Wednesday, July 10, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Bipartisan Group of Senators Announces Deal to Ban Stock Trading in Congress

"If you want to serve in Congress, don't come here to serve your portfolio, come here to serve the people," said a Democrat leading the effort.

By Edward Carver



UNRWA Says Its Facilities Have Been Attacked by Israel 453 Times Since October

"The blatant disregard of international humanitarian law cannot become the new normal," said the head of the U.N. agency.

By Julia Conley



Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Articles of Impeachment Against Alito, Thomas

"Congress has a legal, moral, and democratic obligation to impeach," said the New York Democrat.

By Jake Johnson



Uproar Over Detention of Prominent French Scholar for Gaza Solidarity Posts

"François Burgat is the latest target in a political campaign that aims at silencing pro-Palestinian voices in France and at equating explanation with justification, and analysis with incitement," said a petition.

By Brett Wilkins



Majority in US Say Project 2025 Is Exactly What Trump Represents

In a new survey, American voters expressed fear that Project 2025 is "an unprecedented, extreme Republican plan that will fundamentally alter the American government, making Trump even more dangerous in a second term."

By Julia Conley



'War on Workers': Unions Denounce GOP Efforts to Undo Pro-Labor Biden Rules

"It is absolutely critical that those who want to stand with workers do so united in their opposition to these attacks on pro-worker rulemaking."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


French Elections: What the Global Left Should Learn About Defeating the Far-Right

A united left is a formidable opponent that cannot only halt the surge of neo-fascism, but can also offer a positive and inspiring vision for the future.

By C.J. Polychroniou


The Corporate Media Continue to Ignore That Trump Is an Explicit Threat to Democracy

Somebody should tell the New York Times and others that it is, in fact, their job to treat one candidate with pronounced alarm when the threat posed is as clear and severe as this.

By Thom Hartmann


Biden Can Stop the Terrifying Prospect of Second Trump Presidency—By Stepping Aside

When a politician is leading us to disaster, as Biden clearly is by refusing to step down, unconditional loyalty to that leader actually constitutes disloyalty to one’s country and one’s party.

By Aaron Regunberg