Tuesday, December 5, 2023

■ Today's Top News 


Post-Dobbs Bans Leave 14 States With No Abortion Clinics

A new analysis shows how "abortion bans, extremist harassment, and the financial realities of operating community-based clinics make it increasingly difficult for independent clinics to stay open."

By Brett Wilkins
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US Must Stop Extracting Fossil Fuels by 2031 for Fair Road to 1.5°C

A new report also concludes that the United States should put $97.1 billion per year toward helping poor countries with their energy transitions.

By Olivia Rosane
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COP28 Stocktake Draft Reveals Vital Battle Over 'Unabated' Fossil Fuels

The draft offers "the fossil fuel industry a lifeline with dangerous distractions, like carbon capture and storage, and other abatement technologies," said one campaigner.

By Julia Conley
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Israel Used US-Made Munitions to Massacre Two Gazan Families, Including 19 Kids

Amnesty International's findings "should be an urgent wake-up call to the Biden administration," said the group's secretary-general.

By Jake Johnson
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'Parasitic Influences': Record 2,400+ Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Attend COP28

"The sheer number of fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks that could determine our future is beyond justification," said one campaigner.

By Jake Johnson
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Sanders Rejects $10 Billion in Aid for 'Extremist Netanyahu Government'

"Israel's indiscriminate approach is, in my view, offensive to most Americans, it is in violation of U.S. and international law, and it undermines the prospects for lasting peace and security."

By Jake Johnson
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■ Opinion


Shouldn’t Every Day Be Like No-Evictions Christmas?

In a country that does not recognize in practice that housing is a human right, there is no legal barrier preventing even the most vulnerable among us from being forced into homelessness. Not on a holiday—no matter what the day.

By Fran Quigley
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US Trade Policy Shift on Big Tech Offers Hope Despite Huge Fights Ahead

The implications of the U.S. withdrawal of support for extreme Big Tech trade provisions for developing countries and people across the world.

By Deborah James
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Rich Nations Pursue Self-Serving Climate Solutions

Developed countries have long exhausted their ‘fair share’ of the world’s ‘carbon budget.’

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram,Yin Shao Loong
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