Thursday, January 4, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Raskin Rips GOP for Dismissing Report on Trump's Payments From Foreign Governments

The Maryland Democrat said Republicans have "used their legislative power to cover up evidence of Trump's lawlessness and to serve his demands for personal vengeance."

By Jake Johnson
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State Supreme Court Races Could Make or Break 'Firewall for Our Democracy'

"After Roe v. Wade was overturned, we had to turn to state courts and state constitutions as the critical backstop to protecting access to abortion," said one advocate. "And the stakes are unbelievably high."

By Julia Conley
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Progressives Say 'Absolutely No Reason' Dems Should Help GOP Eviscerate Key Programs

"Democrats should walk away from any deal that makes further cuts to the spending levels agreed upon in the bipartisan compromise," said one advocate.

By Jessica Corbett
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$8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets: Data Shows Why 'We Need a Billionaire Income Tax'

"While most Americans predominantly live off the income they earn from a job—income that is taxed all year, every year—the very richest households live lavishly off capital gains that may never be taxed."

By Jake Johnson
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'I Cannot Be Quietly Complicit': Biden Official Resigns Over Gaza Assault

"I cannot stay silent as this administration turns a blind eye to the atrocities committed against innocent Palestinian lives," wrote Tariq Habash, who worked in the Education Department.

By Jake Johnson
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Fresh Calls for Stock Trading Ban After US Lawmakers Beat Market in 2023

"Members of Congress should not be allowed to trade stock," said one former congressional candidate. "It's corruption."

By Jessica Corbett
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■ Opinion


The Billionaires Got Organized. The People Didn't. The Rest Is History

Why don’t Americans know who’s manipulating our political system and why?

By Thom Hartmann
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Biden Must Not Treat the Right to Asylum Like a Bargaining Chip

What risks being lost in this high-stakes game is a recognition that fundamental human rights are not negotiable.

By Bill Frelick
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The Terrible Twosome of 2024: Nukes and the Climate Emergency

On the not-so-small human achievement of total annihilation. In just a few thousand years, we've learned to do it in more than one way.

By Tom Engelhardt
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