Wednesday, February 7, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Israeli Groups Demand Gaza Cease-Fire as Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Deal

A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue "the destruction of Hamas, there won't be any hostages to release."

By Jessica Corbett



As Border Deal Fails in Senate, Faith Groups Lead Charge for 'Just and Humane' Policy

"The cruelty at the border needs to stop," said one advocate.

By Julia Conley



Bombings Kill Dozens in Pakistan on Eve of Contentious Elections

As Pakistanis prepare to head to the polls with the country's most popular politician behind bars on dubious charges, human rights groups sounded the alarm on a wide range of election-related repression.

By Brett Wilkins



Groups to Sue Feds for Refusing to Protect Wolves in Western US

"The current killing regimes in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming put wolves at obvious risk of extinction in the foreseeable future, and this core population is key to wolf survival in the West."

By Jessica Corbett



IRS Could Collect $561 Billion From Rich Tax Cheats—Unless ​GOP Guts Funding

"Congressional Republicans' efforts to cut IRS funding show that they prioritize letting the wealthiest Americans and big corporations evade their taxes over cutting the deficit," said the director of the National Economic Council.

By Jake Johnson



Dearborn Mayor Among Wave of Michigan Officials to Join 'Uncommitted' Campaign

"We must hold our president accountable and ensure that we, the American taxpayers, are no longer forced to be accomplices in a genocide that is backed and funded by the United States government," said Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.

By Julia Conley


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Sanders to Vote No on Military Aid Package Over 'Unconscionable' $10 Billion for Israel


Stronger EPA Soot Standards Called an Overdue 'Step Toward Cleaner Air'


Palestinian Groups Condemn Silence of UN's Top Official on Genocide


Israel Aid Bill Fails in House as Progressives Slam 'Blank Check for Netanyahu'


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■ Opinion


We Mothers Call for Ceasefire

When some would tell us that our identities—Palestinian and Israeli—should make us enemies, we have known that another identity binds us together. We are both mothers, dedicated to keeping our children and all children safe and assured of a future.

By Yifat Susskind,Aisha Saifi


The Very Idea of 'Race' Is Pseudoscience, But It Persists to Keep Workers Divided

As we enter Black History Month, it is important to understand how management race science was developed to divide and conquer the workforce as it struggled against long odds to form labor unions.

By Les Leopold


Our Financial System Is a Suicide Machine

Last week, Bank of America engaged in perhaps the single most irresponsible about-face of the climate era.

By Bill Mckibben


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