Tuesday, September 24, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Deeply Anti-American': Trump Calls for Jailing Supreme Court Critics

"This Trump fellow is an obvious, unrepentant fascist without the slightest understanding of what the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution demands and requires."

By Jessica Corbett



'Unfortunately,' Say Critics, Biden's Climate Claim at United Nations 'Not True'

"Biden presided over a historic oil and gas production expansion and our research shows that his administration's energy policies fall short of U.S. climate goals," said Allie Rosenbluth of Oil Change International.

By Edward Carver



CNN's Tapper, Bash Urged to Apologize for 'Reprehensible' Lies About Rashida Tlaib

"At this point, there is virtually zero chance that CNN, Jake Tapper, and Dana Bash don't know that Rashida Tlaib never said what they are claiming," said one observer.

By Brett Wilkins



'Red Alert' as 7th of 9 Planetary Boundaries On Verge of Being Breached: Report

"Our updated diagnosis shows that vital organs of the Earth system are weakening, leading to... rising risks of crossing tipping points."

By Edward Carver



'Rank Dishonesty': Internal Docs Detail How Blinken Rejected Calls to Cut Off US Arms to Israel

"The Biden administration is not only complicit in genocide. It's knowingly complicit," said one analyst.

By Jake Johnson



Ending Oil Subsidies, Taxing the Rich Could Help Free Up $5 Trillion a Year for Climate: Report

"The real question isn't whether we can afford to act, but whether we can afford not to."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Why Wall Street Landlords Love a Housing Shortage

And how a new social housing bill introduced Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Tina Smith aims to address the crisis harming families and communities nationwide.

By Omar Ocampo


Trump's Violent Political Rhetoric Threatens All Americans

If he is elected, Trump has made it abundantly clear that he will use the government as a weapon against anyone who stands in his way.

By John Ripton


The Bleak Fantasy of Milei’s Great Argentine Chainsaw Massacre

Despite the record of unremitting failures of neoliberal programs to deliver sustained growth over the last quarter of a century, there are still intellectual and political leaders like Milei who continue to embrace them.

By Walden Bello