Tuesday, December 12, 2023

■ Today's Top News 


UN Members Support Gaza Cease-Fire in Overwhelming 153-10 Vote

"Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."

By Jessica Corbett
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After Texas Abortion Ruling, 'Make No Mistake—This Is the America the GOP Wants'

The case of a woman who had to flee Texas to get abortion care "has shown the world that abortion bans are dangerous for pregnant people," said one advocate.

By Julia Conley
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'Deeply Sick': IDF Murder Porn Channel Compared to Horrors of Abu Ghraib

Content posted to the Telegram platform, reportedly by the Israel Defense Forces, described as "full of hatred, dehumanization, and genocidal glee."

By Jake Johnson
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Industry-Dominated COP28 'Unacceptable,' Says Vanessa Nakate

"As time runs out in Dubai, it feels as though the lifeboat of our shared humanity is sinking."

By Jessica Corbett
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Most US Voters Agree: Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage

"Voters resoundingly endorse fossil fuel companies contributing their fair share to address a crisis they helped manufacture and still refuse to help fix," said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins
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US Hypocrisy at COP28 Seems Designed 'To Drive People Insane'

One critic noted that the United States is "insisting that a fossil fuel phaseout is the moral litmus test for climate leadership at COP28 while reaching record levels crude oil production—with no plans to stop!"

By Olivia Rosane
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■ Opinion


Why Science Backs a Fossil Fuel Phaseout

There is literally no way to achieve the 1.5°C target without drastic reductions in the burning of fossil fuels currently being used to produce electricity, fuel industry, move cars, and heat buildings.

By Timmon Wallis
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Merry X-mas Elon Musk: GM Just Gave Tesla a Free Ride!

You might think that GM would be worrying more about the confidence of consumers, not hedge funds. But apparently not.

By Les Leopold
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What's at Stake Is Our Survival

We are signing a death sentence if we continue to rely on fossil fuels.

By Drue Slatter
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Want to Understand Israel-Palestine? Consume Noam Chomsky, Not Corporate Media

Over the decades and with few exceptions, in major U.S. media—notably unlike major media in most of the rest of the world—Chomsky has been persona non grata.

By Norman Solomon
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