Friday, November 17, 2023

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Alumni Withhold Donations Over University Responses to Pro-Palestine Protests

"Columbia is punishing students for protesting against ethnic cleansing and genocide," said more than 2,000 graduates of Columbia University and Barnard College.

By Julia Conley
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Big Three Autoworkers Approve Contracts After UAW Strike

"It's a good contract, you just can't get around that," said one UAW local president. "You look at the investment we got in 2019 compared to now, it's not rocket science. It's just better."

By Jessica Corbett
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Hacker-for-Hire Who Targeted Climate Activists: 'You Don't Know Everything' Yet

"Justice will not be completely served in this case until those who hired Azari are exposed and held to account," said one climate campaigner after the "Dark Basin" ringleader was sentenced.

By Brett Wilkins
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Probe Demanded Over 'Absurd' Israeli Narrative About Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital

"Israel needs to offer the outside world more than a few rifles and other armaments to justify its attacks on Gaza's hospitals and ill and injured civilians," said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.

By Julia Conley
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EU to Criminalize Acts 'Comparable to Ecocide'

"With this agreement, the European Union adopts some of the most ambitious legislation in the world," one MEP who backed the measure said.

By Olivia Rosane
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Despite Growing Anger, Sanders Stands Firmly Against Gaza Cease-Fire

The Vermont senator instead called for conditioning U.S. military aid to Israel, an end to "indiscriminate bombing," and a humanitarian pause.

By Jake Johnson
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■ Opinion


From Gaza With Rage

What is happening now in Gaza is genocide. I mourn for my friends, neighbors, and family with the deepest sadness, but it is not only sadness that I feel.

By Mona El Farra
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Israel, Gaza, and International Law:A Humanitarian Crisis Roils the Academy

Why scholars who dare to challenge the Israeli narrative must be defended.

By Christine Schmidt,Elizabeth Schmidt
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Big Oil's Big Lies Are Catching Up With Them

The American public believes fossil fuel companies should pay for their deceit. Our job is to make sure they do.

By Cassidy Dipaola
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