Thursday, October 10, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


4 Million Americans Excluded From Election by Felony Voting Bans

"Felony disenfranchisement echoes policies of the past, like poll taxes and literacy tests," an advocate said.

By Edward Carver



Trump Warns Detroit Voters Whole Country Will 'Be Like Detroit' If Harris Wins

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the city is "defined by winners willing to get their hands dirty to build up their city and create their communities—something Donald Trump could never understand."

By Julia Conley



'Crime Against Humanity': UN Inquiry Details Israeli 'Extermination' of Gaza Healthcare

"Israel must immediately stop its unprecedented wanton destruction of healthcare facilities in Gaza," the head of the inquiry stressed.

By Brett Wilkins



Progressives Issue Warning to Harris: Break With Biden on Gaza—Now

"If you want people to vote for you, you gotta give them a reason," said James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute.

By Jake Johnson



'The Fabric of Nature Is Unraveling,' Warns New Report on Wildlife Population Decline

"This is not just about wildlife," an expert said. "It's about the essential ecosystems that sustain human life."

By Edward Carver



At Least 3,100 Children Killed by Israel in Gaza Were Under 5 Years Old

"Every day without a cease-fire, it gets harder to help children piece together the shattered shards of their lives," said a Save the Children official. "For thousands of children, it's already too late."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Helene and Milton Prove It's Time to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters

Recent polling shows that 70% of US voters support making oil and gas companies pay their fair share for these fossil fuel-driven catastrophes. What are we waiting for?

By Jamie Henn


Jill Stein's Dangerous Game Could Put Fascist Trump Back in the White House

Running for president and keeping an iron grip on the once-noble Green Party has become Stein’s singular mission. And she’s killing the Party — and its once-sterling reputation — in the process.

By Thom Hartmann


Kamala Harris Must Correct Course Before She Blows This Election

A series of underlying dynamics should ring alarm bells for a Democratic campaign entering the final stretch of a cardinal race with potentially catastrophic consequences.

By Miles Kampf-Lassin