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Friday, June 28, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Unfathomably Cruel': Billionaire-Backed Justices Rule in Favor of Criminalizing Homelessness

"Maybe the right-wing justices could empathize with the most vulnerable Americans if they spent less time jet-setting on luxury vacations on their wealthy benefactors' dime," said one critic.

By Brett Wilkins



'Gift to Corporate Greed': Dire Warnings as Supreme Court Scraps Chevron Doctrine

"Make no mistake—more people will get sick, injured, or die as a result of today's decision," said one advocate.

By Jake Johnson



'The Right Call': Biden Blocks Trump-Approved Mining Road Through Alaskan Wilderness

The move is "a monumental step forward in the fight for Indigenous rights and environmental justice," a tribal leader said before the decision was final.

By Edward Carver



Christian Nationalism 'On the March': Oklahoma Mandates Bible Teachings in Public Schools

"It's not just happening in Oklahoma; we're seeing it from Texas to West Virginia, from Florida to Idaho," said one church-state separation advocate.

By Julia Conley



'The Stakes Could Not Be Higher': Debate Disaster Ignites Calls for Biden to Step Aside

"You're deluded if you believe Joe Biden, at this stage of his life, is the best person Democrats have to offer against Donald Trump, against a fascist," said journalist Mehdi Hasan.

By Jake Johnson



'Wannabe Dictator' Donald Trump Won't Commit to Accepting Election Results

"His candidacy remains an existential threat to our democracy and the very communities he scapegoats on the campaign trail," said one campaigner.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Joe Biden Is Now Democracy's Greatest Liability

Now is the time for those who care about the survival of even minimally democratic governance to speak up, to pressure Biden, his advisers, and Democratic Party elites, to chart a new course.

By Jeffrey C. Isaac


Why a $1,000,000,000,000 Military Budget Makes Us Less Safe—Not More

We need our tax dollars for healthcare, climate, and education—not war and destruction.

By Lindsay Koshgarian


A Post-Debate Question: What the Hell Happened to Us?

We did this, American. So we can't turn away now.

By Lz Granderson


The Vile Racism of Calling Biden a 'Weak Palestinian'

It is unprecedented for someone to call a sitting US president a “Palestinian,” and the use of the term as an insult is a measure of how racist American society is.

By Juan Cole