Wednesday, July 24, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Harris Campaign Says 'Oil Barons Are Salivating' Over Second Trump Term

"Trump's promises to Big Oil would sacrifice good-paying jobs that are driving an American energy and manufacturing boom," said the campaign.

By Julia Conley



'Contamination Crisis': US Pesticides Contain PFAS, Endangering Food and Water

"This is truly frightening news," the author of a new study said. "Lacing pesticides with forever chemicals is likely burdening the next generation with more chronic diseases and impossible cleanup responsibilities."

By Edward Carver



'Guilty of Genocide': Tlaib Protests Netanyahu's Speech to Congress

"I will never back down in speaking truth to power. The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians."

By Brett Wilkins



AFT Signs On to UAW's Push for 2028 General Strike

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain applauded the teachers union for helping to push for a "mass movement" for workers' rights.

By Julia Conley



US Leads Global Surge in Oil and Gas Expansion, Analysis Finds

"The U.S. has become a petrostate and is still, even under President Biden, permitting new drilling," John Sterman of MIT said. "The developed countries don't show any significant efforts to limit drilling."

By Edward Carver



'Economic and Moral Failing': It's Been 15 Years Since Last Federal Minimum Wage Hike

"Voters understand that raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, even if their elected officials in state legislatures and Washington, D.C. remain inactive."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Why Does Netanyahu Get More Security Than NATO Leaders?

This increased security underscores the outrage of millions of U.S. citizens that he has been invited to speak at the U.S. Congress as he conducts a genocide in Gaza.

By Ann Wright


What I Learned at a Gaza Solidarity Encampment in the Heart of the Beast

We are most powerful when we dismantle the systems designed to isolate, disconnect, and distract us from uniting against the genocide in Gaza.

By Moataz Salim


Kamala Harris Is the Winning Choice for Seniors

As president, Harris will expand Social Security and Medicare and ensure that all benefits will continue to be paid in full and on time for the foreseeable future by requiring billionaires to pay their fair share.

By Nancy J. Altman