Monday, April 15, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Democracy Defenders Stress NY Trump Trial 'Is About Voter Deception'

"Trump engaged in criminal acts to cover up the truth just days before the 2016 election, and now he will finally face a jury of everyday Americans."

By Jessica Corbett



Palestine Allies Stage Global 'Economic Blockade' of Gaza Genocide

Organizer A15Action said the worldwide demonstrations targeted "the global economy for its complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people."

By Brett Wilkins



20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Get Their Day in Court

"Meanwhile, the U.S. government STILL hasn't provided compensation or other redress to people tortured by U.S. troops in Iraq," said one observer. "These three men are the lucky few."

By Brett Wilkins



One Expert's Tax Day Message: Fight Profiteering by Hiking the Corporate Tax Rate

"We can raise the corporate tax rate and disincentivize this corporate profiteering that's costing Americans so much," said Groundwork Collaborative executive director Lindsay Owens.

By Jake Johnson



Spying Expansion Could Hand 'Stasi-Like Powers' to Trump, Privacy Advocates Warn

"In my opinion no country that has something like this to enter into force can still be considered to be free," said Edward Snowden.

By Jake Johnson



'We Cannot Let the Warmongers Win': US Progressives Reject Calls for Attack on Iran

"We must resist the U.S. becoming embroiled in another costly conflict abroad," said U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Some Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court, but All Deserve Justice

Al Shimari et al. v. CACI, which will be heard today, was only able to advance because it targeted a military contractor; U.S. courts have repeatedly dismissed similar cases against the federal government.

By Sarah Sanbar


Voters Want Tax Day to Look Different for Billionaires

New polling from the National Women’s Law Center and MomsRising found that nearly 80% of respondents supported increasing investments in the caregiving agenda by raising taxes on the wealthiest and big corporations.

By Amy Matsui


I Want My Taxes to Be Used for Our True National Security: Helping People in Need

I want my tax money to “beat swords into plowshares” by supplanting masculinist militarism with intelligent, committed, unrelenting diplomacy and a strong social safety net.

By H. Patricia Hynes


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