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Ben Gvir has a long history of hostility toward the UN, including smearing UN staff as “terrorist supporters.” By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout Published June 18, 2026 Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir takes part in the Jerusalem Day parade at the Damascus Gate in the old city of Jerusalem on May 14, 2026.

The motion is an “attack on the revived hope that Black communities have felt” from the program, said its architect. By Shireen Akram-Boshar , Truthout Published June 18, 2026 A Black Lives Matter sign sits in a front yard of a house in Evanston, Illinois, on March 16, 2021. The suburb in Chicago became the first place in the US to provide reparations to its Black residents for housing discrimination.

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. On Tuesday, hundreds marched through downtown Senatobia, Mississippi, in protest of the police murder of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley two days prior. Police responded to the protest, which stopped in front of the local Walmart and continued to grow in size, by teargassing the protesters.

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. U.S. colleges and universities across the United States are using trainings, programming, and campus rules designed to “combat antisemitism” to directly contribute to a larger Zionist, right-wing trend that normalizes racism, Islamophobia, and the silencing of radical political thought rooted in liberation.

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. World leaders are returning home from the annual G7 summit, having failed to address issues such as income inequality, climate change and territorial conflict, while entertaining the wealthy executives of the artificial intelligence and fossil fuel industries.

Americans back abolishing the Electoral College by a 2 to 1 margin, the survey shows. By Chris Walker , Truthout Published June 18, 2026 An artist rendition of the Electoral College map. Getty Images Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! A new poll demonstrates strong support for amending the U.S. Constitution to abolish the Electoral College and replace it with a popular vote model.

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. How should Juneteenth be understood, be celebrated, be remembered, given this moment of deep anti-democratic machinations and authoritarian/fascistic ambitions cultivated at the “highest” offices within this land?

“You’re talking about a long time ago,” Trump said about the strike that occurred on February 28. By Chris Walker , Truthout Published June 18, 2026 President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses the media during a press conference at the G7 summit in France, on June 17, 2026.

The memorandum of understanding explicitly includes Lebanon and continued Israeli attacks would violate the deal. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams Published June 18, 2026 Destroyed buildings and smoke billowing in the distance behind the medieval Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun, on June 17, 2026. JACK GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere.

Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. A federal poverty-fighting program focused on reducing unintended pregnancies is about to undergo a major overhaul. Reproductive health clinics use Title X federal grant money to provide birth control, cancer screenings and testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to people with little or no health insurance.