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Friday, June 21, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'They've Done It Again': Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens in Tents Near Rafah

U.S. President Joe Biden "must stop sending weapons to Israel," said one critic. "This is egregious."

By Jessica Corbett



Feds to Vote on CP2 Project as Climate Campaigners Protest LNG Buildout

"FERC's approval of this massive new LNG export facility would cut through the heart of President Biden's LNG pause, realizing one of the largest fossil fuel export projects ever proposed in the United States," an expert said.

By Edward Carver



'Truly Evil' Clarence Thomas Offers Defense of Guns for Domestic Abusers

"The Thomas dissent is only further proof that he is simply a threat to America," said the father of a mass shooting victim.

By Jessica Corbett



Bowman, Sanders Propose 95% Tax on Corporations Exploiting Inflation to Jack Up Prices

"Enough is enough," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "We cannot continue to allow large corporations to make obscene profits by price gouging Americans in virtually every sector of our economy."

By Jake Johnson



'Historic' Settlement With Youth Will Force Hawaiian Transit System to Speed Decarbonization

"I hope our case inspires youth to always use their voices to hold leaders accountable for the future they will inherit," said one plaintiff.

By Julia Conley



Billionaire Grandson of Gilded Age Plutocrat Gives Trump Super PAC $50 Million

Timothy Mellon is one of at least a dozen billionaires backing Donald Trump's bid for another four years in the White House.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Life On Earth Needs a Nonviolent Love Army Like None Before

A call for millions to take up the path of the political bodhisattva.

By Kai Newkirk


Beware the Republican Plot to Replace US Democracy With a New Confederacy

Democrats—and Americans more generally—must finally realize that Trump’s MAGA GOP is no longer interested in policy or politics but solely wants to seize absolute political and economic power.

By Thom Hartmann


Donald Trump: A Profound Threat to Social Security, Medicare, and Seniors

How do we know? He's already told us—over and over and over again.

By Nancy J. Altman