Tuesday, November 14, 2023

■ Today's Top News 


Sanders Holds Senate Hearing With Labor Leaders After 'Historic Union Victories'

"All over this country, we are seeing workers standing up and fighting back against the unprecedented corporate greed taking place in America in a way that we have not seen in decades."

By Brett Wilkins
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'Baby Steps' Will Not Avert Climate Catastrophe, UN Warns

The United Nations assessment coincided with the release of "the world's most comprehensive roadmap of how to close the global gap in climate action across sectors."

By Jessica Corbett
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'Sit Down!': Sanders Stops GOP Senator From Fighting Teamsters Boss at Hearing

A fomenting feud between Sen. Markwayne Mullin—a former undefeated professional mixed martial arts fighter—and Teamsters president Sean O'Brien nearly erupted into a physical brawl.

By Brett Wilkins
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Bar Association Urged to Fight Censorship of Pro-Palestinian Voices

"The suppression of dissenting voices, at this moment, especially those advocating for peace and non-violence, is antithetical to the very foundations upon which our democracy stands."

By Jake Johnson
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Amid War Crimes Charges, Human Rights Watch Says Israel Must 'End Attacks on Hospitals'

"Israel's broad-based attack on Gaza's healthcare system is an attack on the sick and the injured, on babies in incubators, on pregnant people, on cancer patients. These actions need to be investigated as war crimes."

By Jake Johnson
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Hundreds of Scientists Urge Biden to Back Speedy 'Phaseout of All Fossil Fuels' at COP28

The joint letter arrives as a new UN analysis shows "baby steps" on climate action by nations won't suffice as planet suffers increasingly dire impacts from the burning of coal, oil, and gas.

By Jon Queally
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■ Opinion


It’s Time We Put an End to the Carbon Capture Farce

Environmental justice communities need real change—not a rebrand of the same discriminatory plans that slow the clock on fighting the climate crisis and reinforce the status quo.

By Ana Baptista,Dana Johnson
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The Supreme Court’s New ‘Code of Ethics’ Changes Nothing

This latest pathetic attempt at pacifying the public will do little to reverse the sharp decline in public confidence in the nation’s highest court.

By Robert Reich
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The UAW’s Game Changer: The Right to Strike Over Mass Layoffs

This historic victory could have significant benefits for all working people.

By Les Leopold
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