Thursday, January 11, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


As UAW Ramps Up Organizing, Tesla Boosts Wages for US Factory Workers

"This is the latest sign that Elon Musk is scared of the UAW push to unionize all nonunion autoworkers across the country."

By Jake Johnson
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South Africa's Genocide Presentation Against Israel Called  'Overwhelming and Devastating'

"Whatever the outcome, we are witnessing an amazing moment of rule of international law history," said Amnesty International secretary general Agnès Callamard.

By Brett Wilkins
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'There Must Be Accountability': Tlaib, Bush Back ICJ Case Against Israel

After reading from South Africa's 84-page application on the House floor, Tlaib said that both the Biden administration and Congress were "complicit in this genocide" but stressed that there was still "time to save lives."

By Jessica Corbett
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Ocean Heat, Sea Surface Temperatures Shattered Records in 2023

"The ocean is the key to telling us what's happening to the world, and the data is painting a compelling picture of warming year after year after year," one study author said.

By Olivia Rosane
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Watch: 22-Minute Speech Details Israeli Officials' Genocidal Statements at ICJ

"The evidence of genocidal intent is not only chilling, it is also overwhelming and incontrovertible."

By Jake Johnson
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'No One Is Spared': South Africa Presents Genocide Case Against Israel at ICJ

"Israel's political leaders, military commanders, and persons holding official positions have systematically and in explicit terms declared their genocidal intent," a South African lawyer told the top U.N. court.

By Jake Johnson
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■ Opinion


Trump and His Political Allies: Fascists and Bullies All

Bullying has now become the trademark behavior of the GOP, the result of Donald Trump’s entrance on the scene in 2015 when he successfully bullied and cowed every other candidate for the Republican nomination for president.

By Thom Hartmann
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Now, Like in 2001, 'Let Us Not Become the Evil We Deplore'

Have we not learned anything since launching the disastrous War on Terror following the attacks of September 11th?

By Barbara Lee
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Why Israel’s (Moral) Defenses Fail

A thought experiment reveals why the choice of the Israeli government to carry out its bombing campaign in Gaza is morally repugnant.

By Stephen Marks
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