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![Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visit a campaign office on August 9, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0816-harris-walz-400x300.jpg)
Harris Unveils Economic Agenda With New Child Tax Credit and Medical Debt Relief
Progressives praised the agenda as a step forward, but urged action to tackle the root causes of economic inequality.
![A view of damage after Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian homes and vehicles in the village of Jatt, located in the Qalqilya governorate, West Bank, on August 16, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0816-west-bank-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Settlers Rampage in West Bank Town, Killing 1 and Setting Houses Aflame
Israeli forces did nothing to stop settlers as they raged through the town, opening fire on Palestinians.
![Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at Prince George’s Community College on August 15, 2024, in Largo, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0816-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Harris’s 4-Year Housing Plan Will Target Predatory Wall Street Landlords
In recent months, progressives and tenant organizers have worked to make housing central to the 2024 campaign.
![Members of the media attend the stage unveiling ahead of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 15, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0816-dnc-400x300.jpg)
Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?
Democrats ran on health care in 2020. In this year’s draft platform, it gets a handful of bullet points.
![President Joe Biden, center, hands the pen used to sign H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, to Sen. Joe Manchin in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0816-ira-400x300.jpg)
Red States Get 85% of the Benefit of Climate Law. Some Still Hate It.
The vast majority of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump.
![Sewage water and destroyed buildings are pictured in Gaza City, August 12, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-gaza-r-400x300.jpg)
Death Count in Gaza Surpasses 40,000 — With True Death Toll Likely Higher
The official toll represents roughly 2 percent of Gaza’s population killed by Israel.
![Then-Acting Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought speaks during a signing ceremony for Executive Orders on transparency in Federal guidance and enforcement in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on October 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-russell-vought-400x300.jpg)
Trump Has “Blessed” Secret Behind the Scenes Project 2025 Work, Co-Author Says
Trump has “blessed” the organization working behind the scenes on hundreds of executive orders, should he win again.
![Three-month-old baby Rim is the sole survivor after an Israeli military attack on the home of the Abu Hiyye family in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on August 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-gaza-infant-400x300.jpg)
Israel Has Killed 2,100 Babies Under 2 Years Old in Gaza, Rights Group Says
Just on Tuesday, Israel killed 4-day-old twins and their mother in a bombing in central Gaza.
![Chicago police officers work with an ambulance as the Chicago Police Department trains at McCormick Place, June 6, 2024, in preparation for the Democratic National Convention.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-chicago-police-400x300.jpg)
Mass Protests Planned for DNC Spotlight Chicago’s Legacy of Police Repression
Legal advocates say Chicago cops have long targeted protesters as they prepare for a crackdown ahead of the convention.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Harrah's Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0815-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Proposal Would Tax Benefits for More Than 15 Million Workers
A new analysis finds that the policy would particularly cut into employer-sponsored health insurance.