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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Fresh Warnings of Election Deepfakes After Trump's Taylor Swift Stunt

"The potential harms to our society that could result from such misinformation, including abuses of our elections, are wide-reaching and immensely damaging."

By Julia Conley



'History Is Watching': Gaza Doctors Urge Harris to Back Israel Arms Embargo at Democratic Convention

"We are here to deliver a policy that saves and improves lives," Uncommitted National Movement co-founder Abbas Alawieh said in opening remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the DNC.

By Brett Wilkins



'An Entire Generation Is at Risk': Aid Agencies Warn of Mass Polio Outbreak in Gaza

"Without an immediate cease-fire and access to vaccines and humanitarian aid across the strip, the people of Gaza are facing a public health disaster."

By Jake Johnson



Israeli Bombing Turns Gaza School Shelter Into 'Site for a Massacre'

"The moment we heard the explosion, we ran for our lives. My sister kept crying. We did not know what to do. I saw dead bodies torn to pieces."

By Edward Carver



Rejecting 'Cynical Politics,' Ocasio-Cortez Centers Workers in Primetime DNC Speech

"To love this country is to fight for its people, all people, working people," said the congresswoman.

By Julia Conley



'Let's Go!' Top Economist Applauds as Harris Signals Support for Billionaires Tax

Gabriel Zucman, a leading authority on tax evasion by the rich, welcomed news that Kamala Harris' presidential campaign is embracing proposals to tax the ultra-wealthy and large corporations.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Defeating the Fascists Is the First Order of Business

In the moral and political struggle to create a future with alternative possibilities, we need to build a united front. Radicalism can co-exist with pragmatic progressivism.

By C.J. Polychroniou


Ratepayers Launch a National Escalation for Utility Justice

From the Sun Belt to New England, over two dozen coordinated actions were held in 17 states to fight back against monopoly utility companies’ rate hikes and greenwashing.

By Rebecca Beaulieu,Leslie Vega


Biden's Cruel and Orwellian Remarks on Gaza at the DNC

A speech that denied the suffering of Palestinians was a journey into an alternative universe of political guile from a president who just six days earlier had approved sending $20 billion worth of more weapons to Israel.

By Norman Solomon