Monday, September 16, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


LNG Pipeline Explosion and Fire Force Evacuations in Texas Town

"We have seen the flames get bigger and bigger with a huge amount of smoke," said one local organizer.

By Julia Conley



Analysis Details How Israel's Gaza Siege 'Is Driving a Humanitarian Disaster'

"Over 11 months, we have reached shocking levels of conflict, displacement, disease, and hunger," said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins



Thousands of Autoworkers Protest in Brussels Amid Likely Audi Layoffs

"Their anger is very legitimate, very understandable, especially since Audi is not very clear on its plans," a local employment minister said.

By Edward Carver



As Europe Reels From Flood Damage, Calls Grow for Big Oil to Pay for Climate Destruction

"We are deeply worried such events will get worse until oil and gas giants like Shell, Total, Equinor, Exxon, OMV, and ENI are forced to stop drilling for fossil fuels driving climate change," said one campaigner.

By Julia Conley



US Working Class 'Overwhelmingly to the Left' of the Rich on Economic Policy: Survey

The new research, said one union leader, provides Democrats with a "clear roadmap to winning back" working-class voters.

By Jake Johnson



Gaza Officials Publish List of Those Killed in Israeli Assault. The First 14 Pages Are Babies

"This is a genocide of children," said Heba Gowayed, a sociology professor at the City University of New York's Hunter College.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Can the World Save Palestinians From US-Israeli Genocide?

The United States has the power to end this carnage, not by pretending to plead with the Israelis to be more “careful” about civilian casualties, but by ending its own instrumental role in the slaughter of innocent men, women, and children.

By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies


Donald Trump and Dick Cheney Are Both Horrific, Irredeemable Scoundrels

Ultimately, both Trump and Cheney represent different forms of danger to American democracy and global stability. They both deserve nothing less than our eternal scorn.

By Ziyad Motala


Why Is Trump Still Clobbering Harris on the Economy?

Really, after watching Trump’s debate meltdown, how is it possible for any sane human to believe he has the capability to improve anything at all? But still, Democrats must answer this key question—and turn things around—before it's too late.

By Les Leopold


Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade

The fight against Trump's authoritarianism, while certainly necessary, is being used as cover to shore up support for a status quo that is itself profoundly anti-democratic in its functioning.

By Peter Bloom