Wednesday, September 4, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'It Doesn't Have to Be This Way,' Says Harris After Georgia School Shooting

"Our kids are sitting in a classroom where they should be fulfilling their God-given potential, and some part of their big beautiful brain is concerned about a shooter busting through the door of their classroom," said the Democratic presidential nominee.

By Julia Conley



'A Great Day': Workers at Second Southern Auto Industry Plant Join UAW

"Battery workers are seizing their power!" said the United Auto Workers.

By Julia Conley



'Calculated Dishonesty and Greed' Blamed for London's Deadly Grenfell Fire

"The Grenfell Report gives us official confirmation: 72 people needlessly died because of corporate deceit, deregulation, privatization, ignorance, and contempt for working-class communities," wrote Jeremy Corbyn.

By Olivia Rosane



Groups Say Biden's Own Policy Requires US to Stop Arming Israel

"International and U.S. law, as well as your administration's policies including NSM-20," said the groups, "require suspending weapons transfers to the Israeli government."

By Julia Conley



Texas GOP Invents Corporate Courts Ready to Do Industry's Bidding

"Why bother judge-shopping when you can just invent a new court?" asked one watchdog.

By Jake Johnson



Ginni Thomas Thanked Group Fighting Ethics Reforms Spurred by Her Husband's Scandals

Leaked audio reveals that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas praised a far-right group whose president later attacked Justice Elena Kagan as "treasonous."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Trump Has Delivered Unto Us a Nation of Fascist Bullies

If we don’t take on bullies — particularly fascist bullies — they keep going further and further until either they win or you fight back and defeat them. So that's what we must do.

By Thom Hartmann


Popular Israeli Podcasters Crave Button to Press That Would 'Erase Every Single Living Being in Gaza'

“Forgive us if we don’t give a shit if everybody there dies. It’s just the way we feel. It’s just the way Israelis feel," said Two Nice Jewish Boys co-host Eytan Weinstein.

By Katherine Hearst


Trump’s Visit to Howell, MI Turned a Dogwhistle into a Bullhorn

The former president spoke of sending outside police to Detroit to Intimidate voters in a place with a troubling history of white supremacist and far-right activity.

By Hank Kennedy