Friday, February 2, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


As Biden Bombs Syria and Iraq, 80 Groups Push Gaza Cease-Fire to Avert Wider War

"We urge you to prioritize diplomatic pathways to de-escalation, which must include urgently pressing for and securing a permanent cease-fire in Gaza," the groups said in a letter to the president.

By Brett Wilkins



Youth Fight Back as Biden DOJ Seeks to Derail Historic Climate Case

"These youth have been politically targeted and persecuted, for over eight years, as the enormous power and machine of the Department of Justice singles them out among tens of thousands of other plaintiffs."

By Brett Wilkins



In 'Brazen Wealth Transfer', Exxon and Chevron Pay Out Record Sums to Shareholders

"In 2023, we returned more cash to shareholders and produced more oil and natural gas than any year in the company's history," Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth boasted.

By Olivia Rosane



GOP Congressman Suggests 'Pinochet Air' Death Flights for Migrants

"We wonder why the right-wingers aren't freaking out about Trump's dictator talk but we shouldn't," said one local Democratic leader in Georgia.

By Brett Wilkins



'Climate Protesters Are Not the Criminals': Case Against Greta Thunberg Thrown Out

"The actual crime is committed by the very industries and companies we are acting against," said Thunberg, one of five activists charged after protesting a fossil fuel industry summit in London.

By Jessica Corbett



Campaigners Warn Return of US Nukes to UK Would 'Make Britain a Guaranteed Target'

The U.S. is reportedly planning to deploy nukes "three times the strength of the Hiroshima bomb" to an air base in Suffolk.

By Jake Johnson


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Federal Judge Postpones March Trump Trial Over Immunity Fight


To End 'Nightmare' in Gaza, Sanders Moves to Block Funding for Israeli Weapons


Exxon Lawsuit Forces Pro-Climate Investors to Drop Shareholder Resolution


Percentage of US Adults Who Think Israel Has 'Gone Too Far' Surges


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■ Opinion


Why the Market—Not to Mention the Billionaires—Cannot Save Journalism

This isn’t just a journalism crisis: it’s a democracy crisis. And it’s a problem that we must collectively confront as a society.

By Victor Pickard


Down With the Corporate Price-Gougers Ripping Us Off!

It's just inflation, folks, this greed is all around us each and every day from these profit-seeking monsters.

By Lindsay Owens,Elizabeth Pancotti


Americans, Dead Inside, Can Still Feel Trump

What have we done to deserve having the world's ugliest infection decomposing inside of us? You can't kill it with antibiotics, can't severe its grip with the rusty blade of politics, or scrape it off with a chunk of coarse sand paper.

By Phil Wilson


A Year Without Presidential Debates? Hell No!

Here's how citizens in six key U.S. cities could jumpstart democracy by organizing debates themselves and daring the candidates not show up.

By Ralph Nader


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