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![Abortion rights activists protest outside the Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Center after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1241517243-400x300.jpg)
Missouri Judge Rules Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative Invalid
The future of Amendment 3, which would overturn the state's near-total abortion ban, is now uncertain.
![A protester holds a sign that reads, "Palestinians for Black Power" as they march through the streets of New York City, on June 14, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1249702244-400x300.jpg)
What Can the Black Freedom Struggle and Palestinian Liberation Teach Each Other?
“Solidarity is a rejection of a depoliticized pessimism, a pessimism engulfed by one’s suffering,” says Zahi Zalloua.
![Thousands of pro-Palestine Americans march from Bryant Park to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Headquarters in New York City, led by labor unions calling for a ceasefire on December 21, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1865835783-400x300.jpg)
Labor Raises Collective Voice Against Genocide in National Network for Ceasefire
Workers in Gaza “need us to push back through our unions” to demand an arms embargo, union leader Mark Dimondstein said.
![Activists pass out emergency contraception to party-goers while campaigning with Vote for Abortion outside of Maya Dayclub on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2156315606.jpg)
These Are the 10 States Where Abortion Rights Are on the Ballot
Despite attempts to undermine them, ballot measures have been a key tool of the reproductive rights movement.
![Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to reporters about the resignation of United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2162526726-400x300.jpg)
House GOP Is Threatening Government Shutdown to Force Through a Voter ID Measure
The measure would force voters to show proof of citizenship, despite evidence that noncitizen voting is extremely rare.
![Palestinians inspect the completely destroyed city center of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, Palestine, after a 10-day deadly operation that left much of the infrastructure and many homes in ruins, on September 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2169932177-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Recount Terror and Destruction of 10-Day Israeli Incursion in Jenin
Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank city Friday, leaving behind demolished infrastructure and dozens dead.
![People place candles and flowers for Damian Sobol, an aid worker for World Central Kitchen who was killed by an Israeli airstrike, in front of the train station in Przemysl, Poland, on April 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2131320738-400x300.jpg)
For Our Movements to Win, We Must Learn How Not to Let Our Grief Destroy Us
Unprocessed grief can lead us to lash out at each other, rather than dismantling the systems that cause our pain.
![Aircraft are seen being stored at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on May 12, 2015, in Tucson, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-473476350-400x300.jpg)
Remote Southwest Communities Resist Dangerous Combat Flight Training Expansion
Increased military flight trainings would have dire environmental and public health effects in Arizona and New Mexico.
![Thousands marched for action to prevent climate catastrophe and stop fracking on the eve of the Democratic National Convention on July 24, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1229096910-400x300.jpg)
As Harris Rejects Fracking Ban, Will Anyone Listen to What Pennsylvanians Want?
Pundits and politicians act like boosting fracking is key to winning votes in Pennsylvania, but polls suggest otherwise.
![Displaced Palestinians react among their tents which have been destroyed under Israeli attacks in the yard of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza on September 05, 2024. 4 people were killed and many people were injured.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/09/2024_09-06-gaza-children-400x300.jpg)
UN Expert Warns Israel on Track to Exterminate Nearly Entire Gaza Population
“Once the dust settles, I can’t imagine how the world will go on after having allowed that. Again,” Albanese said.