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![Bread is distributed for free at a charity bakery in Omdurman city, Sudan, on July 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162726912-1-400x300.jpg)
Sudan Faces Famine as Military Blocks Aid Amid Civil War
Experts also warned that both sides were engaged in killings and arrests targeting lawyers, doctors and activists.
![Protesters gathered in Washington Square Park and marched towards Times Square to call for justice in the police killing of 36-year-old Sonya Massey in her home in Illinois, on July 25, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2162851274-1-400x300.jpg)
Sonya Massey’s Killing Shows the Danger Police Pose to Black Disabled People
Racism and ableism are baked into policing's DNA. Massey's killing underscores the urgent need for alternatives.
![After receiving a notice from the city Department of Sanitation, a homeless encampment and its supporters prepare for a police sweep in which their possessions will be thrown away, on May 4, 2022, in the East Village neighborhood of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1395519268-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Anti-Homeless Ruling Formalizes Segregation of the Poor
The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness echoes past laws and rulings dictating who’s allowed in public.
![A "Rent" sign is displayed on an apartment building in Miami, Florida, on January 20, 2022. The increase in real estate prices in South Florida is one of the highest in the U.S.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1238068728-2-400x300.jpg)
Real Estate Software Aided Price-Fixing “Cartel” Among US Property Companies
The ultimate outcomes of recent lawsuits may have a precedent-setting impact amid the US’s affordable housing crisis.
![A hurricane evacuation route sign hangs on a post on October 28, 2012, in Long Beach, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-154979612-400x300.jpg)
New York’s Nassau County Wants to Deputize Armed Civilians for Disaster Relief
Civil groups and residents are questioning why volunteers would need weapons, saying the move creates private militias.
![Two 18-wheel tractor trailers carry fresh water to natural gas wells being drilled by hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale on September 10, 2012, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-154805432-1-400x300.jpg)
Pennsylvania Oil Companies Quietly Dumped Toxic Wastewater Across the State
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies found a loophole to do it anyway.
![Protesters wearing 'Stop EACOP' masks hold a 'Stop EACOP' banner and cardboard cutouts resembling fire during the demonstration in London, U.K., on October 18, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1731918030-400x300.jpg)
AIG Faces Protest and Backlash Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists protested at AIG's New York offices on Friday, calling on the company to refuse to insure the pipeline.
![Rep. Bobby Scott joins families, parents and caregivers as they bring their stories and voices to Capitol Hill to call on Congress to include paid family and medical leave in the ‘Build Back Better' legislative package on November 2, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-1350883880-400x300.jpg)
House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety
Among other measures, the bill would majorly increase the penalties employers must pay for violating workers' rights.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2163501120-4-400x300.jpg)
In US, Netanyahu Spoke of “Democracy” But Offers Indefinite Apartheid
Palestinian activist Issa Amro says that without American support, Israel couldn't sustain its occupation.
![Medical workers and IVF patients listen during a news conference on access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on June 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2157341002-1-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Isn’t Just Anti-Abortion. It Attacks Surrogacy, IVF, Contraception.
The right’s 922-page policy agenda for a Trump presidency offers an extremist plan for rolling back reproductive rights.