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Sunday, June 23, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Texas Woman Charged With Attempted Murder of Palestinian-American Child

"My country is facing a war, and we are facing that hate here," the child's mother said. "My daughter is traumatized. Whenever I open the apartment door, she runs away and hides."

By Edward Carver



Donald Trump Endorses Ten Commandments in Schools at Evangelical Event

Trump spoke in support of a controversial new Louisiana law that requires the display of the commandments in all public classrooms, which progressives have said is a prime example of Christian nationalism in action.

By Edward Carver



Bowman Calls for Primary Voters to Reject AIPAC Money at Rally With Sanders, AOC

Flanked by progressive heavyweights, Rep. Jamaal Bowman called for "the many" to defeat "the money" of AIPAC, which has set funding records in its effort to help defeat the pro-Palestine Congressman.

By Edward Carver



Hind Rajab Killing: Analysis Finds Israeli Tank Fired 335 Bullets Into Car at Close Range

"It's not plausible that the shooter could not have seen that the car was occupied by civilians, including children," an investigation of the five-year-old Palestinian girl's death found.

By Edward Carver



'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



'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


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■ Opinion


Ro Khanna Says Progressives Must 'Pull Biden Across Finish Line—and Then Organize'

Is Khanna a bridge to the 2030s for a party whose future is looking very murky in 2024?

By Will Bunch


It's Ridiculous Just How Good the Economic Case Is for a Rapid Clean Energy Transition

There are no valid economic arguments against rapidly shifting from burning polluting fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources.

By David Suzuki


Autocrats Worse Than Trump? Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

Here's the question to be asking, both in the U.S. and around the world: at what point will the far right achieve a critical mass of support such that it can kick away the ladder that it used to climb to power?

By John Feffer