Saturday, February 3, 2024

■ The Week in Review

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 • Feb 2, 2024

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

"Twenty-seven thousand dead—two-thirds of them women and children," said the senator. "This is unacceptable."

By Julia Conley • Feb 2, 2024

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Israel Bombed Belgian Aid Office in Gaza After Nation Refused to Halt UNRWA Funding

"This is a direct result of the impunity Washington has provided Israel," said one analyst.

By Jake Johnson • Feb 2, 2024

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House Dems Urge Biden to 'Swiftly' Appoint Postal Board Governors

"Five price hikes since 2020, continual service delivery problems, and constant declines in mail volume are all indicators that the business model of the Postal Service needs careful attention."

By Brett Wilkins • Feb 1, 2024

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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 • Feb 1, 2024

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Arizona GOP Bill Would Let Legislators Overrule Voters in Presidential Elections

"This is a full sound-the-alarm moment for American democracy," said one critic.

By Jessica Corbett • Jan 30, 2024

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Rooftop Solar Champions Ask California Supreme Court to Reverse Corporate Giveaway

“The commission shrugged off California's climate goals, put rooftop solar's benefits further out of reach of working-class families, and gave another gift to corporate utilities," said one climate advocate.

By Julia Conley • Jan 30, 2024

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'Rule-of-Law Western Style': Israeli Assassination Squad Kills Three in Jenin Hospital

Ibn Sina hospital's medical director said the Palestinian men were "executed in cold blood."

By Jake Johnson • Jan 30, 2024

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■ Opinion

We Ignore the Ongoing Collapse of American Democracy at Our Peril

Fascism can happen here and we know this because it is happening here. And unless more people wake up and fight back, it will be too late.

By Thom Hartmann • Feb 3, 2024

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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 • Feb 2, 2024

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The US Toppling of Imran Khan

Covert regime change strikes again. This time in Pakistan.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs • Feb 1, 2024

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Wall Street Strikes Again With Mass Media Layoffs

There is one real solution to creating a modicum of job stability: Taming Wall Street’s greed.

By Les Leopold • Jan 31, 2024

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Mitch McConnell’s Plan to Sabotage Social Security From Within

Andrew Biggs, the senator’s pick to serve on the Social Security Advisory Board, is an enemy of the popular program.

By Alex Lawson • Jan 30, 2024

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