Monday, January 29, 2024

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'The Guy Is a Hero': IRS Contractor Who Leaked Trump Tax Returns Gets Max Sentence

"Billionaires control our lives and our government and pay... lower tax rates than the rest of us, but this is the bad guy who should be punished with a five-year prison sentence?"

By Jessica Corbett



20+ NGOs Condemn 'Reckless' Decision to Cut Off UNRWA Aid

"Countries must reverse these funding suspensions, uphold their duties towards the Palestinian people, and scale up humanitarian assistance for civilians in dire need in Gaza and the region."

By Brett Wilkins



Biden White House Says 'We Don't Want a Wider War.' Analysts Say 'Too Late'

"But the U.S. can snap to its senses, end the Gaza war, and climb down from pointless escalations across the Middle East," said one observer.

By Jake Johnson



Israel Ministers Call for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza at Settler Conference

"The colonial meeting in Jerusalem poses a blatant challenge to the International Court of Justice decision, accompanied by public incitement to forcibly displace Palestinians," the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said.

By Olivia Rosane



Ocasio-Cortez: US Should Restore UNRWA Funding 'Immediately'

"Among an organization of 13,000 U.N. aid workers, risking the starvation of millions over grave allegations of 12 is indefensible," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

By Jake Johnson



US Hawks Demand War With Iran After Attack on American Troops in Jordan

"After years of working to block and undermine diplomatic alternatives, these people may be closer than ever to realizing their dream of war with Iran."

By Jake Johnson


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'Relentless Hate': Late 2023 Saw Surge in Anti-Muslim Crimes, Discrimination


Summer Lee Challenger Says Constituents 'Have No Families... Live in Squalor'


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


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


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■ Opinion


Bending Biden Towards a Cease-Fire in Gaza

The push for an end to Israel's assault on the people of the Gaza Strip is coming from the grassroots of the president's own party and though Biden continues to resist, the needle is moving.

By James Zogby


Nancy Pelosi Smears Humanitarians Calling for a Gaza Cease-Fire

Like Congress as a whole, Pelosi refuses to acknowledge that so many Americans are protesting because the Israeli armed forces have been engaged in mass murder in Gaza for more than three and a half months.

By Norman Solomon


Israel Cannot Hide From the International Court of Justice

Israel urgently requires leaders who embrace international law over military force, humility over arrogance, and peacemaking over brutality.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs


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