Tuesday, May 14, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


House Democrat Probes Trump's $1 Billion 'Quid Pro Quo' Deal With Big Oil

Rep. Jamie Raskin expressed concern that some firms, "which have a track record of using deceitful tactics to undermine effective climate policy, may have already accepted or facilitated Mr. Trump's explicit corrupt bargain."

By Jessica Corbett



Record 76 Million Internally Displaced in 2023, Largely Due to Violence

"We have never, ever recorded so many people forced away from their homes and communities," one expert said. "It is a damning verdict on the failures of conflict prevention and peacemaking."

By Olivia Rosane



Veteran Human Rights Leader Has Seen Enough: Israel Perpetrating Genocide in Gaza

Israel's "sustained policy of obstructing the movement of humanitarian assistance into the territory" pushed Human Rights Watch co-founder Aryeh Neier to view the assault on Gaza as a genocide.

By Julia Conley



FTC Chair Lina Khan Should Take Jim Cramer's 'Unhinged' Obsession as 'Badge of Honor'

A spokesperson for the American Economic Liberties Project called the CNBC host a "mouthpiece and cheerleader for monopolists across the economy."

By Jessica Corbett



'A War Crime': Rights Group Details Israel's Use of Children as Human Shields

"Israeli treatment of Palestinian children, the way they see them as well as how they abuse their bodies, is genocidal," said one journalist.

By Julia Conley



Biden Rebuked Over 'Ever-Shifting Red Lines' as Israel Expands Rafah Attack

"It is time for the Biden administration to admit the obvious, fully cut off the flow of weapons to the Israeli government, demand an immediate cease-fire, and hold Israeli officials to account for their crimes against humanity," said one critic.

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


More Dangerous to Your Dog Than Kristi Noem? Private Equity

Private equity has grown to become one of the major forces driving income and wealth inequality in America. Its come for the real estate market, the hospice industry, retail, and so much else. It's now targeted the veterinarians.

By Thom Hartmann


Gilad Erdan Does World a Favor by Making Plain Israel's Doomed-to-Fail Strategy

Likud’s tactical approach relies entirely on the U.S. for Israel’s security, as the sole blocking force in a world community that is increasingly united and aghast at massive Israeli war crimes. How much longer can they carry on this way?

By Jeffrey D. Sachs


A Make-or-Break Moment in Humanity's Perilous Journey

The polycrisis marks a historic inflection point in the story of civilization. Once we’re past a rapidly approaching moment, society won’t be able to maintain business as usual, even with significant reforms. The only real solution will be for humanity to inhabit the planet differently.

By Richard Heinberg


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