Wednesday, June 5, 2024

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Rate of Global Warming Reaches All-Time High, Report Shows

"The devastation wrought by wildfires, drought, flooding, and heatwaves the world saw in 2023 must not become the new normal," the report's author said.

By Edward Carver



UN Chief Calls for Global Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising

"There is no longer any cover for agencies to say that they are doing the right thing when working with polluters," said one campaigner. "Everyone knows this is wrong, and everyone needs to act."

By Julia Conley



Jewish US Army Major Explains Why He Resigned Over Gaza

"I knew that as long as I stayed, I'd be contributing to this campaign that had already demonstrated basically it was going to be indiscriminately killing civilians at an industrial scale," said Harrison Mann.

By Jessica Corbett



US Agencies Urged to Tackle Medicare Advantage, Other 'Outrageous' Healthcare Greed

"There is much the Biden administration can and must do to address the national embarrassment that is for-profit healthcare in the U.S.," said Public Citizen's healthcare policy advocate.

By Jake Johnson



Biden Claims Israel Isn't Starving Gazans. Rights Groups Say 'It Is Clear as Day'

"The fact that Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza is not in contention," said a Human Rights Watch researcher.

By Jake Johnson



'Dystopian': UAE Used Global Climate Summit to Push $100 Billion in New Oil Deals

"Make no mistake, COP28 was hijacked by the interests of the fossil fuel industry," said one campaigner.

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


Open Letter to Joe Biden on Behalf of Jewish Americans: Stop Sending Israel Offensive Weapons

The continuation of violence will continue to increase the heart-wrenching death toll, increase the number of calls for a ceasefire, and decrease your poll numbers — straight through the election.

By Jamie Beran


Is Carbon Capture Just Climate Delusion?

Direct air capture and similar technologies come with glossy brochures and lofty promises but we must not be fooled. They are a distraction and a scam orchestrated by the fossil fuel industry.

By Basav Sen,Jim Walsh


A Jury of 12 Upheld the Rule of the Law. Don't Hold Your Breath for the Right-Wing Supreme Court

So many thanks to the dozen anonymous everyday people in New York who courageously did what the nation's highest court likely will not.

By Miles Mogulescu


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