Friday, November 15, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Wall Street Banks Accused of Trying to Sabotage Key Consumer Protection Rule

"The CFPB must stop this ploy by the biggest banks to keep us trapped under their thumbs."

By Julia Conley



Trump Has Placed 'For Sale' Sign on White House With Chief of Staff Pick: Watchdog

"A lobbyist with this record of controversial representation and a minefield of potential conflicts of interest should not go near the Oval Office, much less be White House chief of staff."

By Jake Johnson



Major Media Reform Group Says Goodbye to Musk's 'Toxic Twitter'

"It's clear that X will not correct course under Musk's leadership, and it's time for Free Press to exit."

By Olivia Rosane



Tlaib Demands Blinken Resign Over Failure to Hold Israel Accountable for Gaza Genocide

"No nation blocking U.S. humanitarian assistance can receive U.S. weapons," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "The Biden administration cannot pick and choose when they comply with our own laws."

By Brett Wilkins



'Potentially Ominous Trend' for Press Freedom as Trump Wages Legal War on News Outlets

"Governments and powerful figures threatening journalists and media outlets with costly legal battles and bankruptcy is a common tactic against press freedom in repressive countries," said one journalist.

By Julia Conley



'We Need a Shift': Climate Leaders Demand End of COP Dominated by Petrostates, Big Oil Lobby

"It is now clear that the COP is no longer fit for purpose," a coalition of scientists and advocates wrote as more than 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists swarmed COP29 in Azerbaijan.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Medicare Advantage: A By-the-Numbers Look at This Profit-Seeking Healthcare Scam

Proponents claimed it would lower costs and improve health care for seniors. It has achieved neither of those goals; instead, it has become a wildly profitable scheme for private insurance giants.

By Emma Curchin,Brandon Novick,Peter Hart


Trump's America Could Be Worse. It Could Be Gaza

People of conscience must demand an immediate end to the slaughter, a total arms embargo against Israel, humanitarian aid for Gaza on the scale of the Marshall Plan, and a short and concrete path to Palestinian statehood. It's not too late. We must act.

By Richard Eskow


From Taxing the Rich to Defending Unions, the Best Defense Against Trump Will Be Offense

The super rich who backed the Republican president-elect must think they have us exactly where they want us. Now is the best time to turn the tables.

By Sam Pizzigati