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Ahead of the Election, Immigrant Rights Advocates Are Preparing for the Worst
Coming months will surely bring more heartache and confusion for immigrant communities, regardless of who is president.
![The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen at dusk in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1781175589-400x300.jpg)
These Swing Districts Will Determine Who Controls the House of Representatives
Only a small number of congressional races are considered toss-ups going into November.
![Workers pull plastic bags off of a conveyor belt as they sort through recyclable materials at Recology's Recycle Central on September 24, 2024, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2174253734-400x300.jpg)
The Plastics Industry Is Planning a Deregulation Blitz Under a Second Trump Term
Critics call it the plastics industry’s own Project 2025.
![U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to attendees during a "Our Fight, Our Future" rally at The Millennium bowling alley on October 2, 2024, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2176294420-400x300.jpg)
Sanders Warns Trump Is a Fascist Who May Let Musk Control the Presidency
Sanders's warning comes the same day as the Tesla CEO is scheduled to headline a Trump rally in Madison Square Garden.
![People exit through rubble following Israeli bombardment on the four-story Muqat family house in the Zarqa neighborhood in the north of Gaza City, on October 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2180358892-400x300.jpg)
Israel May Kill Every Palestinian Left in North Gaza, UN Official Warns
“What Israeli forces are doing in besieged North Gaza cannot be allowed to continue,” the human rights official said.
![U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland takes a question from a reporter during a news conference at the Justice Department on October 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2177091484-400x300.jpg)
Under Project 2025, Journalists and Sources Would Face Spying and Prosecution
The policy guidebook for the next GOP president would spell disaster for journalists and whistleblowers if implemented.
![Members of PAHC sit outside of the reclaimed building where Pablo and Nadia live in Manresa, Catalonia, on May 5, 2024, to celebrate the squat’s one-year anniversary.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/Photo-1--400x300.jpeg)
Housing Activists in Spain Occupy Vacant Bank-Owned Buildings and Halt Evictions
In addition to reclaiming vacant buildings, a collective in Manresa, Spain, halts roughly three evictions per week.
![Climate activists of Extinction Rebellion, a global environmental movement, stage a protest at an entrance of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 7, 2024, to protest against the museum's main sponsor ING.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2169932079-400x300.jpg)
How the Dutch Climate Movement Won an Environmental Breakthrough
An innovative Extinction Rebellion campaign to end fossil fuel subsidies offers key lessons for the global movement.
![People hold up signs during a pro-abortion rights rally on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 24, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2158550039-400x300.jpg)
Florida Abortion Ballot Measure Will Have Region-Wide Consequences, Doctors Say
Amendment 4 would restore abortion rights in Florida, breaking the solid wall of abortion bans across the South.
![Part of the city skyline is pictured at dawn after several explosions were heard in Tehran, Iran, on October 26, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-2180313507-400x300.jpg)
After Israel’s Latest Attack on Iran, What’s Next for the Region?
The full damage of Israel's strikes remains to be seen, but it appears Tehran is downplaying their impact.