Sunday, January 28, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Dangerous': Pelosi Calls for FBI to Investigate Cease-Fire Supporters

"She is calling for effectively more surveillance and potential criminalization of protestors by suggesting (falsely) that they have foreign links," said one critic.

By Julia Conley



Trump Fraud Case Finding Suggests 'Major Tax Evasion': Watchdog

A court-appointed monitor found that a $48 million loan Trump has long claimed he took out "never existed."

By Julia Conley



Rights Groups Urge Biden to Stop 'Political Games' and End Cruelty at the Border

"The idea that 5,000 or even 10,000 people might overwhelm us trivializes both what our government is capable of and our nation's capacity to welcome. Those of us living at the border know this," said one El Paso-based advocate.

By Julia Conley



'Dear Children of Gaza,' Says Viral Letter, 'I Am Sorry'

"You may ask the world why there was swift action when trade routes and economic interests were at risk but deafening silence when 10,000 children were killed," wrote a British lawmaker. "The world might not like your questions, but you deserve your answers."

By Julia Conley



While Dismissing ICJ Genocide Finding, US Cuts UNRWA Funds Over Israeli Allegations

"How has the U.S. reacted to these allegations against UNRWA? It suspended funding," said one British expert. "How has the U.S. reacted to the International Court of Justice ruling that there are plausible grounds that Israel is committing genocide? Nothing."

By Julia Conley



US Court Hears Case Alleging Biden Complicit in Israel's Genocide in Gaza

"We are watching a genocide unfold in Gaza in real time and, despite the government's view that a U.S. court can do nothing about it, CCR and our clients argue that it certainly can and it absolutely must!" said one advocate.

By Julia Conley


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Arab, Muslim Leaders in Michigan Refuse to Meet Biden Campaign


Jury Orders $83.3 Million Judgement Against Trump in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Suit


As Civilians Starve in Gaza, Israelis Block Humanitarian Aid Convoy for Third Day


Groups Intensify Global Push for Gaza Cease-Fire After ICJ Ruling


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■ Opinion


Letting Trump Be His Own Worst Enemy

Savvy opponents can always count on Trump to bring out the worst in himself, against himself.

By Ralph Nader


It's Time to Stop Simply Asking Israel to Do the Right Thing

Gaza's humanitarian crisis is not a natural disaster. It's the direct result of choices made by political leaders, none more than Benjamin Netanyahu.

By Bernie Sanders


ICJ Ruling on Genocide Presents 'Political Dilemma' for Biden

It’s a tool in the campaigns for cease-fire now underway around the world. But will the President of the United States pick it up?

By Phyllis Bennis


Democracy Cannot Thrive Without Thriving Labor Unions

With voting rights under attack, it is hard not to see the decline of labor unions as an enabling factor in the erosion of America’s democratic institutions.

By Adam Dean,Jamie McCallum,Jake Grumbach


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