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Monday, December 18, 2023

■ Today's Top News 


'Do the Honorable Thing': House Dems Urge Clarence Thomas to Recuse in Trump Case

"Your wife's activities raise serious questions about your ability to be or even to appear impartial in any cases before the Supreme Court involving the 2020 election and the January 6th insurrection," states a letter from lawmakers.

By Jon Queally
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Biden Rule Mandates Collective Bargaining for Major Federal Building Projects

"The labor movement is putting high-wage, high-road labor standards into action and workers are rebuilding America, union strong," said the AFL-CIO.

By Julia Conley
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Israeli Bombing Took 12-Year-Old's Leg, Her Family, and Finally Her Life

"Dunia's story is the distillation of the Palestinian child's experience in Gaza," said one campaigner. "Displaced, bombed, orphaned, maimed, and finally killed by the Israeli military."

By Jessica Corbett
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Auschwitz Museum Decries Israeli Mayor's 'Sick' Call to 'Empty' Gaza

"We do hope that Israeli authorities will react to such shameful abuse, as terrorism can never be a response to terrorism."

By Brett Wilkins
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'Appalling': EU Nations Destroy €4 Billion Worth of Covid Vaccines After Hoarding Doses

"Handing exclusive rights to publicly-funded vaccines and medicines to just a few companies simply does not work—for rich countries or poorer ones," said an adviser to the People's Vaccine Alliance.

By Jake Johnson
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Israel Is Starving Gaza Civilians as 'Method of Warfare': Human Rights Watch

"It's critical to understand this is not simply a byproduct of the conflict, an unfortunate result of a terrible situation," said one campaigner. "It is Israeli government policy."

By Julia Conley
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Biden Takes Political Risk by Ignoring Public Clamor for Gaza Cease-Fire

The U.S. president's refusal to heed the will of the people seems outdated at best, authoritarian at worst.

By Shira Lurie
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More Unhinged and Delusional Than Ever, Trump's Mental State Should Be Frontpage News

Biden may appear frail at times, but at least he’s rational. The growing evidence of Trump’s dementia and paranoia, on the other hand, poses a potential danger to the future of America.

By Robert Reich
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A Nonviolent Revolution, Viking-Style

Could the United States actually be home to an organized movement to deliver its people a happier, healthier, and more egalitarian future?

By George Lakey
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