Our very future is at stake.

This remains a five-alarm fire. We have just days left in our Fall Campaign and the numbers we’re seeing are not good. This is terrifying for us, especially when everything we cherish is on the ballot just a week away.

Monday, October 28, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


South Africa Files 750 Pages of 'Overwhelming' Evidence in ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel

"The glaring genocide in Gaza is there for all who are not blinded by prejudice to see."

By Brett Wilkins



US Election Sabotage Fears Grow After Ballot Boxes Set Aflame

"Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable," said Oregon's secretary of state.

By Jessica Corbett



'Musk Must Be Stopped': Philly DA Sues to Halt Million-Dollar Lottery Scheme

"Running an illegal lottery and violating consumer protections is ample basis for an injunction," reads the lawsuit filed by Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

By Jake Johnson



Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person in a Lifetime

"The extreme emissions of the richest, from their luxury lifestyles and even more from their polluting investments, are fueling inequality, hunger, and—make no mistake—threatening lives."

By Jessica Corbett



Ocasio-Cortez Warns Trump NYC Rally Was Primer for Taking Power 'by Force'

"That's what they're doing when they're inciting violence and hatred against Latinos, against Black Americans, against Americans who don't have children."

By Brett Wilkins



Leaked Videos Reveal Project 2025 Architect's Plan for Far-Right 'Shadow' Government

Russell Vought, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget during Trump's first term, said he wants to inflict "trauma" on career civil servants and bulldoze opponents of the Republican nominee.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Democracy Dies... in the Pockets of the American Oligarchy

From Jeff Bezos to Elon Musk, America's oligarchs are using media control to shape politics, grow profits, and destroy the prospect of a better future for all.

By Thom Hartmann


This Is Not a Drill. Fascism Is on the Ballot

Rather than being for personal absolution, voting is a tool in the political toolbox—if the goal is to avert the worst and improve the chances for constructing a future worthy of humanity.

By Norman Solomon


Palestine Is Our Pandora

James Cameron dreamed it, but Palestinians are living it. If we continue to let violence against their land and people go unchecked, we’ll all pay the price.

By Cyrus Copeland