Thursday, November 7, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Calls Sanders Critique of Election Loss 'Straight Up BS'

"Typically, after a major electoral defeat," said one progressive strategist, "party leaders step aside to create opportunities for fresh perspectives and voices that haven't yet had a chance to lead."

By Julia Conley



Trump Spokesperson Affirms Day 1 Plans for Nation's 'Largest Mass Deportation Operation'

"As always, we will go to court to challenge illegal policies, but it is equally essential that the public push back, as it did with family separation," one rights advocate said.

By Olivia Rosane



Advocates Urge Biden to 'Secure His Climate Legacy' by Acting on LNG Before Trump Takes Office

"The clock is ticking—for the Biden administration and our planet," one campaigner asserted.

By Brett Wilkins



Did Plutocrats Like Mark Cuban and Tony West Help Sink Harris?

"We could see it happening in real-time, right after the convention, when the party consultants and the big donors got their hooks in," said one critic. "They'll be fine though."

By Jessica Corbett



Unions Say Building Worker Power Is Only Way to Defeat Trump's Fascist Right

"No one—not Donald Trump or JD Vance, nor any one CEO—can stop solidarity," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. "Organized labor is the path forward."

By Jake Johnson



2024 'Virtually Certain' to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency

A new report contained "the bleakest news possible, especially with a climate denier U.S. president in office for the next four years," said one climate scientist.

By Julia Conley



Crypto Industry's $40 Million Defeat of Pro-Worker Sherrod Brown Called 'Obscene'

The Ohio Democrat lost his seat because "the billionaire-backed crypto industry donated $40 million to his right-wing opponent," lamented one labor journalist.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Progressives Must Challenge for the Leadership of the Democratic Party—and Win

We must now be ready to stand up at this challenging moment in our history, confident that our policy agenda suits the needs of 21st century America and provides a pathway out of America’s interminable political crisis.

By Alan Minsky


Milei's Argentina Offers Terrifying Glimpse of Trump's Project 2025

Elon Musk has already told you what Trump has planned will cause "temporary hardship." Argentinians living under their new libertarian masters can tell already you already what that pain and suffering feels like.

By Diana Cariboni


Democrats Ignored Every Warning and the Results Are Catastrophic

Now that a fascistic party has won the presidency along with the Senate and apparently the House as well, the stakes for people and planet are truly beyond comprehension.

By Norman Solomon


Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are So Endlessly Terrible

In large part the campaign reflected the direction the Democratic Party establishment has taken, away from working class issues since the advent of neoliberal policies in the 1970s and carried out by most Democratic Party presidents since.

By Chuck Idelson