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Saturday, April 20, 2024

■ The Week in Review


US College Students Demonstrate in Solidarity With Palestinians, Columbia Protesters

"Columbia University made a huge mistake calling the cops on student protesters," said one educator. "It has transformed the activism of hundreds of students into a student movement of thousands."

By Julia Conley • Apr 19, 2024



Ahead of Plastics Treaty Summit, Studies Make Case for Stopping Pollution at the Source

"Whether the treaty includes plastic production cuts is not just a policy debate," said one expert. "It's a matter of survival."

By Julia Conley • Apr 19, 2024



Privacy Defenders Decry 'Spy Draft' in Section 702 Renewal Advanced by Senate

"It's not about who RISAA allows the government to spy on, it's about who RISAA allows the government to force to spy," explained one critic.

By Brett Wilkins • Apr 18, 2024



'The Opposite of Leadership': US Vetoes Palestine's UN Membership

Palestine's permanent observer at the United Nations said the resolution's failure "will not break our will, and it will not defeat our determination."

By Jessica Corbett • Apr 18, 2024



'The Pressure Is Working': Biden Weighs Climate Emergency Declaration

Campaigners urged the president to "keep listening to the millions of young, people of color, and working-class voters who are demanding climate policy that meets the moment."

By Jessica Corbett • Apr 18, 2024



Database Exposes 'Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World'

Yanis Varoufakis hailed the effort as "a treasure chest of well-researched reports on how the reactionaries of the world unite."

By Brett Wilkins • Apr 17, 2024



Israeli Settlers, Soldiers 'Wiping Palestinian Communities Off the Map' in the West Bank

"While the attention of the world is focused on Gaza, abuses in the West Bank, fueled by decades of impunity and complacency among Israel's allies, are soaring."

By Jake Johnson • Apr 17, 2024



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 • Apr 15, 2024



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 • Apr 15, 2024


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■ Opinion


Portraying Trump as the Fascist He Is Could Save US Democracy

It comes down to Democratic framing, a truth-telling media, and the independent judiciary to convince the electorate that Trump is actually the biggest threat ever to the story of America.

By Mark Green • Apr 18, 2024


If the US and UK Have Any Shame, They Will Welcome Palestine as a UN Member State

It’s high time for the two powers that have done the most to wreck the Middle East to support the true path to peace.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs,Sybil Fares • Apr 17, 2024


Raging Against White Rural Rage

In their new book, Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman write as if economic class no longer exists or matters.

By Les Leopold • Apr 17, 2024


A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates have a long pedigree in U.S. wars, occupations, and CIA regime change operations.

By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies • Apr 16, 2024


The Case for Teaching at the End of the World

When we embrace the work of teaching and learning alongside students, we begin to build the future we want, together.

By Izzi Geller • Apr 16, 2024


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 • Apr 14, 2024


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