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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Oklahoma Supreme Court Blocks First US Religious Public Charter School

One coalition said the ruling "safeguards public education and upholds the separation of religion and government."

By Jessica Corbett



Alarms Raised Over For-Profit Medicare Advantage Using AI to Deny Care to Seniors

"Insurers using AI to deny needed care to seniors and people with disabilities means sacrificing patient needs on the altar of corporate greed," said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins



Even as Julian Assange's Release Celebrated, Deep Worries Remain for Press Freedom

"Make no mistake, the vital work of national security journalists will be more difficult today than it was yesterday."

By Jessica Corbett



Sanders Report Details Plot by Right-Wing Billionaires to 'Sabotage' Public Education

"Instead of siphoning money and increasing tax breaks to subsidize private education, we have a responsibility to ensure all students have access to quality K-12 education."

By Jake Johnson



Under Texas GOP's Abortion Ban, Infant Deaths From Fetal Abnormalities Jumped 23%

"This is so cruel and pointless," said one advocate. "Texas and other 'pro-life' states force women to carry doomed pregnancies for months... only to watch their babies die."

By Julia Conley



Blueprint Shows Why Only Real Barrier to Global Billionaire Tax Is 'Political Will'

"Thanks to recent progress in international tax cooperation, a common taxation standard for billionaires has become technically possible," says leading economist Gabriel Zucman.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Those Who Violate the Rights of Children in War Must Be Held Accountable

When this does not happen, it signals that no one is safe, that the agreements we’ve made in global fora like the U.N. will not protect anyone, especially not the most vulnerable.

By Ezequiel Heffes


By Rescinding Its Offer to Raz Segal, the University of Minnesota Has Scaled Mt. Irony

To protect a state conducting mass murder and starvation, pro-Israeli extremists essentially discriminated against an Israeli for his views.

By Peter F. Crowley


Trump and the GOP Want to Drown the Middle Class in the Bathtub

As the middle class shrinks and poverty grows, the cash stash at the very top of the American economic pyramid grows exponentially.

By Thom Hartmann