Wednesday, March 6, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


SEC Accused of Bending to Industry Pressure by Omitting Key Measure in New Climate Rule

"The SEC's decision to bow to industry pressure against comprehensive climate disclosure requirements is a disservice to both the planet and investors," said one expert.

By Thor Benson



'Unconscionable': Biden Has Approved 100+ Arms Sales to Israel in Just Five Months

"When people ask, 'What do you want Joe Biden to do?' the answer is: Stop making these weapons deals," said one campaigner.

By Jake Johnson



Trump's Fascist Consolidation of GOP Advances as Haley Quits, McConnell Endorses

U.S. voters, said one campaigner, now have a choice "between an aspiring dictator who is running for office so that he can escape accountability and punish his political enemies, and a leader who will protect our democracy."

By Jessica Corbett



Bullets Found at Gaza Flour Massacre Site Belie Israel's 'Stampede' Claim

A preliminary investigation by Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor affirmed that bullets that killed and wounded hundreds of Palestinians waiting for food aid are the same type fired by Israeli troops' guns.

By Brett Wilkins



Planet-Warming Emissions Would Soar If Trump Wins Second Term: Study

New research suggests Trump's plans for another four years in the White House could doom the climate.

By Thor Benson



'Finish the Problem': Presumptive GOP Nominee Trump Endorses Gaza Genocide

One commentator argued that while President Joe Biden has "bent over backward to support Israel," Donald Trump would "be even worse."

By Jake Johnson


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Following French Victory, Spain's Left Wants to Enshrine Abortion Rights in Constitution


In Private Meeting, Sanders Urged Biden to Embrace FDR-Style Agenda


GOP Budget Called a Plan to 'Sell Out' Families to 'Line the Pockets of the Ultra-Rich'


What a Leaked US Cable Says About Israel's Looming Assault on Rafah


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■ Opinion


Paul Krugman Remains Blind to Wall Street's War on Workers

What the Nobel Prize-winning economist and prominent columnist fails to see again and again is that many, if not most, rural mass layoffs in the last four decades, are the result of out-and-out greed by corporate interests and the investor class.

By Les Leopold


Would Trump Be One Ounce Better Than Biden on Gaza? He Just Told Us: No.

The former Republican president's position on Gaza is not any different from that of the current president.

By Juan Cole


The World Must Calculate the Real Gaza Death Toll

With virtually no healthcare left, no medications, and infectious diseases spreading especially among infants, children, the infirm, and the elderly, can anybody believe that the fatalities have just gone over 30,000?

By Ralph Nader


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