Monday, December 4, 2023

■ Today's Top News 


Families Rally for Opioid Accountability as Supreme Court Hears Purdue Case

"I don't want their money," one woman who lost a son to the opioid crisis said of the Sackler family. "I want them in prison."

By Julia Conley
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US House to Vote on Declaring 'Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism'

"The fact that Congress has to pass a resolution saying that anti-Zionism and antisemitism are the same thing means that people's efforts to end the conflation of the two are getting somewhere," argued one critic.

By Brett Wilkins
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Climate Coalition Says 'Stop Carbon Offsetting Now!'

"Carbon offset trading is reckless and irresponsible," said one campaigner.

By Jessica Corbett
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Doctors Without Borders Tells Key UN Body to Stop 'Absolute Horror' in Gaza

"Israel has shown a blatant and total disregard for the protection of Gaza's medical facilities. We are watching as hospitals are turned into morgues and ruins."

By Jake Johnson
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70,000+ Healthcare Workers to Biden: Stop 'Malignant Growth' of LNG

"My medical opinion is that we should not be building nor permitting more LNG export terminals," one health expert said.

By Olivia Rosane
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COP28 Head Claims There's 'No Science' Behind Fossil Fuel Phaseout

"This dismisses decades of work by IPCC scientists," said one expert. "Disgraceful."

By Jake Johnson
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■ Opinion


TIAA Must End Toxic and Immoral Fossil Fuel Investments

As teachers, health professionals, and plan participants, we are horrified by the fact that the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America invests a shockingly high proportion of its assets in oil, gas, and coal.

By Don Lieber,Iris Marie Bloom,Caroline Levine,Amy Gray
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Wall Street or the Working Class:  The Democrats Must Choose

They can't try to have it both ways indefinitely. If they really helped working people meet the economic challenges facing them, the party would lose favor with the barons of finance and their corporate cronies.

By Les Leopold
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When Poverty Is a Policy Choice, the Safety Net Must Be Defended

Lawmakers have allowed life-saving programs collapse and poor families like mine are the ones paying the price. It's time to fight back.

By Asia Walters
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