Tuesday, September 10, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Rich Countries Crack Down on Climate Protests While Lecturing on Rights Elsewhere: Report

"You don't have to agree with the tactics of climate activists to understand the importance of defending their rights to protest and to free speech."

By Edward Carver



Top EU Diplomat Warns Israeli Impunity Will Lead to West Bank Becoming 'a New Gaza'

"Against this backdrop, it is clear that the prospect of a two-state solution—which we have been ritually repeating—is receding ever further while the international community deplores, feels, and condemns, but finds it hard to act."

By Brett Wilkins



Harris Urged to Back $17 Minimum Wage During Debate With Trump

"This would make a major difference for the affordability crisis so many face," said Rep. Ro Khanna.

By Julia Conley



GOP Stopgap Bill Condemned as Ploy to Advance 'Extreme Project 2025 Manifesto'

"This bill is an admission that a House Republican majority cannot govern," said Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro. "They would rather gamble on an intervening election than attempt to complete their work on time."

By Jake Johnson



Dems Say Big Oil Execs Failing to Come Clean on Trump's $1 Billion Quid Pro Quo Offer

"The behavior of Donald Trump and the oil and gas industry has added to evidence of possible misconduct," said three U.S. lawmakers.

By Brett Wilkins



Tlaib Says US Has Sent a Message: 'Israel Can Kill Americans and Get Away With It'

"Dear Americans, if you are killed by the Israeli government, our country won't care," the Michigan Democrat lamented. "No one will be held accountable."

By Jake Johnson



'Another Unbearable and Horrific Massacre': US-Armed IDF Kills Dozens in Tent City Bombing

"The far-right genocidal Israeli government continues to use its one-ton Biden bombs to massacre Palestinians as if they were sheep for the slaughter," said one advocacy group.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


The Live-Streamed Genocide in Gaza Exposes US Complicity for All to See

The spiritual death of the United States has been a long time coming. It’s not just the murder and destruction—it’s the arrogance and hypocrisy of it all.

By Omar Suleiman


In Debate With Trump, Harris Must Seize the Narrative on Social Security

As President, every single one of Donald Trump's budgets proposed cuts to Social Security, as well as Medicare.

By Nancy J. Altman


A Note on the 'Lesser of Two Evils' Voting Argument in 2024

Why people, and radicals in particular, fail to grasp the reasoning behind this argument is truly mind-boggling.

By C.J. Polychroniou