Thursday, October 3, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


80+ Groups Have Message for Biden: 'No War With Iran!'

"It is not in the national interest for the U.S. to be led into a war with Iran," the groups stressed.

By Brett Wilkins



Cornell Study Shows LNG Worse for Climate Than Coal

"LNG is not a bridge fuel to clean energy," said one expert. "It's a highway to climate hell."

By Jessica Corbett



William Barber Says Presidential Debates 'Failing' the Poor

"We should really be talking about how to abolish the majority of poverty, because we know what would happen if we did have serious living minimum wage and healthcare," Barber said.

By Edward Carver



Analysis Shows Trump Tax Plan Would Make Rich People Richer, Working People Poorer

Economists estimated that under the GOP nominee's proposal, the "share of national income going to the top 5% would increase by around 1.6%, while the share of the bottom 50% would fall by roughly 4.8%."

By Jake Johnson



Chagossians 'Deplore' Deal Allowing US-UK to Keep Diego Garcia Air Base

"We remain powerless and voiceless in determining our own future and the future of our homeland," one diaspora Chagossian said in response to the agreement.

By Brett Wilkins



NYT's Bret Stephens Blasted for 'Escalate in Iran' Column

A critic said the Times let Stephens advocate for war with Iran "without even asking him to include a paragraph explaining how such a war would go, what the human toll would be, or how he thinks it would end."

By Edward Carver


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■ Opinion


How Western Media Lets Israel Get Away With Murder in Lebanon and Gaza

We now know exactly what it looks like when dishonest reporting succeeds in justifying genocide.

By Ramzy Baroud


The Dangerous Art of 'Sane-Washing': Lessons From the Walz-Vance Debate

By couching controversial ideas in the language of moderation and common sense, politicians can make even the most radical departures from the status quo seem like natural, logical steps.

By Peter Bloom


Biden's Destructive Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

Biden has been out of his depth throughout this crisis, relying on political instincts from an era when acting tough and blindly supporting Israel were politically safe positions for American politicians.

By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies


After 23 Years, It’s Time to End the War on Terror for Good

Isn’t it time to free the country up to focus on truly pressing national concerns instead of letting the aberrations of the past continue to haunt the present moment?

By Karen Greenberg