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![Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on August 20, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-harris-400x300.jpg)
“Genocide Will Continue”: Fury Grows as Harris Vows to Keep Biden’s Gaza Policy
Polls have shown pivoting away from Biden’s Gaza policy is popular among the public — but Harris is refusing the change.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024, in Potterville, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Is Promising to Protect IVF. Critics Say His Past Actions Show He’s Lying.
Republicans voted against IVF protections in June, including Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Vows to Introduce Resolution to Block $20 Billion US Arms Sale to Israel
Sanders's pledge could stymie the Biden administration's plans for a smooth congressional review process of the sale.
![A banner reads: $18,000,000 NYS Tax Dollars at Work, during a demonstration at Atlas Air’s headquarters](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-atlas-air-02-400x300.jpg)
Activists Target Logistics Firms That Are Facilitating Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
As the US government continues to arm the Israeli military, activists aim to disrupt the war machine’s supply chain.
![National Security Council Coordinator For Strategic Communications John Kirby talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on December 14, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-media-400x300.jpg)
Will Western Mainstream Media Be Held Accountable for Their Role in Genocide?
Freedom of expression does not protect incitement to war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
![Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrates with her family onstage after accepting the party's nomination on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 22, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0830-dnc-trans-400x300.jpg)
Instead of Ignoring Trans Rights at DNC, Dems Should’ve Vowed to Protect Them
Democrats seem to think that the issue — which carries life-or-death stakes — is too divisive to address.Â
![Former President Donald Trump visits Arlington Cemetery on August 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-trump-wreath-400x300.jpg)
Trump Campaign May Have Violated Federal Law by Filming Ad at Arlington Cemetery
A cemetery official was reportedly shoved by Trump staff while trying to prevent them from filming.
![Kaid Farhan Alkadi, a Bedouin Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the October 7 Hamas attack, is greeted by his friends and family after he is rescued following nearly 11 months in captivity in Gaza, at his village near Rahat in southern Israel, on August 28, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-q-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Demolishing the Village of the Bedouin Hostage Freed From Gaza
Israel said it won’t demolish the freed captive’s home “in light of the situation.”
![The Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project is seen on December 20, 2016, in Houston, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-carbon-capture-400x300.jpg)
US Leads World in Subsidies for Ineffective Tech Fixes for Climate Crisis
Over the last 40 years, the US has spent $12 billion in taxpayer money for carbon capture technology.
![Crushed plastic bottles arranged like recycling symbol](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0829-recycle-400x300.jpg)
EPA Policy Rejects Plastic Industry’s Misleading Math on Recycled Products
Companies that want the EPA's stamp of approval can no longer use a method criticized by some as a greenwashing tactic.