Tuesday, July 16, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


UnitedHealth Reports $7.9 Billion in Q2 Profits After Protesters Arrested

"Health insurance coverage has expanded in America, but we are finding it is private health insurance corporations themselves that are often the largest barrier for people," said one organizer.

By Julia Conley



'Power Play of the Highest Order': DNC Plot to Ram Through Biden Nomination Sparks Fury

"Behind the scenes, people at the Biden campaign and DNC are working to put in the fix," warned one Biden delegate from Maryland.

By Jake Johnson



Democrats, Progressives Call On Menendez to Resign After Bribery Conviction

"He must resign today or be immediately expelled," said one watchdog leader.

By Jessica Corbett



Trump's Pick of Vance Shows GOP 'Will Stop at Nothing to Ban All Abortion' in US

"A Trump-Vance administration will be the most dangerous administration for abortion and reproductive freedom in this country’s history."

By Julia Conley



With Media Enamored by US Presidential Race, Israeli Massacres in Gaza Get Even Deadlier

"We must not lose sight of what is happening in Gaza, where an unprecedented humanitarian crisis continues to get even worse," said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Jake Johnson



'A Corporate CEO's Dream': Labor Unions Blast Trump-Vance Ticket

"This ticket isn't pro-worker or pro-union. It's the billionaire ticket through and through," said one labor leader.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Get Your Assassination Merch Here!

This will be the first presidential race in history when blood will feature front and center in the Trump campaign’s most iconic image.

By Pierre Tristam


More Dangerous Than Ever, Trump and the GOP Must Be Defeated at the Ballot Box

Nobody has done more than Trump to delegitimize and destroy constitutional democracy in this country.

By Jeffrey C. Isaac


'Violence Has No Place in American Life.' Except, Like, Everywhere You Look

A few thoughts on how the assassination attempt on Trump unleashed an orgy of Democratic platitudes.

By Phil Wilson