Tuesday, September 17, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


GOP Senator Accused of 'Hate Speech' Against Arab American Witness at Hate Crimes Hearing

At the hearing, advocate Maya Berry said she "experienced the very issue that we're attempting to deal with today."

By Julia Conley



'There Is No Safety for Us': West Bank Kids Under Growing Assault by Israeli Forces

"These children deserve better," said one mother. "They deserve to be children, not to live in constant fear of raids and shootings."

By Brett Wilkins



Alarm as Trump Judge Sides With Company Claiming NLRB Is Unconstitutional

"This is yet another move by a Trump-appointed judge in favor of wealthy corporations."

By Julia Conley



Sanders Rips Pharma Giant for Charging $900+ for Drug That Could Be Sold for $100

"Why? Excessive corporate greed," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Jake Johnson



'This Is Historic': Electric Vehicles Now Outnumber Petrol-Powered Cars in Norway

Last month, 94% of new vehicles sold in the oil-producing nation were electric.

By Brett Wilkins



Georgia Woman's Death Marks First Confirmed Case of Fatal Post-Roe Abortion Denial

Amber Nicole Thurman's death "is the logical outcome of the Georgia abortion ban working exactly as intended by horrifically punishing women who try to access abortion care," said one advocate.

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


Universities Welcome Students and Staff Back to School With Repression

Administrators, driven by fear, political pressure, and donors, have engineered a power grab bypassing the established structures of governance to securitize campuses and restrict free speech.

By James Zogby


Turning Down the Heat, and the Noise

With every bicycle that replaces a motorcycle, every garden hose that supplants a power-washer, every rake that displaces a leaf blower, our world will both warm a little more slowly and become a little less noisy.

By Stan Cox


A Winning Economic Agenda for Kamala Harris

Harris and Walz should run on ensuring economic freedom by reversing and remedying the brutal imbalance between the people and the powerful.

By Robert Reich


MVP Is Burying the Truth Along With Its Shoddy Pipes

Faced with a troubling report that reveals multiple pipe defects, Mountain Valley Pipeline spins and misrepresents.

By Jon Sokolow