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July 03, 2023

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After Latest Raid, Tlaib Demands US Stop Funding 'Violent Israeli Apartheid Regime'

"Israeli forces are now blocking ambulances from reaching the dozens of wounded Palestinians after at least eight people were killed in Jenin," the Michigan Democrat said Monday.

GOP Works to Preserve Tax Cut That Has Delivered $67 Billion to Top Corporations

"Should tell you where their priorities lie," responded one advocacy group.

'We've Run Out of Time': Experts and Activists Urge Climate Action Amid Summer of Extremes

"Still we are not acting with the urgency and determination that is required," the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Monday.

Lawsuit Targets Harvard Legacy Admissions That Privilege Wealthy, Largely White Alumni

"Your family's last name and the size of your bank account are not a measure of merit, and should have no bearing on the college admissions process," the main litigant's director asserted.

On Eve of July 4th, Bishop William Barber Unveils 'Moral Declaration for America'

"It is time for people with a moral conscience to wield every ounce of influence and power they have towards justice and to force this nation to be true to what it said on paper."

Israeli Forces Kill at Least 8 Palestinians in Massive Assault on West Bank Refugee Camp

"This is how the Israeli government treats Gaza—and now Netanyahu brought it to the occupied West Bank," said one advocacy group. "We demand accountability: End U.S. military funding to Israel now."

AOC Calls Out 'Dangerous Authoritarian Expansion of Power in the Supreme Court'

'There also must be impeachment on the table'

Common Dreams Staff

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When It Comes to GOP-Imposed Cruelty and Austerity, What About the Children?

To survive and thrive, all children need health care, food, shelter, along with early care and education.

Sharron Hunter-Rainey

The Radical Right-Wing Court Has Destroyed a Crucial Judicial Guardrail

Now that the court has obliterated the distinction of what constitutes legal standing, there are no limits to what this least democratic branch of government — and its extremist majority — might do.

An Armed Palestinian Rebellion Is Coming

Though the US and its Western partners may continue to refrain from intervening in supposed "internal Israeli affairs," they should carefully consider what is taking place in Palestine. This is not business as usual.

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