Sunday, August 11, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Palestinians Say US Responsible for Latest 'Massacre' of Children in Gaza

"U.S. funding of Israeli genocide is ballooning as the Israeli army uses ever more lethal bombs," said Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on Palestine, said Sunday after bombing that killed 100 people, mostly civilians, in Gaza City.

By Jon Queally



'Crime Minister!': Israeli Families of Hostages March Against Netanyahu

"This is our final chance to secure a deal that will save lives," said one family member. "Netanyahu continues to trade on the lives of hostages in exchange for maintaining his seat of power."

By Jon Queally



Sanders to Headline 'Progressive Central 2024' on Sidelines of Democratic Convention

The two-day event in Chicago ahead of the DNC, said one organizer, "will highlight a very practical, realistic agenda that promotes a program that directly addresses the most pressing concerns of average American households."

By Jon Queally



'Holy Sh*t This Ad Is Powerful': UAW Says It Knows How to Defeat Trump and the Billionaire Class

"This is brilliant," said author Naomi Klein in response to new United Auto Workers ad. "It's also the message we need to be sending non-stop."

By Jon Queally



'Heinous': Children Among 100 Killed by Israel Bombing of Gaza School Just Hours After US Weapons Approval

"It is hard to comprehend how the Biden administration can justify rewarding Israel with new weapons, despite Israel's persistent defiance of every single plea the Biden administration has made urging a modicum of restraint."

By Jon Queally



US to Resume Saudi Arms Sales Despite Yemen Atrocities and Khashoggi Murder

"What's changed in Saudi Arabia to justify this?" asked one human rights advocate. "Nothing."

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


A Note on Noam Chomsky and Climate Collapse

As Noam once said, “if you assume there is no hope, you guarantee there will be no hope.”

By C.J. Polychroniou


Billionaires for Trump and Vance

Here they are. They have names. They have billions. And they're the leading American oligarchs backing the ticket that wants to kick the working class and poor people in the face.

By Alan Singer


US Supreme Court Justices Should Be Deadly Ashamed for What They Have Done to Homeless People

Let me tell you this: No one wakes up one morning and chooses to be homeless. No one says to themselves, “How fun would it be for my kids and my family to live in a tent without food, water, school, or transportation?”

By Christiana Stalnaker