Sunday, April 14, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


UK Youth, Experts Occupy Coal-Sponsored Science Museum Gallery

"Why on Earth are we allowing a destructive industry to sponsor an educational exhibition whilst simultaneously setting fire to young people's futures?" asked Chris Packham.

By Jessica Corbett



Calls for De-Escalation Mount as Israel Plans to 'Exact a Price From Iran'

"Now is the time for restraint and diplomacy, not more unconditional support for military escalation," said one advocate.

By Jessica Corbett



Major Media Outlets Urge Biden, Trump to Commit to 2024 Debates

"There is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other, and before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation."

By Jessica Corbett



Abortion Rights Supporters Rally in Florida Ahead of Ballot Measure Vote

"There is no medical reason for abortion bans and there is no medical reason for the government to be forcing their way into our exam rooms," said one doctor.

By Jessica Corbett



Iran Launches Drone Attack Against Israel Over Consulate Bombing

"Netanyahu will use it as the pretext for another provocation, because he's bent on starting this war," one writer predicted.

By Jessica Corbett



Google Slammed for 'Playing Games With California's Democracy' by Blocking News

"This is an extraordinarily inappropriate time for Google to experiment with which voters might or might not see news about elected officials and candidates for office."

By Jessica Corbett


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■ Opinion


To Save US Democracy, Prioritize the Common Good

The run-up to this year’s general election is the occasion to rekindle the democratic spirit and reassemble a majority to vote for candidates committed to the democratic commonwealth.

By Robert Ivie


The Neoliberal Bullies Have Controlled the World Long Enough

We should seek to build societies in which aggression and dominance are not rewarded.

By George Monbiot


Can Climate Democracy Defeat the Oil Curse in Ecuador?

As the country faces economic and security crises, the oil industry and its supporters in government are pushing to disregard the vote to indefinitely stop drilling in Yasuni National Park.

By Mitch Anderson


We Need an Alternative to Nuclear-Armed Nationalism

If “war made the state and the state made war,” then the state, as currently perceived, at least by those besotted with military power, is the problem.

By Robert C. Koehler


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