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![Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024, in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2167195114-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s 2024 Slate Sees Return of 5 of Pennsylvania’s “Fake Electors” From 2020
One elections expert said those who participated in a 2020 elector scheme shouldn’t be allowed to do so again this year.
![Palestinians gather in front of tents near stagnant wastewater in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on July 19, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2162029783-400x300.jpg)
UN Chief Calls for Truce as Infant Tests Positive for Gaza’s First Case of Polio
“The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire," António Guterres said.
![Elon Musk speaks at the Milken Institute's Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, on May 6, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2151277359-400x300.jpg)
These Billionaires Are Donating Big in 2024 Election to Advance Their Interests
From Christian nationalists to fossil fuel barons, they are using their fortunes to pursue policies that impact us all.
![Right-wing activist Leonard Leo (center) attends the 2023 Antonin Scalia Memorial Dinner that is part of the Federalist Society's 2023 National Lawyers Convention at the Washington Hilton Hotel on November 9, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2011427763-400x300.jpg)
Leonard Leo’s Effort to Gut Planned Parenthood Threatens Myriad Health Services
A lawsuit in Texas has a web of ties to Leo and builds on a years-long campaign by anti-abortion activists.
![A Chevron gas station is seen on August 2, 2024, in Cedar Park, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165026514-400x300.jpg)
Want to Support Palestinian Liberation? Boycott Chevron.
From California city councils to Uber drivers, people are backing the BDS movement’s call.
![Police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators off the campus stairs into a grassy area after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on May 15, 2025. Police clear pro-Palestinian demonstrators off the campus stairs into a grassy area after students occupied the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall at the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, on May 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2152581018-400x300.jpg)
The Right’s Push to Whitewash History Is a Precursor to Fascism
As a new school year begins, we must resist turning schools into right-wing indoctrination centers.
![A child who caught mpox gets treatment at a hospital in the Nyiragongo Territory near Goma, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on August 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2166250918-400x300.jpg)
Spread of Mpox Underscores Global Health Disparities and Lack of Vaccine Access
A mutated strain seems to be more contagious — and more deadly, threatening to become a pandemic on par with COVID-19.
![A Gulfstream G650ER, owned by a private company, is taking off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on June 27, 2023. According to a sustainable aviation expert, a fully loaded Gulfstream G650ER flight releases about 4.5 times as much carbon dioxide per passenger as a Boeing 737.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1819253980-400x300.jpg)
Nike Promised Climate Action, But Its Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting
Since December, Nike has laid off 20 percent of its dedicated sustainability staff.
![Hundreds of protesters carrying Palestinian flags and banners gather to stage a pro-Palestinian demonstration and condemn the Israeli attacks on Gaza, at Zuccotti Park in New York City, on May 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2154455985-400x300.jpg)
Normalizing Nazi Rhetoric Won’t Further the Goal of Palestinian Liberation
When the left refuses to grapple with antisemitism, it cedes that ground to the right, says author Shane Burley.
![Pro-Palestinian students chant during a protest at Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2149561248-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Palestine Student Protesters Navigate Legal Hearings and Potential Penalties
While some local prosecutors have dropped charges entirely, others are pursuing felony charges.