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![An emission comes out of a smoke stack at the Phillips 66 Refinery in Linden, New Jersey, on February 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1991486233-400x300.jpg)
Fossil Fuel Industry Disproportionately Harms Low-Income Women, Women of Color
Six key issues impacting women are highlighted in a new report, including health outcomes and environmental racism.
![Welcome sign for Medford, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/3539079476_1d19689903_k-400x300.jpg)
Harm Reduction Group in Oregon Endured Illegal Spying From Police, ACLU Says
Harm reduction organizers are suing the City of Medford over allegations of police spying in violation of state law.
![Pro-Palestine activists take part in the “Flood New York City for Gaza” protest during Labor Day on September 2, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2169949863-scaled-1-400x300.jpeg)
How Do We Observe the International Day of Peace in a Time of Genocide?
Our movements must build a future where an arms embargo on Israel and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza is a reality.
![North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-mark-robinson-400x300.jpg)
Report Details Shocking Online Comments From Trump-Endorsed NC Gov Candidate
Political observers suggested that Trump's endorsement of Robinson could wind up costing him the presidential election.
![A child holds a doll among the rubble of a heavily damaged house as nine people, including three children, were killed in an attack by the Israeli army on the house of Akram al-Najjar, a lecturer at University of Jerusalem in the Jabalia Refugee Camp in Jabalia, Gaza, on September 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-gaza-ch-400x300.jpg)
UN Panel Calls Out Israel for “Serious Violations” of Child Rights Treaty
"These are extremely grave violations that we do not often see,” said the vice chair of the UN Child Rights Committee.
![Steven Thrasher is pictured in front of a lion statue.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-steven-thrasher-400x300.jpg)
Journalism Professor’s Suspension Shows the Hypocrisy of “Objectivity”
Steven Thrasher’s suspension from teaching journalism at Northwestern shows “the Palestine exception” at work.
![People wait in line for early voting for the midterm elections at Ponce De Leon Library on November 4, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-georgia-voters-400x300.jpg)
2 Republican States May Manipulate Electoral College Outcome to Favor Trump
Changes to election rules in Georgia — and potential changes in Nebraska — could benefit Donald Trump.
![Then-special representative for Venezuela (and later Iran) under the Trump administration, Elliott Abrams, speaks during a briefing at the U.S. Department of State on February 18, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-elliot-abrams-400x300.jpg)
Witnesses Backed by Defense Companies Urge Confrontation With Iran in Hearing
Witnesses proposed deploying more military capabilities to the Middle East and the authorization of the use of force.
![President Joe Biden addresses striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at a picket line outside a General Motors service parts operations plant in Belleville, Michigan, on September 26, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-biden-uaw-400x300.jpg)
Biden Joined the UAW Picket Line Last Year. Will He Do the Same With Boeing?
The Boeing strike is the latest test of the Biden-Harris administration’s labor agenda, with more challenges on the way.
![A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on March 16, 2017, in Washington, DC.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_0920-epa-400x300.jpg)
EPA Scientists Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals During Trump Admin
A second Trump presidency could see more far-reaching interference with the agency’s scientific work under Project 2025.