Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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Groups Slam Billionaire Jeffrey Yass for Trying to Oust Pennsylvania Progressive

"Is it any surprise that a billionaire who made his money off of our exploitation is trying to stop us from electing champions who advocate for what our communities need to thrive and be safe?" asked one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins



To Unrig Economy, Dems Propose Raising Taxes on Wealth Over $50 Million

"The Ultra-Millionaire Tax is a critically needed policy that would ensure that the super-rich who have benefited from a rigged system will begin to pay their fair share in taxes," said one advocate.

By Julia Conley



US Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce 'Unconstitutional and Extreme' Border Law

"Allowing this law to be implemented as the case makes its way through the legal process needlessly puts people's lives at risk," said one campaigner. "We remain committed to the fight to permanently overturn S.B. 4."

By Jessica Corbett



Trump Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Calls for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza to 'Finish the Job'

Kushner, who served as a key Middle East adviser to Trump, said that Gaza's "waterfront property could be very valuable" and urged Israel to "clean it up."

By Jake Johnson



Rights Groups Tell Biden Israeli Claims About US Weapons Use in Gaza 'Not Credible'

Human Rights Watch and Oxfam lay out "for the Biden administration why any assurances from Israel that they have not delayed, restricted, and impeded aid into Gaza cannot be relied upon."

By Jessica Corbett



'Sirens Are Blaring': WMO Says 2023 Shattered Key Climate Metrics

"Fossil fuel pollution is sending climate chaos off the charts," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said.

By Olivia Rosane


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■ Opinion


How to Resist the Expanding Global Land Grab

The International Conference on Global Land Grabbing in Bogotá this week is a step towards strengthening alliances across social justice movements.

By Salena Tramel


Mexico Brings Science to a Trade Fight Over GMO Corn

While Mexico incorporates peer-reviewed science to challenge the propaganda of industrial agriculture interests, American stances ignore it.

By Ernesto Hernández-López


The Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Our Path to Ruin

Today’s generation of “leaders” seems not yet to have had their fill of war, hate, and oppression. That tragic fact — not China, not Russia, not any foreign power — is now the greatest threat to this country’s “national security.”

By William Astore


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