue-an-agenda-that-prioritizes-the-working-class/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jake Johnson]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0723-bernie-sanders-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='80017' /> </item> <item> <title>Oxfam: Israel Has Reduced Water Access in Gaza by 94 Percent Since October</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/oxfam-israel-has-reduced-water-access-in-gaza-by-94-percent-since-october/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 21:14:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxfam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319970</guid> <description><![CDATA[Israel’s attacks on water access are part of its decades-long campaign to exercise control over basic needs in Gaza.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oxfam has warned that Israel’s longstanding policy of using water as a weapon against Palestinians has reached its peak amid Israel’s genocide, with water access for Palestinians in Gaza now at a small fraction of pre-genocide levels as Palestinians die of dehydration, starvation and disease. According to a report on Israel’s water deprivation policies by Oxfam, Israel has reduced water…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/oxfam-israel-has-reduced-water-access-in-gaza-by-94-percent-since-october/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-palestine-water-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='149494' /> </item> <item> <title>Advocates Say Biden Must Immediately Act to Stop Polio Outbreak in Gaza</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/advocates-say-biden-must-immediately-act-to-stop-polio-outbreak-in-gaza/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:34:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319956</guid> <description><![CDATA[Biden bears responsibility to act after backing the destruction of Gaza’s health and sanitation systems, they said.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Advocates for Palestinian rights are demanding that the Biden administration take urgent action to stop a potential outbreak of polio in Gaza after the virus that causes the deadly disease was found in Gaza’s wastewater, threatening an epidemic that would be nothing short of catastrophic. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says that Biden bears responsibility to respond to the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/advocates-say-biden-must-immediately-act-to-stop-polio-outbreak-in-gaza/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-gaza-ater-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='164778' /> </item> <item> <title>Sheila Jackson Lee Remembered for Resisting Iraq War, Advocating for Reparations</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/sheila-jackson-lee-remembered-for-resisting-iraq-war-advocating-for-reparations/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:13:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Black History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Juneteenth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reparations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sheila Jackson Lee]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=319967</guid> <description><![CDATA[Representative Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74 after announcing last month she had pancreatic cancer.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown remembers longtime Texas Democratic Congressmember Sheila Jackson Lee, who was a tireless fighter for civil rights and progressive causes throughout her three decades in the U.S. House. Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74 after announcing last month she had pancreatic cancer. Lee was an early and outspoken opponent of the disastrous and illegal…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/sheila-jackson-lee-remembered-for-resisting-iraq-war-advocating-for-reparations/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/Seg-Brown-Lee-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='100333' /> </item> <item> <title>J.D. Vance Is Using Lies About the Overdose Crisis to Justify State Violence</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-is-using-lies-about-the-overdose-crisis-to-justify-state-violence/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Schenwar]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 20:02:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigrants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opioid Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Overdose Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Racism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scapegoating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state violence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[war on drugs]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319960</guid> <description><![CDATA[The pain of families like mine should not be exploited to push policies that drive more deadly violence.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Listen to a J.D. Vance speech long enough, and you’ll hear him mention drugs. From his personal story of his mother’s addiction to his conspiracy theory about Joe Biden aiming to “kill a bunch of MAGA voters” by allowing fentanyl into the U.S., the Republican vice presidential candidate has made opioid-related issues central to his policy platforms and public persona. His tales about the overdose…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-is-using-lies-about-the-overdose-crisis-to-justify-state-violence/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Maya Schenwar]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-jd-vance-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='63197' /> </item> <item> <title>Harris Has Expressed Being “Open” to Supreme Court Expansion</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/harris-has-expressed-being-open-to-supreme-court-expansion/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:55:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biden drops out]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[expand the court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[expanding the Supreme Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319958</guid> <description><![CDATA[Experts believe reforms to the Supreme Court, including expansion, could restore public confidence in the institution.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, who will likely be the Democratic presidential nominee following President Joe Biden’s departure from the race, has expressed a willingness to consider expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court in order to combat the institution’s right-wing tilt in recent years. As a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries of 2020, Harris said that she would…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/harris-has-expressed-being-open-to-supreme-court-expansion/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-kamala-harris-b-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='80041' /> </item> <item> <title>Republicans Claim Harris Can’t Beat Trump — Don’t Believe Them</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-claim-harris-cant-beat-trump-dont-believe-them/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sasha Abramsky]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:52:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roe v. Wade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rust belt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Swing States]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319950</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump thrived with the media spotlight on Biden's flailing campaign. If Harris is the nominee, he might not be so lucky.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hours after President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection, Donald Trump declared that he believed Vice President Kamala Harris, the most likely Democratic nominee, would be easier to beat in November than Biden. The Republican Party immediately kicked into gear, denouncing Harris as “enabler-in-chief” to a floundering Biden and decrying her role in what the party continues to…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-claim-harris-cant-beat-trump-dont-believe-them/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sasha Abramsky]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-kamala-harris-1-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='84883' /> </item> <item> <title>Uncommitted Movement: Harris Must Speak Out Against Gaza Genocide</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/uncommitted-movement-harris-must-speak-out-against-gaza-genocide/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 19:50:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rashida Tlaib]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncommitted]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319945</guid> <description><![CDATA[Harris could win back a wide swath of voters who broke with Biden over his support of Israel, activists said.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The grassroots pro-Palestine movement behind hundreds of thousands of protest votes in the Democratic primaries against President Joe Biden is now urging Vice President Kamala Harris to come out against sending more weapons to Israel now that she is likely going to take Biden’s spot as the Democrats’ presidential nominee. “For months, we’ve warned that Biden’s support for Israel’s assault on…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/uncommitted-movement-harris-must-speak-out-against-gaza-genocide/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-kamala-harris-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='67577' /> </item> <item> <title>UNICEF Reports Israel Is Killing Kids at Shocking Rates Amid West Bank Assault</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/unicef-reports-israel-is-killing-kids-at-shocking-rates-amid-west-bank-assault/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:25:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civilian Casualties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319953</guid> <description><![CDATA[Since Israel began its bombardment nearly 10 months ago, 143 Palestinian children have been killed in the West Bank.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three days after the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion stating that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza is unlawful, the United Nations children’s rights agency said that after decades of being “exposed to horrific violence,” the number of children who have been killed in the West Bank since last October has skyrocketed. Since Israel began its bombardment of…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/unicef-reports-israel-is-killing-kids-at-shocking-rates-amid-west-bank-assault/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Julia Conley]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-palestinian-child-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='95831' /> </item> <item> <title>Largest Study on Guaranteed Basic Income Proves Transformative for Participants</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/largest-study-on-guaranteed-basic-income-proves-transformative-for-participants/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chabeli Carrazana]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:08:32 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Child Tax Credit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[guaranteed basic income]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Universal Basic Income]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319946</guid> <description><![CDATA[Participants received $1,000 a month. They took better jobs, went back to school and started opening businesses. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For eight years, researchers have been quietly putting together the largest, most comprehensive study on programs that give people a monthly stream of cash — no strings attached. Over time, does that income transform people’s lives? The data is now in. Put together by OpenResearch, the nonprofit lab founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the study followed 3,000 participants from 2020 to…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/largest-study-on-guaranteed-basic-income-proves-transformative-for-participants/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chabeli Carrazana]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[The 19th]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-grocery-shopping-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='163369' /> </item> <item> <title>The Biden Administration Pressured Countries to Weaken Baby Formula Health Rules</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/the-biden-administration-pressured-countries-to-weaken-baby-formula-health-rules/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Vogell]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:08:43 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Baby Formula]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lead Contamination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319944</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trade letters document how the government’s regulatory challenges in several countries are undermining public health.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Biden administration has quietly pushed more than a half-dozen countries to weaken, delay or rethink baby formula regulations aimed at protecting the public’s health — sometimes after manufacturers complained, a ProPublica investigation has found. In the European Union, the U.S. opposed an effort to reduce lead levels in baby formula. In Taiwan, it sought to alter labeling that…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/the-biden-administration-pressured-countries-to-weaken-baby-formula-health-rules/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Heather Vogell]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[ProPublica]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-baby-formula-aisle-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='221753' /> </item> <item> <title>Trump Demands Changes for Debate, Prompting Claims He’s Afraid to Debate Harris</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/trump-demands-changes-for-debate-prompting-claims-hes-afraid-to-debate-harris/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:55:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biden drops out]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Presidential Debates]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319952</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump also suggested that the Republican Party should be “reimbursed” due to Biden dropping out.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following President Joe Biden’s historic announcement over the weekend that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race (and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place), former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump is demanding changes to the next scheduled debate. Political pundits believe Trump wants changes to the debate because he is threatened by the prospect…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-demands-changes-for-debate-prompting-claims-hes-afraid-to-debate-harris/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0722-donald-trump-rnc-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='69699' /> </item> <item> <title>Joe Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/joe-biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 18:15:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319934</guid> <description><![CDATA[Biden is the second president in US history to withdraw from the election as the presumptive nominee for his party.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Joe Biden has announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and will focus now on serving out the rest of his term. Biden, once the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, made the nearly unprecedented announcement in a statement on Sunday after some elected Democrats spent weeks campaigning for him to withdraw, warning of the grave danger of the president losing to Donald…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/joe-biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang & Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0721-biden-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='62992' /> </item> <item> <title>Biden Administration’s New Rule Aims to Thwart Rogue ACA Sign-Ups</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/biden-administrations-new-rule-aims-to-thwart-rogue-aca-sign-ups/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Appleby]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:50:28 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Affordable Care Act]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biden Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319933</guid> <description><![CDATA[The changes are effective immediately, an unusually rapid move that may reflect the urgency of the problem.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Biden administration on Friday put in place stringent curbs aimed at thwarting rogue insurance brokers from switching consumers’ Affordable Care Act plans without their consent. The announcement came in response to mounting complaints from consumers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday that, in the first six months of the year, more than 200,000 people reported to the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/biden-administrations-new-rule-aims-to-thwart-rogue-aca-sign-ups/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Julie Appleby]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[KFF Health News]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-453041979-1-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='113430' /> </item> <item> <title>Farmers Fight a Hazardous Carbon-Capture Pipeline in Rural Midwest</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/farmers-fight-a-hazardous-carbon-capture-pipeline-in-rural-midwest/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Elkadi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:13:30 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Carbon Capture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ethanol]]></category> <category><![CDATA[farms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iowa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest Carbon Express]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minnesota]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nebraska]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pipelines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Dakota]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319930</guid> <description><![CDATA[Opposition has delayed the project, but recent approval by Iowa officials has breathed new life into the undertaking.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This story was originally published by The New Lede. Kathy Stockdale and her husband have spent almost 50 years working the land in central Iowa. As a family farmer raising corn and soybeans, Stockdale knows how to deal with harsh weather, poor crop prices, and an array of other challenges that come with making a living in agriculture. But the operation she has spent a lifetime…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/farmers-fight-a-hazardous-carbon-capture-pipeline-in-rural-midwest/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Nina Elkadi]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[The New Lede]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1923430173-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='140438' /> </item> <item> <title>27 States Let Utilities Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment During Heat Waves</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/27-states-let-utilities-shut-off-electricity-for-nonpayment-during-heat-waves/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanya Carley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:48:10 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Conditioning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heat Waves]]></category> <category><![CDATA[utilities]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319876</guid> <description><![CDATA[For people who struggle to access or afford air conditioning, the rising need for cooling is a growing crisis.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coast to coast, millions of Americans are experiencing sweltering temperatures this summer, with seemingly little relief in sight. For people who struggle to access or afford air conditioning, the rising need for cooling is a growing crisis. An alarming number of Americans risk losing access to utility services because they can’t pay their bills. Energy utility providers in 2022 shut off…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/27-states-let-utilities-shut-off-electricity-for-nonpayment-during-heat-waves/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sanya Carley & David Konisky]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[The Conversation]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1397483660-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='105896' /> </item> <item> <title>Israel Bombs Yemen After Houthis Claim Responsibility for Tel Aviv Drone Attack</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bombs-yemen-after-houthis-claim-responsibility-for-tel-aviv-drone-attack/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Common Dreams Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:46:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Houthis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestinians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yemen]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319927</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Houthi spokesman said Israel aims to “deepen people’s suffering and to pressure Yemen to stop supporting Gaza.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Houthi-run media say Israeli air strikes Saturday targeted oil storage facilities in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah and that there are an unspecified number of fatalities and injuries. The attack came a day after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed one person and struck just yards from a U.S. Embassy branch office. Israel’s air strikes will not…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bombs-yemen-after-houthis-claim-responsibility-for-tel-aviv-drone-attack/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Common Dreams Staff]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162258066-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='67716' /> </item> <item> <title>Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes Online. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-soldiers-flaunt-war-crimes-online-why-arent-they-held-accountable/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraj Assi]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:45:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GenocideGaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[US foreign policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319918</guid> <description><![CDATA[In video after video, soldiers document their atrocities, marking a new era of impunity. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Israel’s genocide in Gaza may go down as the first genocide in history where the perpetrators have documented, posted, shared and celebrated their crimes on social media. Over the past 10 months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have taken photos and videos of themselves while they blew up homes and schools, and tortured captives. To boast of their atrocities against civilians…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-soldiers-flaunt-war-crimes-online-why-arent-they-held-accountable/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Seraj Assi]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <truthout:fullTitle><![CDATA[Israeli Soldiers Flaunt War Crimes on Social Media. Why Aren’t They Held Accountable?]]></truthout:fullTitle> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161807701-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='60138' /> </item> <item> <title>The Staggering Nihilism of the GOP’s Climate Policy Was on Display This Week</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/the-staggering-nihilism-of-the-gops-climate-policy-was-on-display-this-week/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sasha Abramsky]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:43:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fossil Fuels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319894</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Republican Party platform unveiled this week says -- in all caps, of course -- that “We will DRILL, BABY, DRILL.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three months before this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) opened in Milwaukee, Donald Trump met with oil executives to shake them down for a huge influx of cash. In exchange for them giving his campaign $1 billion, he said, he would dismantle Joe Biden’s green agenda and roll back an array of environmental regulations. Trump’s rather shameless request — and his promise — was in…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/the-staggering-nihilism-of-the-gops-climate-policy-was-on-display-this-week/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sasha Abramsky]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161994758-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='66820' /> </item> <item> <title>Vice President Harris Tries to Rescue Campaign as Donors Drop Biden</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/vice-president-harris-tries-to-rescue-campaign-as-donors-drop-biden/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin Eckstein]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:19:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democratic Party]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319925</guid> <description><![CDATA[Democrats are reportedly experiencing a campaign finance crisis, losing tens to hundreds of millions in pledged funds.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>vice President Kamala Harris called 300 top Democratic donors to urge them to get back on board after party elites turned against Biden’s continued candidacy, following his debate performance. The VP, who has taken an increasingly central place in the campaign amid reports that top Democratic opponents of Biden want her out, too, rejected the idea that Biden’s battle was un-winnable.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/vice-president-harris-tries-to-rescue-campaign-as-donors-drop-biden/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Griffin Eckstein]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Salon]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2161515254-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='96822' /> </item> <item> <title>The 2024 Presidential Election May Slow Plans to Replace Lead Pipes</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/the-2024-presidential-election-may-slow-plans-to-replace-lead-pipes/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy West]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:50:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drinking Water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flint water crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lead Contamination]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319923</guid> <description><![CDATA[Debate over the EPA’s latest plan to minimize the risk of drinking lead-contaminated water is reaching a tipping point. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest — and strictest — plan to minimize the risk of Americans drinking lead-contaminated water on the horizon, the debate over whether the rules go too far or not nearly far enough is reaching a tipping point. Although lead was banned from new water service lines in 1986, it’s estimated that more than 9 million such lines still carry drinking water…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/the-2024-presidential-election-may-slow-plans-to-replace-lead-pipes/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sandy West]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[KFF Health News]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1884837645-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='58202' /> </item> <item> <title>Rights Group Urges DOJ to Investigate Netanyahu for Genocide</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/rights-group-urges-doj-to-investigate-netanyahu-for-genocide/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:32:59 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Natanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319921</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Center for Constitutional Rights called for the probe ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, DC next week.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit Washington, D.C. next week, an American legal group on Friday pressured the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into him and other officials for committing or authorizing genocide, war crimes, and torture targeting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Since Israel launched its retaliation for a Hamas-led attack…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/rights-group-urges-doj-to-investigate-netanyahu-for-genocide/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2156070501-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='59787' /> </item> <item> <title>Project 2025 Links a Revolving Door of Players and Far Right Political Funding</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/project-2025-links-a-revolving-door-of-players-and-far-right-political-funding/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arturo Dominguez]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:32:21 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dark Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Far Right]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project 2025]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319911</guid> <description><![CDATA[Such cross-pollination isn’t just commonplace in political circles; it’s become a regular occurrence among hate groups.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately, there has been a lot of focus on the Heritage Foundation (Heritage) and its Project 2025 agenda — and for good reason. Heritage’s plan is a blueprint for a far-right conservative overhaul of the U.S. government. The 900-page document reads like a late-stage fascism playbook that suggests the majority of the United States must live in a racist, intolerant, and isolated theocratic society.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/project-2025-links-a-revolving-door-of-players-and-far-right-political-funding/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Arturo Dominguez]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Unicorn Riot]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/53492567825_8d64aca5c0_6k-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='128167' /> </item> <item> <title>Land Defenders Shut Down a Toxic Mine. Now Its Corporate Backers Want Damages.</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/land-defenders-shut-down-a-toxic-mine-now-its-corporate-backers-want-damages/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tamara Pearson]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Extractivism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indigenous Peoples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Land Defenders]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319900</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Canadian firm is demanding $200 million in damages from Mexico following the cancellation of its mining concessions.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Puebla, Mexico — Canadian gold mining company Almaden Minerals has announced that it will seek arbitration against Mexico, demanding damages of at least $200 million for “financial losses” after its mining concessions in the mountains of Puebla State were canceled. But, having lied and asserted there were no Indigenous communities in the area, the company had its concessions canceled by the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/land-defenders-shut-down-a-toxic-mine-now-its-corporate-backers-want-damages/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Tamara Pearson]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/IMG_8939-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='95439' /> </item> <item> <title>Once Enemies, Trumpists and Mainstream Conservatives Are Now Chillingly United</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/once-enemies-trumpists-and-mainstream-conservatives-are-now-chillingly-united/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Rosenthal]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 15:29:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project 2025]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319874</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Heritage Foundation’s president announced in January that the foundation’s role is “institutionalizing Trumpism.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week, delegates to the Republican National Convention (RNC) officially voted to adopt their new platform. Looming large behind the formal adoption of the party’s platform is Project 2025, a “governing agenda” that, by its own description, seeks to “rescue the country from the grip of the radical Left.” Press coverage of Project 2025 has ramped up considerably over the last few months…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/once-enemies-trumpists-and-mainstream-conservatives-are-now-chillingly-united/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sam Rosenthal]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-862546872-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='42486' /> </item> <item> <title>ICJ Tells Israel to End Occupation of Palestinian Territories, Pay Reparations</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/icj-tells-israel-to-end-occupation-of-palestinian-territories-pay-reparations/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michel Moushabeck]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:51:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Court of Justice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reparations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Settler Colonialism]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319916</guid> <description><![CDATA[In an advisory opinion, the International Court of Justice reaffirmed the Palestinian right to self-determination.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a landmark opinion issued today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said that Israel’s 57-year occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip is in breach of international law. The proceedings came out of a UN resolution passed in December of 2022. In the resolution, the UN General Assembly requested an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/icj-tells-israel-to-end-occupation-of-palestinian-territories-pay-reparations/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Michel Moushabeck]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-icj-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='132374' /> </item> <item> <title>Republicans Extra Confident That Trump Will Win After RNC — But Should They Be?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-extra-confident-that-trump-will-win-after-rnc-but-should-they-be/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319915</guid> <description><![CDATA[Although a small bump in the polls for the GOP is expected, the convention is unlikely to move the needle for US voters.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the 2024 Republican National Convention wraps up, Americans are anxious to know where the presidential candidates stand following the week of GOP campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It’s unclear as of yet whether voters’ preferences have shifted, as polling hasn’t been published in the day since former President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination. But the events of the past…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-extra-confident-that-trump-will-win-after-rnc-but-should-they-be/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-rnc-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='169718' /> </item> <item> <title>Public Health Authorities Raise Alarm as Poliovirus Is Found in Gaza Sewage</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/public-health-authorities-raise-alarm-as-poliovirus-is-found-in-gaza-sewage/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Carver]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:31:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infectious Diseases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Public Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sewage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wastewater]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319909</guid> <description><![CDATA[Combating any infectious diseases will present challenges for Gaza's largely destroyed health care system.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples at six locations in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization said on Friday, following announcements from both the Israel and Gaza health ministries. Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was found in samples taken on June 23 from sites in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah. Public health authorities expressed grave concerns about the findings…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/public-health-authorities-raise-alarm-as-poliovirus-is-found-in-gaza-sewage/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Edward Carver]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-gaza-water-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='117695' /> </item> <item> <title>Trump’s RNC Speech Riddled With Lies, Xenophobia and False Claims of Unity</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-rnc-speech-riddled-with-lies-xenophobia-and-false-claims-of-unity/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:48:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319906</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump vowed to “launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country” should he win the 2024 election.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for the 2024 election on Thursday evening, delivering a speech that was riddled with disinformation and anti-immigrant rhetoric — despite his supposed calls for “unity” in the wake of the recent attempt on his life. Trump’s speech was the longest in modern history, lasting over an hour and a half.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-rnc-speech-riddled-with-lies-xenophobia-and-false-claims-of-unity/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-trump-rnc-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='57527' /> </item> <item> <title>Sister of Samuel Sharpe Jr. Demands Justice After Police Killing During RNC</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/sister-of-samuel-sharpe-jr-demands-justice-after-police-killing-during-rnc/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:48:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Police Killing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Samuel Sharpe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Unhoused People]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=319904</guid> <description><![CDATA[Angelique Sharpe says her brother had actually called the police for help before he was killed.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As anger grows in Milwaukee over the police killing of 43-year-old Samuel Sharpe during the Republican National Convention, we speak with his sister, Angelique Sharpe, who says the family is fighting for transparency from the authorities and the full video of the fatal incident. “We really want justice for my brother,” says Angelique, who also explains that her brother’s life had been threatened…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/sister-of-samuel-sharpe-jr-demands-justice-after-police-killing-during-rnc/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG5-GUEST-Angelique-Sam-SPLIT-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='71658' /> </item> <item> <title>Appeals Court Blocks Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/appeals-court-blocks-bidens-student-debt-relief-plan/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 15:05:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biden Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[debt cancellation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Judges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saving on a Valuable Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Debt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Student Debt Cancellation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319895</guid> <description><![CDATA[More than half of the more than 8 million borrowers who have enrolled in the program have a $0 monthly payment.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Student debt cancellation advocates on Thursday responded to a federal appeals court blocking implementation of one of U.S. President Joe Biden’s relief programs by demanding a shutdown of the whole system to spare borrowers and the economy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit’s temporary ruling against the administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan comes just over…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/appeals-court-blocks-bidens-student-debt-relief-plan/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-biden-student-debt-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='82716' /> </item> <item> <title>Global IT Outage Grounds Flights, Disrupts Health Care and Banking</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/global-it-outage-grounds-flights-disrupts-health-care-and-banking/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Common Dreams Staff]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:58:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crowdstrike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cybersecurity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319892</guid> <description><![CDATA[Reports of disruptions came in from around the world, including from the US, UK, India, Germany and the Netherlands.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A global technology outage attributed to a software update by the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike sparked chaos around the world Friday as flights were grounded and healthcare, banking, and ground transportation systems experienced major disruptions. George Kurtz, the president and CEO of CrowdStrike, said in a statement Friday morning that the company is “actively working with…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/global-it-outage-grounds-flights-disrupts-health-care-and-banking/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Common Dreams Staff]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-crowdstrike-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='156980' /> </item> <item> <title>Exploitation of Chinese Immigrants Pervades the Marijuana Industry</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/exploitation-of-chinese-immigrants-pervades-the-marijuana-industry/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastian Rotella]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:37:40 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chinese Immigrants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmworkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marijuana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wage Theft]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319885</guid> <description><![CDATA[From unsafe working conditions to wage theft and assault, Chinese immigrant laborers suffer in Oklahoma and beyond.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the morning of April 12, the farmworker woke up struggling to breathe and delirious with fever. Jiaai Zeng had spent the past month working nonstop at a marijuana farm in Oklahoma run by fellow Chinese immigrants. The job was brutal, the 57-year-old had told relatives in New York. He said his bosses made him labor up to 15 hours a day in the blast-furnace heat of a greenhouse.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/exploitation-of-chinese-immigrants-pervades-the-marijuana-industry/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sebastian Rotella, Kirsten Berg, Garrett Yalch, Clifton Adcock]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[ProPublica / The Frontier]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-marijuana-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='103063' /> </item> <item> <title>This Week’s RNC Highlighted the Right’s Strategy for Courting the Working Class</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/this-weeks-rnc-highlighted-the-rights-strategy-for-courting-the-working-class/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Schuyler Mitchell]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Far Right]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor Unions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teamsters]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319879</guid> <description><![CDATA[Why did the president of the Teamsters speak at the Republican National Convention? It’s part of the far right’s plan.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters union, took to the stage on the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) with some fiery words for this nation’s “corporate elite.” “I travel all across this country and meet with my members every week. You know what I see? An American worker being taken for granted,” he said, garnering applause. “The American people … know the system is…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/this-weeks-rnc-highlighted-the-rights-strategy-for-courting-the-working-class/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Schuyler Mitchell]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0719-sean-o-brian-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='142276' /> </item> <item> <title>230 Congressional Staffers Urge Lawmakers to Boycott Netanyahu Speech</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/230-congressional-staffers-urge-lawmakers-to-boycott-netanyahu-speech/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:36:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[congressional staffers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319863</guid> <description><![CDATA[The letter represented staffers working across 122 Democratic and Republican offices on Capitol Hill.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An anonymous letter supported by 230 staffers in the House of Representatives and the Senate is urging lawmakers to boycott a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is scheduled to address Congress later this month as Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza rages on. The letter, organized by members of the Congressional Progressive Staff Association and endorsed by…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/230-congressional-staffers-urge-lawmakers-to-boycott-netanyahu-speech/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='72605' /> </item> <item> <title>J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/j-d-vance-slams-bidens-support-for-iraq-war-but-pushes-hawkish-policies/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:15:14 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iraq War]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=319872</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vance is “very aligned with Trump,” says Matt Duss, former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We continue to look at the record of Donald Trump’s vice-presidential running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, with a focus on his foreign policy actions, with Matt Duss of the Center for International Policy, former adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders. Vance is “very aligned with Trump,” says Duss, such as in his support of the Abraham Accords, the Arab-Israeli normalization deal signed under the Trump…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/j-d-vance-slams-bidens-support-for-iraq-war-but-pushes-hawkish-policies/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG2-GUEST-Trump-JD-SPLIT-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='74456' /> </item> <item> <title>Presidential Immunity Ruling and Project 2025 Pave Way for Trump’s Fascist State</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/presidential-immunity-ruling-and-project-2025-pave-way-for-trumps-fascist-state/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marjorie Cohn]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:06:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agenda 47]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fascism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage Foundation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project 2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319864</guid> <description><![CDATA[A second Trump presidency would target immigrants, civil rights, health, safety and efforts to end the climate crisis.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As reports about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and concerns about Joe Biden’s ability to beat him continue to permeate headlines, we mustn’t be distracted from how Trump will govern if given another presidential term. “Project 2025” provides a roadmap for a second Trump administration to target reproductive health care, efforts to remediate the climate crisis, immigrants, unions…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/presidential-immunity-ruling-and-project-2025-pave-way-for-trumps-fascist-state/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Marjorie Cohn]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-donald-trump-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='65776' /> </item> <item> <title>In 1977, Oil Giant Predicted Climate Change Could Lead to Widespread Starvation</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/oil-giant-predicted-climate-change-could-lead-to-widespread-starvation-in-1977/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Carver]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Big Oil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Climate Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fossil Fuels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marathon Oil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oil and Gas Industries]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319869</guid> <description><![CDATA[The revelation comes as the industry faces multiple lawsuits for covering up its knowledge about climate change.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Marathon Oil Company magazine from 1977 predicted that rising temperatures caused by industrial activity could one day lead to “widespread starvation and other social and economic calamities,” The Guardian reported on Thursday. The revelation comes as Big Oil faces a number of lawsuits for covering up its knowledge about climate change, propagating disinformation, and blocking a green…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/oil-giant-predicted-climate-change-could-lead-to-widespread-starvation-in-1977/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Edward Carver]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-refinery-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='78230' /> </item> <item> <title>Reports: Biden Is Now “Receptive” to Dropping Out of Presidential Race</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/reports-biden-is-now-receptive-to-dropping-out-of-presidential-race/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:13:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319861</guid> <description><![CDATA[Democratic donors have also signaled to the campaign that money will dry up if Biden remains the nominee.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Top-ranking Democrats in Congress have reportedly expressed concern regarding President Joe Biden’s desire to remain the Democratic presidential nominee for 2024, telling him that his decision to stay in the race despite the public’s worries regarding his mental acuity will hurt the party’s chances in congressional contests. According to reporting from The Washington Post…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/reports-biden-is-now-receptive-to-dropping-out-of-presidential-race/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-joe-biden-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='64786' /> </item> <item> <title>Biden Proposed a Rent Cap for Corporate Landlords. What’s Next?</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/biden-proposed-a-rent-cap-for-corporate-landlords-whats-next/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Ludwig]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Housing Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rent Control]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319860</guid> <description><![CDATA[Biden’s rent control plan must pass through Congress to become reality. Tenants say the president could still act now.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Joe Biden made a splash this week by calling on Congress to revoke lucrative tax breaks from corporate landlords that raise the rent by 5 percent or more a year. Pitched as a stopgap measure to provide relief for tenants while more housing is built, Biden’s proposal would temporarily establish national rent control for an estimated 20 million housing units over a two-year period.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/biden-proposed-a-rent-cap-for-corporate-landlords-whats-next/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Mike Ludwig]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-biden-p-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='61183' /> </item> <item> <title>Project 2025 Takes Aim at Medicare and Medicaid</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/project-2025-takes-aim-at-medicare-and-medicaid/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonali Kolhatkar]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:05:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Op-Ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Project 2025]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319858</guid> <description><![CDATA[The plan instead pushes Medicare Advantage, which turns tax dollars into profits for private health insurers.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025, a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/project-2025-takes-aim-at-medicare-and-medicaid/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sonali Kolhatkar]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[OtherWords]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-medicare-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='191315' /> </item> <item> <title>J.D. Vance RNC Speech Rewrites History, Downplays Anti-Abortion Views</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-rnc-speech-rewrites-history-downplays-anti-abortion-views/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319854</guid> <description><![CDATA[The GOP vice presidential nominee also spewed anti-immigrant rhetoric, prompting the audience to chant “send them back."]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Wednesday evening, Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance addressed a crowd of Republicans at his party’s national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, giving his first formal speech as the vice presidential nominee running alongside former President Donald Trump. Noticeably — and perhaps strategically — absent from Vance’s speech at the convention was any mention of his anti-abortion and…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-rnc-speech-rewrites-history-downplays-anti-abortion-views/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-jd-vance-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='66577' /> </item> <item> <title>Israeli Lawmakers Vote Against Palestinian Statehood Before Netanyahu’s US Trip</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-lawmakers-vote-against-palestinian-statehood-before-netanyahus-us-trip/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:43:25 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Knesset]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestinian Statehood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[two-state solution]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zeev Elkin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319849</guid> <description><![CDATA[A resolution opposing “the establishment of a Palestinian state” west of the Jordan River passed in the Knesset 68-9.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While Israel’s troops wage what has been widely decried as genocide on the Gaza Strip, Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a resolution opposing “the establishment of a Palestinian state” west of the Jordan River. The measure passed Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, 68-9. It was spearheaded by Knesset Member Zeev Elkin of New Hope – The United Right, who shared the key…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israeli-lawmakers-vote-against-palestinian-statehood-before-netanyahus-us-trip/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jessica Corbett]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Common Dreams]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0718-elkin-netanyahu-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='65530' /> </item> <item> <title>How Solidarity Falters Amid Repression and How We Can Do Better</title> <link>https://truthout.org/audio/how-solidarity-falters-amid-repression-and-how-we-can-do-better/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Hayes]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:27:02 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colonialism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Police Repression]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solidarity]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_audio_post&p=319848</guid> <description><![CDATA[“This system was designed to do exactly what it is doing,” says author and activist Dean Spade.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“This system was designed to do exactly what it is doing and has been doing: concentrating wealth and facilitating racial capitalism and colonialism and extraction,” says author and activist Dean Spade. In this episode of “Movement Memos,” Spade and host Kelly Hayes discuss some common traps that activists fall into when discussing repression, and how we can strengthen our practice of solidarity.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/audio/how-solidarity-falters-amid-repression-and-how-we-can-do-better/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Kelly Hayes]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2022_0901-mm-graphic-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='61201' /> </item> <item> <title>Israel Has Attacked Gaza “Safe Zone” at Least 10 Times Since Rafah Invasion</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-attacked-gaza-safe-zone-at-least-10-times-since-rafah-invasion/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:36:58 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UNRWA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319842</guid> <description><![CDATA[The attacks started as early as just two weeks after Israel forced Palestinians to flee to the area.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just over two months ago, Israel forced more than a million Palestinians who were taking shelter in southern Gaza to flee, once again, to an area it designated as a “humanitarian safe zone” — an area that the Israeli military has since attacked at least 10 times, new research finds. According to London research group Forensic Architecture, the area in Al-Mawasi now sheltering thousands of…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/israel-has-attacked-gaza-safe-zone-at-least-10-times-since-rafah-invasion/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-al-mawasi-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='169764' /> </item> <item> <title>Milwaukee Shipped in 4,500 Cops From Across the US to Suppress Protest at RNC</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/milwaukee-shipped-in-4500-cops-from-across-the-us-to-suppress-protest-at-rnc/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cody Bloomfield]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:07:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coalition to March on the RNC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Free Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Milwaukee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Policing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Protests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RNC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suppression]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319838</guid> <description><![CDATA[Despite efforts to corral and silence them, determined protesters marched close enough to be heard by RNC attendees.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Contestations over the Republican National Committee’s efforts to foreclose avenues for lawful protest outside this week’s Republican National Convention (RNC) were already heated months before GOP delegates started booking their flights to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the convention. So it was something of a victory for free speech that, after months of mobilizing and negotiations — and in the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/milwaukee-shipped-in-4500-cops-from-across-the-us-to-suppress-protest-at-rnc/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Cody Bloomfield]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-ohio-cops-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='97193' /> </item> <item> <title>Teamsters President Faces Backlash Following Tweet and RNC Speech</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/teamsters-president-faces-backlash-following-tweet-and-rnc-speech/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin Reed]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:56:08 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Josh Hawley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor Unions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RNC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean O'Brien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Teamsters]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319839</guid> <description><![CDATA[As the union remains silent on its presidential endorsement, the stakes are high for workers impacted by GOP policies.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Monday evening, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien made history by speaking at the Republican National Convention — the first time a Teamsters Union President has ever done so. The move, however, didn’t come without controversy. Union Vice President John Palmer called the decision “unconscionable.” O’Brien then stirred more debate by tweeting in support of an article by Republican Senator…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/teamsters-president-faces-backlash-following-tweet-and-rnc-speech/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Erin Reed]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Erin In The Morning]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-teamster-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='69233' /> </item> <item> <title>2 in 3 Democrats Want Biden to Withdraw, Poll Finds as Key Deadlines Draw Near</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/2-in-3-democrats-want-biden-to-withdraw-poll-finds-as-key-deadlines-draw-near/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:23:38 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Schiff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319835</guid> <description><![CDATA[Young people are especially energized against Biden, with 75 percent saying he should withdraw.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A strong majority of Democrats want President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, new polling finds, as faith in his mental fitness drops and Democratic lawmakers are stepping up their efforts to replace him with a different candidate. AP-NORC’s latest polling released Wednesday finds that 65 percent of Democrats say that Biden should step aside and allow the party to…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/2-in-3-democrats-want-biden-to-withdraw-poll-finds-as-key-deadlines-draw-near/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-joe-biden-vote-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='54657' /> </item> <item> <title>Report: US Allows Tax Incentives for Donations to Israeli Groups Blocking Aid</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/report-us-allows-tax-incentives-for-donations-to-israeli-groups-blocking-aid/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:36:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humanitarian Aid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319822</guid> <description><![CDATA[Three groups, including one sanctioned by the U.S., have raised $200k in tax deductible donations.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Americans who wish to financially support far right Israeli groups working to block humanitarian aid from entering Gaza are given tax incentives to do so, a new investigation finds. Reporting from The Associated Press and Israeli news site Shomrim finds that three groups that have worked to obstruct aid efforts in Gaza have gotten tax deductible donations from the U.S. and Israel.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/report-us-allows-tax-incentives-for-donations-to-israeli-groups-blocking-aid/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-israeli-settlers-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='120536' /> </item> <item> <title>GOP Hasn’t “Softened” on Abortion — It’s Masking Extreme Policy With Vague Words</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/gop-hasnt-softened-on-abortion-its-masking-extreme-policy-with-vague-words/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzie Chadbourne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:31:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anti-Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[federal abortion ban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[national abortion ban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RNC]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319833</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Republican National Committee follows Trump’s lead in hiding anti-abortion schemes behind a veneer of moderation.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the leadup to this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Republican National Committee met behind closed doors with unusually strict security to finalize the wording of their party platform. For the first time in decades, the platform approved at the secret meeting omitted any specific reference to a national abortion ban. Corporate media outlets have reported…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/gop-hasnt-softened-on-abortion-its-masking-extreme-policy-with-vague-words/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Lizzie Chadbourne]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-gop-jesus-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='63211' /> </item> <item> <title>Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering Took Center Stage at Day 2 of RNC</title> <link>https://truthout.org/video/anti-immigrant-lies-and-fearmongering-took-center-stage-at-day-2-of-rnc/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:13:47 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[immigration policy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RNC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_video_post&p=319825</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2024 Republican platform backs Trump’s pledge to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history.”]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Tuesday night, several of Donald Trump’s former rivals endorsed the Trump ticket, including former Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Vivek Ramaswamy. Much of the evening focused on the Republican Party’s hard-line border and immigration policies. The 2024 Republican platform backs Trump’s pledge to carry out the “largest deportation operation in…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/video/anti-immigrant-lies-and-fearmongering-took-center-stage-at-day-2-of-rnc/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Amy Goodman]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Democracy Now!]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG1-GUEST-Jean-Migrants-SPLIT-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='139940' /> </item> <item> <title>Hurricane Beryl’s Destruction Exacerbates the US Hunger Crisis</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/hurricane-beryls-destruction-exacerbates-the-us-hunger-crisis/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ayurella Horn-Muller]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:42:35 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News Analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Environment and Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hunger Crisis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurricane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hurricane Beryl]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SNAP]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319829</guid> <description><![CDATA[As the cleanup continues, the urgency of the recovery will begin to dwindle — and so will the hunger relief efforts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amid the widespread destruction, brutal heat, heavy rains, and ongoing outages along the Gulf coast, relief organizations are scrambling to ensure people stay fed in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Ever since the storm made landfall in southeastern Texas, causing millions to lose power, local churches and supermarkets have given away meals and soccer stadiums have become grocery distribution points.</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/hurricane-beryls-destruction-exacerbates-the-us-hunger-crisis/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Ayurella Horn-Muller]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Grist]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-beryl-hunger-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='76331' /> </item> <item> <title>Biden Will Call for Reforms to SCOTUS, Including Term Limits and Ethics Rules</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/biden-will-call-for-reforms-to-scotus-including-term-limits-and-ethics-rules/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:42:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court ethics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Supreme Court tenure limits]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319826</guid> <description><![CDATA[Polling shows huge support for limiting how long Supreme Court justices can serve on the bench.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Joe Biden is reportedly finalizing plans to submit at least two ideas to reform the Supreme Court of the United States. The “checks and balances” of the U.S. Constitution allow Congress to regulate the federal court system, including the Supreme Court, despite the fact that the courts are a separate branch of government. Congress rarely takes such action, however, and much of the…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/biden-will-call-for-reforms-to-scotus-including-term-limits-and-ethics-rules/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-biden-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='62589' /> </item> <item> <title>J.D. Vance Website, Including His Anti-Abortion Views, Mysteriously Disappears</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-website-including-his-anti-abortion-views-mysteriously-disappears/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:10:29 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Presidential Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abortion rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.D. Vance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319824</guid> <description><![CDATA[Trump has made it a point to downplay his and the Republican Party's views on abortion in this year's election.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vance, the Ohio Republican senator whom former President Donald Trump has tapped to be his vice presidential running-mate, recently scrapped all mention of his anti-abortion stances from his campaign website. The deletion of Vance’s views on abortion was first noticed by HuffPost senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery, who published a tweet on Vance’s views earlier this week…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/j-d-vance-website-including-his-anti-abortion-views-mysteriously-disappears/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-jd-vance-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='103207' /> </item> <item> <title>Ron Johnson Falsely Insinuates That Large Public Schools Led to Trump Shooting</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/ron-johnson-falsely-insinuates-that-large-public-schools-led-to-trump-shooting/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:56:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moms for Liberty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Republican National Convention]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tiffany Justice]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319819</guid> <description><![CDATA[Johnson made the remarks at a panel for Moms for Liberty, a group notorious for its attacks on public education.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During a town hall hosted by far right group Moms for Liberty, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) suggested, without evidence, that large schools were to blame for the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life — a narrative aimed at furthering the right’s longtime agenda of dismantling public education. The event, which took place blocks from the Republican National Convention happening in…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/ron-johnson-falsely-insinuates-that-large-public-schools-led-to-trump-shooting/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Chris Walker]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-ron-johnson-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='74272' /> </item> <item> <title>Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Includes Heat Safety Protections at Work</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-includes-heat-safety-protections-at-work/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Kutz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:50:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Biden Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Labor Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pregnant workers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PWFA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worker rights]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319816</guid> <description><![CDATA[While the law has been enforceable since 2023, it wasn’t until June that its final regulations went into effect.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earlier this month, the Biden administration announced a new rule that, if finalized, would become the first federal regulation specifically designed to protect workers from extreme heat both indoors and outdoors. It would trigger requirements for access to drinking water and rest breaks when the heat index reaches 80 degrees Fahrenheit. At 90 degrees, it would mandate 15-minute breaks every two…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/pregnant-workers-fairness-act-includes-heat-safety-protections-at-work/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Jessica Kutz]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[The 19th]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0717-pregnant-worker-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='115433' /> </item> <item> <title>Biden Says He’s Done “More” for Palestinians “Than Anybody” as He Backs Genocide</title> <link>https://truthout.org/articles/biden-says-hes-done-more-for-palestinians-than-anybody-as-he-backs-genocide/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 21:28:15 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gaza]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genocide]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Palestine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[War Crimes]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://truthout.org/?post_type=to4_article_post&p=319807</guid> <description><![CDATA[Israel’s genocide, underwritten largely by Biden, has killed at least 39,000 Palestinians so far — but likely far more. ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>President Joe Biden bragged about his supposed charity to Palestinians in an interview on Monday, claiming that he’s done “more” for Palestinians “than anybody” — despite the fact that he has done more to perpetuate the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza than any world leader outside of Israel. In an interview on Complex’s “360 With Speedy” released Monday, Biden implied that he deserves praise…</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/biden-says-hes-done-more-for-palestinians-than-anybody-as-he-backs-genocide/" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p>]]></content:encoded> <truthout:authors><![CDATA[Sharon Zhang]]></truthout:authors> <truthout:source><![CDATA[Truthout]]></truthout:source> <enclosure url='https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0716-joe-biden-f-1200x900.jpg' type='image/jpeg' length='62665' /> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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