Friday, October 11, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Israel Used US-Supplied Bomb in Beirut Strike That Killed at Least 22 Lebanese

"The Biden-Harris administration gave Israel at least 3,000 of these munitions from October-December 2023 alone," noted one expert.

By Brett Wilkins



Gaza Doctor Corrects CNN Anchor: 'This Is Not a Humanitarian Crisis... This Is Genocide'

"History books will be written on this and countries will have to reckon—media agencies will have to reckon—with their major role in the genocide," said Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan.

By Brett Wilkins



'One of the Most Pathetic Things I've Ever Seen': Watch Vance Refuse to Say Whether Trump Lost in 2020

A New York Times interview carried echoes of Vance's "damning non-answer" in the vice presidential debate.

By Julia Conley



Probe Demanded as Second Houston-Area Petrochemical Disaster in a Month Kills 2

"This facility has a long track record of pollution, accidents, and violations of the law," said one advocate.

By Julia Conley



'Regional War Is Here': Biden Urged to Act Before Catastrophe Engulfs Middle East

"Unless the Biden administration changes course immediately, the likelihood we see even more violence, more displacement, and tens—if not hundreds—of thousands more lives lost in this conflict will only spike."

By Jake Johnson



Israel's Genocidal Attack Has Unleashed 'Most Profound Crisis Since the End of World War II'

"One year later, the promise by Israeli leaders to destroy Gaza has been fulfilled," said 37 United Nations special rapporteurs. "The strip is now a wasteland of rubble and human remains."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Ron Johnson Is Working Tirelessly to Protect the Super-Rich From Paying Their Fair Share

While purporting to be concerned about income inequality, Johnson advocates for proposals obviously intended to benefit his rich benefactors and, worse yet, himself.

By Bob Lord


As a Rabbi, I Am Praying With Protest This Day of Atonement

May our prayers on this Yom Kippur be in the streets.

By Rabbi Brian Walt


I Refuse to Let Anyone Make Me Feel Ashamed of Speaking Up for Palestine

My head and my heart both tell me that not only is a free Palestine possible, it is inevitable.

By Richard Eskow