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WEBAug 26, 2024 — Democrats Sue to Block Georgia Election Board Rule on Hand Counting Ballots. “This rule is unproductive and unlawful,” a Democratic spokesperson said. Just as in Gaza, the displaced are “in schools, mosques, churches, community centers,” a journalist in Beirut says. “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact check,” Vance ...
Plastic Is Building Up in Our Brains — Scientists Say It ... - Truthout
WEBAug 24, 2024 — The results came as a shock, according to study lead author Matthew Campen, a toxicologist and professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the University of New Mexico. The researchers found that 24 of the brain samples, which were collected in early 2024, measured on average about 0.5 percent plastic by …
Chomsky: Six Months Into War, Diplomatic Settlement in
WEBAug 24, 2022 — Chomsky: Six Months Into War, Diplomatic Settlement in Ukraine Is Still Possible. Noam Chomsky analyzes Russia’s war on Ukraine and the prospects for peace, six months into the humanitarian disaster. A couple walks by burnt-out Russian military vehicles displayed in the downtown area on August 22, 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Uncommitted Delegates Say They “Have a Duty to Serve” Their ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 — The group of uncommitted delegates and their backers said they wouldn’t give up if they cannot achieve their goals by the end of this week. “This is a convention, it’s a ‘dog and pony’ show, and the real work isn’t done in the public’s eyes, it’s done behind the scenes,” Olds said, noting that the Harris campaign would benefit ...
Some Medical Workers Refuse to Evacuate Central Gaza’s
WEBAug 29, 2024 — One of the blocks ordered to evacuate included the last fully operational hospital in central and southern Gaza, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, the governmental hospital has been working at four times its capacity, hosting over 700 patients. As the military order spread among people in the area, dozens ...
Sanders Calls Income and Wealth Inequality Issues “We Don
WEBAug 20, 2024 — Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the State Theater in Portland, Maine, on July 27, 2024. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) were keynote speakers at Progressive Central 2024, which took …
Panel on Supreme Court Reforms Lauds Ideas of Term Limits, …
WEBAug 22, 2024 — President Joe Biden recently announced support for reforms to the court, including term limits and new ethics standards. By. Chris Walker , T ruthout. Whitehouse also noted that the court’s decisions were very personal to voters. “I think the Supreme Court got very real with the Dobbs decision,” Whitehouse said, referring to the case that ...
The Right to Vote Should Be Available to Everyone - Truthout
WEBOct 24, 2021 — Joseph R. Dole is an award-winning author and artist with a BA in critical legal studies from NEIU/UWW. He is one of the co-founders and policy director of Parole Illinois, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization working to abolish death-by-incarceration in Illinois, and has been published in the Northwestern’s Journal of Law and Social Policy; Journal of Ethical Urban Living; Justice, Power and ...
New Biography Opens a Portal Into the Life and Work of Audre …
WEBAug 25, 2024 — In Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs offers an erudite, meticulously researched biography of the legendary Black lesbian feminist poet that simultaneously functions as homage, incantation, critical inquiry, collective exploration and poetic evocation.Gumbs writes that “following Audre’s lead I care more about offering well-researched wonder than I ...
Trump Is Promising to Protect IVF. Critics Say His Past ... - Truthout
WEBAug 30, 2024 — Critics Say His Past Actions Show He’s Lying. Republicans voted against IVF protections in June, including Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Alro Steel on August 29, 2024, in Potterville, Michigan. In multiple instances on Thursday, former President Donald Trump ...