Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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'Groundbreaking' Legal Action Demands EPA Finally Ban Glyphosate

"EPA lacks a legal human health assessment of glyphosate to support its current use," said a lawyer for the Center for Food Safety.

By Julia Conley
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'We Are Complicit': Sanders Urges Biden to Curb Israel Military Aid

Israeli atrocities in Gaza are being carried out by "bombs and equipment produced and provided by the United States and heavily subsidized by American taxpayers," the Vermont senator wrote.

By Jake Johnson
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Witnesses Say IDF Troops 'Executed' Women and Children in Gaza School

The Biden administration "must respond to the reported execution-style massacre of women, children, and babies," said the spokesperson of a U.S. Muslim advocacy group.

By Brett Wilkins
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Biden Reportedly Open to Attacking Immigrant Rights to Secure Israel/Ukraine Aid

The Biden administration is "just openly willing to bring back Title 42 in order to get money for their well-funded genocide happening in Gaza?" asked one immigration rights advocate.

By Julia Conley
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Halting LNG Buildout Dubbed ‘Clearest Test’ of US COP28 Commitment

"Kerry's job isn't done," Bill McKibben wrote. "He needs to return home and convince the White House to pause the granting of new export licenses for the ongoing LNG buildout."

By Olivia Rosane
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Final COP28 Deal Riddled With 'Cavernous Loopholes' for Fossil Fuel Industry

"While this agreement offers faint guidelines toward a clean energy transition, it falls far short of the transformational action we need," said one campaigner.

By Jake Johnson
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■ Opinion


Stop Bullying US Students Calling for Justice for Palestine

Those speaking out for Palestine are protesting the political injustice and illegality of the status quo. They have the right to speak out and we should vigorously defend that right.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs,Sybil Fares
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Despite US Opposition, the World Shows It Wants an End to Israeli Genocide in Gaza

The real disconnect at the root of this crisis is the one between the isolated looking-glass world of U.S. and Israeli politics and the real world that is crying out for a ceasefire and justice for Palestinians.

By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies
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Joe Biden Is Right—Ukraine Has Already Won Against Russia

The U.S. and its NATO allies have declared that their goal in the war is to help Ukraine achieve a better position at the negotiating table. The truth is that Ukraine is unlikely ever to be in a better position than it is today.

By Anatol Lieven
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