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![People sit in a small greenspace that they've carved out of parking lot asphalt to write and commune with eachother](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0828-media-lot-2-400x300.jpg)
Movement Media Organizations Are Coming Together to Build Power
The Movement Media Alliance is a coalition working to build a journalism of accountability based on social justice.
![French President Emmanuel Macron waves as he is seen in attendance on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 2, 2024, in Nanterre, France.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-macron-400x300.jpg)
Macron Refuses to Appoint Left-Wing Prime Minister, Sparking Call for Protest
The decision has made the left furious, saying that Macron is bucking democratic norms to refuse the left power.
![Advocates hold signs during a news conference on Medicare Advantage plans in front of the U.S. Capitol on July 25, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-medicare-advantage-400x300.jpg)
After Industry Uproar, Feds Killed Plan to Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling
The issue is at the center of a DOJ civil fraud case against UnitedHealth Group pending in federal court.
![Officials of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) play with the children who were adversely affected by Israeli attacks near a school for Palestinian refugees in Khan Yunis, Gaza, on July 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Government Is Buying Attack Ads Under Google Searches for “UNRWA”
Users searching for “UNRWA” or “UNRWA USA” have been served a link to Israel’s government website vilifying the agency.
![A Palestinian woman, who specializes in conservation, restoring and digitizing manuscripts and rare books, works at a laboratory within the Eyes on Heritage institute, in Gaza City, on July 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-books-400x300.jpg)
Librarians Resist Israel’s Efforts to Destroy Palestinian Cultural Heritage
A global network of librarians and archivists is organizing in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues.
![A group of attendees listen to a speaker during the #ProtectTransKids rally outside Orlando City Hall on June 1, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-trans-rights-400x300.jpg)
Appellate Court Clears Way for Florida to Enforce Its Gender-Affirming Care Ban
The order reverses a July ruling that blocked the ban while the case went through appeals.
![Sandra Muñoz, a celebrated civil rights attorney in Los Angeles, holds a photo of her husband Luis on January 3, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-munoz-400x300.jpg)
Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Protections for Undocumented Spouses
The decision comes a week after officials began taking applications from couples who wanted to take part in the program.
![Palestinians watch the smoke rising after the Israeli attack on the Nuseirat refugee camp, in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on August 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0826-gaza-sm-400x300.jpg)
US Has Sent Israel Over 600 Weapons Shipments Since October
The US has delivered over 50,000 tons of military equipment to Israel just over the past 10 months.
![A sign reading Extreme Heat Danger warns visitors during a long-duration heat wave impacting much of the state on July 9, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-extreme-heat-400x300.jpg)
Heat-Related Deaths in the US Rose 117 Percent Between 1999 and 2023
The lead author of a new report warns the current climate trajectory is starting to show up in increased deaths.
![Farmworkers and their supporters occupy a highway bridge during their march demanding pay for working during wildfires.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/dnb2024healdsburgmarch16-copy-400x300.jpg)
California’s Wealthy Wine Industry Routinely Endangers Health of Its Workers
Between wildfires and immigration status, California vineyard workers contend with a host of hurdles to their health.