Thursday, February 1, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


ACLU Affiliates Slam GOP Governors for Backing 'Hateful' Abbott Border Policies

"In their words and actions, the governors of our states seek to score political points by sowing death and suffering at the border."

By Olivia Rosane



'Stakes Are Huge': Medicare Makes Opening Bids in Price Negotiations With Big Pharma

"For the first time, Medicare isn't just accepting whatever prices the drug corporations set for expensive and widely used drugs," said one campaigner.

By Jake Johnson



'Out of Control': DeSantis Deploys Florida State Guard to Texas

"Our State Guard is not the governor's personal army," said one former Florida lawmaker.

By Julia Conley



30 Bound and 'Executed' Palestinians Found at Gaza School After IDF Exit

"This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide," said one legal expert.

By Brett Wilkins



Judge Rejects US Complicity Case, But Urges Biden to Examine 'Unflagging' Support for Israel

An attorney for the group representing the plaintiffs said it is "unprecedented and damning that a federal court has all but affirmed that Israel is committing a genocide" with U.S. support.

By Jake Johnson



'A Mockery': House Passes Tax Bill That Favors Corporations Over Children

"The bill provides millions of dollars in tax relief for the wealthy and pennies for the poor," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

By Jake Johnson


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'Not the Solution': EU Delays Biodiversity Rule to Appease Farmers Protesting High Costs


In Global Appeal, UNRWA Says Gazans Likely Won't Survive If Agency Abandoned


Shell 'Doubled Down on Oil' in 2023 as Planet Burned: Analysis


Podesta Tapped to Replace Kerry as Biden's Top Climate Official


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■ Opinion


Why We Also Need a Ceasefire in Ukraine

It's 2024. It's time for less empty cheerleading and more compassionate realism. It's time to call for a ceasefire, end the bloodshed, and work for a negotiated end to the war.

By Richard Eskow


64 Years Ago Today - How Four College Students Started a Revolution

Those who decided to take action in 1960 changed the course of history. That's how change is made.

By Peter Dreier


The US Toppling of Imran Khan

Covert regime change strikes again. This time in Pakistan.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs


How to Solve Food Insecurity? Treat Healthy Food as a Human Right

There’s more than enough food to feed everyone in the U.S., but the food distribution system is built for profit, not people.

By Dion Dawson


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