Friday, May 31, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


UN Agencies Call for International Aid as War-Torn Sudan Faces Famine Threat

"Extreme hunger is unfolding" as a civil war enters its second year and funding is slow to arrive, the agencies warned.

By Edward Carver



'The New McCarthyism': NY Hospital Fires Nurse for Empathizing With Gaza Mothers

NYU Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine called Hesen Jabr's termination "a blatant attack on free speech and an appalling injustice."

By Brett Wilkins



'Certainly Crossed': Israel Pummels Rafah as Dems Aim to Hold Biden to 'Red Line'

Biden "was worried about tanks going into the city, that has already happened," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said. "He was worried about strikes on dense areas, that has already happened."

By Edward Carver



Trump Says the 'Real Verdict' Will Be in November—And Progressives Agree

"The simple fact remains: We must beat him at the ballot box."

By Jon Queally



'I'll Take Up Arms If He Asks': Violent Supporters Rush to Trump After Guilty Verdict

"Trump retains an ironclad ability to mobilize more extreme supporters to action, both at the ballot box and through violence," warned one expert.

By Julia Conley



Israeli Minister Threatens to Turn Occupied West Bank Into Ruins 'Like in the Gaza Strip'

One advocate responded: "Take this seriously. If extremists like Smotrich get their way they will do to the West Bank exactly what they have done to Gaza."

By Jessica Corbett


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■ Opinion


The Supreme Court Just Created a Safe Harbor for Partisan Gerrymandering

The ruling in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP can be understood as part of the court’s 15-year campaign to prevent the strengthening of our democratic institutions.

By Michael Waldman


Rule of Law: From Donald Trump to the Gaza Strip

Just as surely as contempt for the Rule of Law degrades a society internally, so, too, does such contempt degrade an international order, globally.

By Robert Freeman


Trump Guilty Verdict Shows Wealthy and Powerful Can Be Held to Account—Let's Keep Going

What's known as 'progressive prosecution' has been about prosecuting fewer defendants. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg shows another path: prosecuting the right defendants.

By Aaron Regunberg


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