A teenager with diabetes in Gaza has to risk bombardment, walk through destroyed buildings & brave chaotic aid distribution sites in hopes of finding just one bottle of insulin. For health justice to become a reality, it must include Gazans, writes Lojain Naswhan in a new dispatch from Palestine.

In Gaza, displacement and chronic illness are a slow-burning crisis

For displaced Palestinians living with diabetes, accessing insulin is a matter of life and death

prismreports.org

In New York, who will get to take advantage of medical aid in dying? Today, the Medical Aid in Dying Act goes into effect to enable terminally ill New Yorkers to control when they die. But cost, provider shortages & medical distrust could make the option less accessible, Ben Rappaport reports.

Who will get to use medical aid in dying in New York?

For terminally ill patients, the new law offers the choice to end suffering. But cost, provider shortages, and medical distrust among communities of color could make the option less accessible

prismreports.org

“We typically have access to large tracts of land. We’re the perfect target.” Indigenous nations weigh whether to invite data centers onto tribal lands, Demi Guo reports. For some historians, AI data centers echo the extraction of native lands that paved the way for the Transcontinental Railroad.

Indigenous nations weigh whether to invite data centers onto tribal lands

For some scholars, the debate over AI data centers echoes the extraction of native lands that paved the way for the Transcontinental Railroad

prismreports.org

Among the findings here, the Israeli government directly intervened with local law enforcement, and requested they travel to Israel for training. The Ministry that made the request has since changed its name to the Ministry of National Security and is now run by Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Prism@prismreports.org · yesterday

“What the hell is going on in Tacoma that would necessitate this?” Detective involved in WA's 2009 alleged Army spying scandal attended Israeli police training. In Part 1 of “The ASTI Files,” @glentalk.bsky.social uncovers new details of US law enforcement & emergency personnel training in Israel.

“What the hell is going on in Tacoma that would necessitate this?” Detective involved in WA's 2009 alleged Army spying scandal attended Israeli police training. In Part 1 of “The ASTI Files,” @glentalk.bsky.social uncovers new details of US law enforcement & emergency personnel training in Israel.

Documents reveal new details of law enforcement and emergency personnel training in Israel

The detective involved in 2009 alleged Army spying scandal in Washington state attended an Israeli police training, documents show

prismreports.org

🍁Back by popular demand, join us this fall for Prism’s Reflective Journalism Project: Hope in Desolate Times, our award-winning virtual workshop series about how to write, build & publish an accurate narrative that supports movements for justice. APPLY by 8/23: tinyurl.com/5dz2u9d4

“To me that would be even less opportunity.” Washington, D.C. lawmakers want to bring autonomous vehicles to the capital, a move that ride-share drivers & other workers say would inhibit their ability to provide for their families during troubling economic times, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.

Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers

Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber and Lyft drivers, workers say

prismreports.org

“Everybody is scared. Everybody is heartbroken.” Miami Haitian community grapples with end of TPS, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. The Trump admin's policy change leaves hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals who relied on TPS vulnerable to losing work authorization & facing possible deportation.

Miami Haitian community grapples with end of TPS

Longtime residents voice fear and frustration as Temporary Protected Status ends for Haitians

prismreports.org

“We just can't believe that a machine can replace all the decades of … clinical judgment & knowledge that we have.” Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about AI in healthcare, a concern shared by nurses across the country, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports.

New York City nurses say AI is replacing them

Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about artificial intelligence in healthcare

prismreports.org

💌Applications for Reflective Journalism Project: Hope in Desolate Times are OPEN for fall 2026!💌 Are you a journalist, editor, or media maker? Join Prism for our award-winning 4-part virtual workshop to learn how to write, build & publish journalism as a tool for liberation. Apply by 8/23⤵️

Reflective Journalism Project: Hope in Desolate Times - Prism

Bring your newsroom or publication into alignment with movements for liberation Open application through 11:59pm ET, August 23, 2026 Are you a journalist,

prismreports.org

In New York, who will get to take advantage of medical aid in dying? For terminally ill patients, the new law offers the choice to end suffering. But cost, provider shortages & medical distrust among communities of color could make the option less accessible, Ben Rappaport reports.

Who will get to use medical aid in dying in New York?

For terminally ill patients, the new law offers the choice to end suffering. But cost, provider shortages, and medical distrust among communities of color could make the option less accessible

prismreports.org

We can & will build a world that isn’t run by technofascists. As real journalists, @prismreports.org is proud to push back against the so-called “inevitability” of AI. By donating today, you can help secure our future journalism in service of the people & the planet. tinyurl.com/2acazwnc

“We are a part of nature. We believe, create & grow.” As a pipeline threatens the Comcáac's ancestral lands, Indigenous youth are asserting a different future, one rooted in collective responsibility for their ancestors & more-than-human kin, Rachel Herring & Arantza Caudillo-Álvarez report.

A pipeline threatens the Gulf of California

A proposed U.S. pipeline threatens the ancestral lands of the Comcáac community in Mexico’s Puerto Libertad, one of the most important marine ecosystems on Earth

prismreports.org

“We want to go back to our homes the way we left them, not to live inside what feels like a prison camp where the occupation decides who may enter or leave our own land.” A U.S.-backed proposal to dismantle the UNRWA is sparking fear among Gaza residents, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.

What dismantling UNRWA would mean for Palestinian refugees

A proposal from the Trump-chaired Board of Peace seeks to replace UNRWA, an agency that touches every aspect of Palestinian life

prismreports.org

“We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness. Homelessness is fundamentally a housing issue.” Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins has until Aug. 3 to either sign or veto changes that would make it easier for police to arrest people for sleeping in public spaces, Alexandra Martinez reports.

Mayor Eileen Higgins should veto change to Miami encampment ban that could worsen homelessness, advocates say

The mayor has until Aug. 3 to either sign or veto changes that would make it easier for police to arrest people for sleeping in public spaces

prismreports.org

As real journalists, Prism brings you the news from people all over the U.S. fighting data centers in their communities. We can & will build a world that isn’t run by technofascists. We’ve raised 27% of our emergency fundraising goal—but we still need your solidarity. tinyurl.com/2acazwnc

As real journalists reporting on communities organizing against data centers & AI adoption, Prism covers how AI is in direct opposition to liberation. We can & will build a world that isn’t run by technofascists—but we need your help. Support journalism in service of the people & the planet💫

Support independent, nonprofit news led by journalists of color

Join Prism's community of justice seekers and truth-tellers, building collective power through journalism. Understanding the full story has never mattered…

tinyurl.com

Prism@prismreports.org · last mo.

“I would say this is the fastest I’ve ever seen [the legislature] move. The reaction has been, I think, fast enough to do something about it.” Across the country, locals are pushing elected officials to introduce data center regulations & pause new construction, ray levy uyeda reports.

“If there's not enough food in the house, I'll drive for that purpose.” Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers, @evelazquez.bsky.social reports. Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber & Lyft drivers, workers say.

Plans to bring Waymo to Washington, D.C., worry ride-share drivers

Autonomous vehicles entering the market could hurt opportunities for Uber and Lyft drivers, workers say

prismreports.org

“In my community, that mistrust of the medical system doesn’t just come from Tuskegee‑level atrocities. It comes from everyday visits where people feel like no one is really listening to them.” Ben Rappaport contextualizes a new law in NY: Who will get to take advantage of medical aid in dying?

Who will get to use medical aid in dying in New York?

For terminally ill patients, the new law offers the choice to end suffering. But cost, provider shortages, and medical distrust among communities of color could make the option less accessible

prismreports.org

Supermarket sushi is now a multibillion-dollar industry, but according to a new lawsuit, the market is fueled by an unjust franchise system that skirts labor laws to exploit the industry's Burmese workforce. To learn more, read Victor Maung's latest for @prismreports.org:

The hidden cost of America's supermarket sushi boom

Myanmar refugees face exploitative working conditions as the backbone of the grocery store sushi industry, according to a lawsuit

prismreports.org

“The crime is that we created a system that renders housing affordable for millions of people & then we criminalize those very people for a situation that they didn’t create.” Advocates urge Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins to veto a ban that could worsen homelessness, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

Mayor Eileen Higgins should veto change to Miami encampment ban that could worsen homelessness, advocates say

The mayor has until Aug. 3 to either sign or veto changes that would make it easier for police to arrest people for sleeping in public spaces

prismreports.org

Where the desert meets the sea, a pipeline threatens the Gulf of California, Rachel Herring & Arantza Caudillo-Álvarez report. A proposed U.S. pipeline threatens the ancestral lands of the Comcáac community in Mexico's Puerto Libertad, one of the most important marine ecosystems on Earth.

A pipeline threatens the Gulf of California

A proposed U.S. pipeline threatens the ancestral lands of the Comcáac community in Mexico’s Puerto Libertad, one of the most important marine ecosystems on Earth

prismreports.org

Mayor Eileen Higgins should veto change to Miami encampment ban that could worsen homelessness, advocates say. The mayor has until Aug. 3 to either sign or veto changes that would make it easier for police to arrest people for sleeping in public spaces, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

Mayor Eileen Higgins should veto change to Miami encampment ban that could worsen homelessness, advocates say

The mayor has until Aug. 3 to either sign or veto changes that would make it easier for police to arrest people for sleeping in public spaces

prismreports.org

We at Prism reject the capitalist & technofascist dystopia that destroys our planet, harms workers, surveils our communities, rips families apart, automates genocide & expands the police state. We need your help to ensure humans give you the facts you need to fight AI. Donate⤵️ tinyurl.com/2acazwnc

Hunger strikes are spreading in ICE jails amid widespread violations, advocates say. Detainees protest inhumane conditions—incl. unsanitary food & water, lack of medical care, physical abuse & retaliation—along with racism & a complete absence of due process, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports.

Hunger strikes spreading in ICE jails amid due process violations, advocates say

Immigrant rights advocates say more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations

prismreports.org

What would dismantling UNRWA mean for Palestinian refugees? A proposal from the Trump-chaired Board of Peace seeks to replace the U.N. agency that touches every aspect of Palestinian life, sparking fear among Gaza residents, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.

What dismantling UNRWA would mean for Palestinian refugees

A proposal from the Trump-chaired Board of Peace seeks to replace UNRWA, an agency that touches every aspect of Palestinian life

prismreports.org

💥 Thanks to your support, we've reached 26% of our goal of raising $25,000! We've lost nearly half a million dollars in funding. Donate at the link below to help protect Prism's journalism ⤵️ https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-independent-nonprofit-news-led-by-journalists-of-color

📢 THIS WED at 1pm ET / 8pm Palestine, join @palestinestudies.bsky.social, @prismreports.org & Visualizing Palestine for an online panel, “How American Media Sold, Censored & Enabled the Genocide in Gaza.” 🎙️Speakers: Robin Anderson, Adam Johnson & Assal Rad Register: bit.ly/media-genocide-gaza

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How American Media Sold, Censored, and Enabled the Genocide in Gaza. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us on July 29th, 2026 at 1pm ET / 8pm Palestine. Register here or watch the livestream! For nearly three years, U.S. news coverage of Israel's genocide in Gaza has shaped what the American public was allowed to see, question, and believe. Presente...

bit.ly

“This isn't just about money; it's about chains wrapped around our lives, preventing us from working, earning, building & living as full human beings.” The freezing of Palestinian bank accounts is another cost of Israel's genocide in Gaza, Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi reports.

The freezing of Palestinian bank accounts

Reports indicate that the Bank of Palestine has frozen Palestinian accounts as part of a decision from Israel

prismreports.org

“People are not willing to give up so easily or to have their spirits broken.” Hunger strikes are spreading in ICE jails, @mauriziogro.bsky.social reports. More detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions & legal rights violations.

Hunger strikes spreading in ICE jails amid due process violations, advocates say

Immigrant rights advocates say more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations

prismreports.org