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![Students and pro-Palestinian supporters gather outside the Student Central building at the University of London to take part in a protest calling for U.K. universities to stop investing and cooperating with companies and institutions involved in breaches of international law carried out by the Israeli government in the Palestine, in London, United Kingdom, on July 9, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-bds-400x300.jpg)
International Court of Justice Finds That BDS Is Not Just Legal, But Obligatory
The ICJ's ruling found that states have a duty to bring Israeli occupation, colonization and apartheid to an end.
![Hands of unrecognizable male prison guard in black uniform standing by gate looking at keys](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-prison-guard-400x300.jpg)
Over 100 People Die in Missouri Prisons Each Year. Othel Moore Was One of Them.
Three attempts in the legislature to secure better oversight over Missouri's prison administration have stalled out.
![United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, middle, visits striking UAW Local 551 workers outside a Ford assembly center on South Burley Avenue on October 7, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-shawn-fain-400x300.jpg)
UAW Files Labor Charges Against Trump, Musk Over Effort to “Intimidate Workers”
Musk and Trump have long histories of hostility toward labor unions, both in the US and overseas.
![Members of Arizona for Abortion Access, the ballot initiative to enshrine abortion rights in the Arizona State Constitution, hold a press conference at the Arizona House of Representatives on April 17, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-abortion-arizona-400x300.jpg)
Arizona Abortion Rights Amendment Is Officially on the November Ballot
Nearly 578,000 signatures were certified, the highest number ever for a ballot initiative proposal in Arizona history.
![Former President Donald Trump's Twitter account is displayed on a laptop screen along with Elon Musk's account displayed on a phone screen in a photo taken on November 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0813-trump-musk-400x300.jpg)
“Self Obsessed Rich Guys” — Harris Campaign Pans Musk’s Trump “Interview” on X
During a “Spaces” event, Trump rattled off a number of policy positions similar to those found within Project 2025.
![Palestinians inspect the destruction following the Israeli attack on the al-Tabin school, where displaced people took shelter, in al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza on August 10, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_08-12-gaza-city-school-400x300.jpg)
Israel’s Morning Prayer Massacre Is Part of an Escalation of Attacks on Schools
Israel has bombed a school in Gaza once every other day on average since July, reports find.
![Mike Brown Sr. releases butterflies after four and a half minutes of silence to honor the four and a half hours Mike Brown Jr.'s body was left on the ground after he was shot on August 9, 2014. His wife, Cal Brown, holds the megaphone.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/IMG_1111-400x300.jpeg)
Michael Brown Jr.’s Father Is Still Fighting for Justice and His Son’s Legacy
He says city development ignores the reality of policing in an attempt “to rebrand Ferguson and erase what happened.”
![Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an event on June 24, 2024 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_08-12-blinken-presser-400x300.jpg)
CAIR: Blinken Must Resign “in Disgrace” After Ending Probe Into Israeli Unit
The State Department previously found the unit has committed gross human rights violations in the West Bank.
![A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0812-abortion-p-400x300.jpg)
Despite Fed Rule, More Than 100 Pregnant People Denied Care by Hospitals and ERs
Doctors fear state laws could land them in prison because of vague language around life-saving exceptions to abortion.
![Students chant slogans during the pro-Palestine student protest and encampment at George Washington University's Yard, demonstrating against Israeli military action in Gaza and calling on their university to stop doing business with companies they see as supporting the genocide on April 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2150203880-400x300.jpg)
State and Local Efforts to Divest From Israel Are Gaining Steam
Cross-movement coalitions have been vital to the progress of these campaigns to end the transfer of US taxpayer dollars.