Monday, October 7, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'We'll Come for You Next': Israel Threatened to Kill Teen Journalist in Gaza—Then Did

"Western journalists and editors should hang their heads in shame for their outrageous silence in the face of these crimes," said one professor.

By Brett Wilkins



As US Election Looms, 3 of 4 Voters Fear Political Violence

"This most recent poll shows that voters want to vote more than ever despite, or perhaps because, our democracy is threatened with the dark cloud of election denial and violence."

By Jessica Corbett



On Heels of Helene, Milton Explodes Into Category 5 Hurricane

"The Gulf of Mexico is so warm that the models couldn't predict how strong Milton has gotten so quickly," said the Sunrise Movement. "This is a climate emergency."

By Julia Conley



One Year After October 7, Jewish Peace Group Says: 'We Cannot Only Mourn'

"We must fight like hell for the living," said the anti-occupation group Jewish Voice for Peace. "Today, we recommit ourselves to that fight."

By Jake Johnson



Israel's War on Gaza and Beyond Has Cost US Taxpayers At Least $22.76 Billion: Report

"It has been difficult for the U.S. public, journalists, and members of Congress to get an accurate understanding of the amount of military equipment and financial assistance that the U.S. government has provided."

By Brett Wilkins



Global Water Woes the 'Canary in the Coal Mine' for Climate Calamity: WMO

"As a result of rising temperatures, the hydrological cycle has accelerated. It has also become more erratic and unpredictable, and we are facing growing problems of either too much or too little water," the WMO lead said.

By Olivia Rosane


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■ Opinion


Appalachian Apocalypse: Reflections on a Climate Catastrophe

In the aftermath of Helene, we are now all grappling with the realities of a climate that have made such extreme weather events increasingly common.

By Roar Bjønnes


Biden Allowing Israel to March US Into War With Iran

By cooperating with Israel in a new attack, the United States is assisting a state that has been responsible for most of the escalation and the vast majority of death and destruction in the Middle East for at least the past year.

By Paul Pillar


Israel-Palestine History Didn't Begin—or End—on October 7, 2023

We must understand what happened leading up to that nightmarish day and certainly we cannot be blind to has happened since.

By James Zogby


When Peace Is Not an Option: Israel Has Already Surrendered to Its Worst Self

An interview with Israeli academic, left-wing activist and resister Idan Landau, who has been jailed three times in military prison for refusing to serve in the Israel Defense Forces reserves and says that Israel is "a paranoid modern-day Sparta, with ultra-Orthodox, intolerant, and persecutional internal regime.”

By C.J. Polychroniou