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The Week in Review

November 11, 2023

'Can You Hear the Screams?' Physician Says Western Leaders Complicit in Israeli Attacks on Gaza Hospitals

"When are you going to stop this?" Dr. Mads Gilbert asked U.S. President Joe Biden and the leaders of European nations.

November 10, 2023

Global Cease-Fire Call Grows as Israel Wages 'War Against Hospitals' in Gaza

"Children in Gaza are hanging by a thread," said a UNICEF director, calling for attacks on healthcare facilities to stop immediately and the urgent delivery of supplies to hospitals.

November 10, 2023

750+ Journalists to Colleagues: 'Tell the Full Truth' About Israeli Atrocities in Gaza

"This is our job: to hold power to account. Otherwise, we risk becoming accessories to genocide."

November 09, 2023

After Years of Tanking Climate Action and Anti-Poverty Measures, Manchin Announces Exit From Senate

"During his time in office, Manchin served the fossil fuel industry and lined his pockets with the payoff," said one critic.

November 08, 2023

Coalition Warns Against 'Fiscal Commission' That Would Fast-Track Social Security Cuts

"The only reason to create a fast-track, closed-door commission is to overthrow the will of the American people by cutting their hard-earned benefits," said Social Security Works president Nancy Altman.

November 08, 2023

EU Scientists 'Can Say With Near Certainty' That 2023 Will Be Hottest in 125,000 Years

Noting the global temperature records "obliterated" thoughout the year, one expert said that "the sense of urgency for ambitious climate action going into COP28 has never been higher."

November 08, 2023

Expansion Plans of Top Fossil Fuel-Producing Nations Throw 'Humanity's Future Into Question': UN Report

"We cannot address climate catastrophe without tackling its root cause: fossil fuel dependence," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said.

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Opinion

Disrupting Biden for Gaza Didn’t Take Courage

I was channeling the sentiments of the truly courageous people I have been following and have spoken to in Gaza.

Danaka Katovich

Genocide in Gaza Would Not Be Possible Without Western Complicity

The word ‘hypocrisy’ here does not even begin to describe what is taking place, and the repercussions of this moral failure will be felt around the world for years to come.

Ohio Voters Used Direct Democracy to Defend Abortion Rights

Tuesday’s vote has broader implications for direct democracy and its ability to reshape state policy across the country.

Disarming Domestic Abusers Can Protect Us All

A federal law banning those convicted of domestic violence from purchasing a gun is an approach supported by 81 percent of those self-identifying as Republicans and 91 percent of self-identified Democrats polled.

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