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Saturday, December 30, 2023

■ Week in Review


Once Again, Biden Bypasses Congress to Approve Arms Sale to Israel

"When Israel runs out of rockets to murder children with they simply hold their hand out to daddy for more," said one critic.

By Brett Wilkins • Dec 29, 2023
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'He Is Not Qualified': Maine Bars Trump From Primary Ballot

"The weight of the evidence makes clear that Mr. Trump was aware of the tinder laid by his multimonth effort to delegitimize a democratic election, and then chose to light a match."

By Jessica Corbett • Dec 28, 2023
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Israeli Teen Jailed for Refusing to Take Part in Army's 'Criminal Attack' on Gaza

"I believe that slaughter cannot solve slaughter," said 18-year-old Tal Mitnick, who was sentenced to 30 days behind bars for refusing to participate in what a fellow draft resister called a "genocide" in Gaza.

By Brett Wilkins • Dec 27, 2023
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Experts 'Terrified' of AI-Driven Misinformation 'Tsunami' in 2024 Election

"If people don't ultimately trust information related to an election, democracy just stops working," said a senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy.

By Olivia Rosane • Dec 26, 2023
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Palestinians Say Netanyahu 'Confessions' Reveal Truth of 'Genocidal War' in Gaza

The Foreign Ministry said that the Israeli prime minister's push for what he terms "voluntary migration" shows that ethnic cleansing of the besieged enclave is the real goal of the ongoing bombing and ground invasion.

By Olivia Rosane • Dec 26, 2023
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'Deplorable': Iowa's GOP Governor Opts Out of Summer Food Program for Kids

"Announcing three days before Christmas that we've deliberately chosen not to feed hungry kids? The Dickensian parallels write themselves," said the board chair of the Iowa Hunger Coalition.

By Jake Johnson • Dec 25, 2023
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■ Opinion


Why Rudy Giuliani Can Declare Bankruptcy While Homeowners Can’t

Bankruptcy was designed so people could start over, but these days, the only ones starting over are those with enough political clout to shape bankruptcy laws to their liking.

By Robert Reich • Dec 29, 2023
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Don’t Stop Speaking About Palestine

No matter the challenges of speaking up in the United States, censorship is deadly for Palestinians.

By Chaumtoli Huq • Dec 28, 2023
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US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption

The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insiders—even as it impoverishes and endangers America and the world.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs • Dec 26, 2023
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Jesus of Palestine. Jesus of the Gaza Strip

We know how the Christmas story ends. This child becomes a leader, a prophet, the epitome of marginalized humanity: despised, hunted, convicted, and sentenced to death.

By Richard Eskow • Dec 24, 2023
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