Tuesday, March 12, 2024

■ Today's Top News 

Jewish Progressives Stage Sit-In at Hakeem Jeffries' Office to Protest AIPAC Influence

"Our Jewish communities are rising up to say, 'Never again is now,'" said organizers.

By Julia Conley

Biden Proposes Major Tax Increase on Fuel for Private Jets

"We have to stop private jet users from ruining the climate for everyone else," Sen. Ed Markey said.

By Thor Benson

School Hate Crimes Quadruple in GOP States Attacking LGBTQ+ Rights

"For the activists and politicians writing these laws, this is just a sign that their plan is working," said one rights advocate.

By Julia Conley

'Uncommitted' in Washington Aim to Keep Pressure on Biden Over Gaza

"Without a change in tone and policy, Biden risks becoming a one-term president simply because he couldn't be responsive to the overwhelming demands of the American people," said one Democratic primary voter.

By Jessica Corbett

Critics Warn RNC 'Bloodbath' a Preview of What Project 2025 Would Do If Trump Reelected

"There's already a recruitment and training program for MAGA militants underway," said one journalist focused on the issue.

By Thor Benson

'That's the Law': Senators Say Biden Must End Arms Sales If Israel Keeps Blocking Aid

"Federal law is clear, and, given the urgency of the crisis in Gaza, and the repeated refusal of Prime Minister Netanyahu to address U.S. concerns on this issue, immediate action is necessary."

By Jake Johnson

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Israeli Genocide Causing 'Complete Psychological Destruction' of Gaza Children

As Starvation Death Toll Grows in Gaza, Israel Blocks Aid Over Scissors in Child Medical Kits

Trump Says Freeing Insurrectionists Would Be One of His 'First Acts'

Biden Budget Includes Over $1 Trillion in 'Militarized Spending': Analysis

■ Opinion

I Voted Uncommitted for a Future Where All Children Can Thrive

I cast my vote in strident opposition to the war on Gaza and to express my concerns that Democratic leaders are not forcefully challenging Trump's bigoted, racist, misogynist, and fascist rhetoric and intentions.

By John Ripton

Out-Gilding the Gilded Age

By the start of the 2020s, a light tax touch on America’s most financially favored had left America’s richest 0.01% with 10% of the nation’s wealth—over 10% above the top 0.01%’s share of the nation’s treasure in 1913.

By Sam Pizzigati

Meet Clarence Thomas’ Likely Successor If Trump Gets a 2nd Term

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge James Ho may just be the most reactionary federal appellate judge in the country.

By Bill Blum