Monday, November 18, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Progressives Rip Morning Joe Corporate Duo for 'Ring-Kissing' at Mar-a-Lago

One veteran journalist called Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough's meeting with Donald Trump "a disgusting show of obeisance in advance."

By Julia Conley



Big Oil Tax Could Boost Global Loss and Damage Fund by 2000%

"The damages resulting from the industry’s operations are disproportionately borne by people who did not cause the crisis," said one campaigner.

By Eloise Goldsmith



GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to 'Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors'

"The GOP wants to make food and healthcare unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people in our country," said Rep. Summer Lee. "Make no mistake on who they're serving."

By Jake Johnson



Trump Taps Project 2025 Co-Author Who Cozied Up to Musk to Lead FCC

"For more than a year now Carr has been auditioning for this job," said one critic. "His groveling is now being rewarded with a promotion, and it's the American public who will pay a heavy price."

By Julia Conley



Pentagon Fails Seventh Straight Audit as Annual US Military Budget Nears $1 Trillion

Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would require the Pentagon to return a portion of its budget as a penalty for failing audits, but lawmakers from both parties have declined to consider the bill.

By Jake Johnson



House GOP Revives Bill to Let Authoritarian Trump Crush Nonprofits

"We urge the House of Representatives to reject this dangerous bill and to protect our freedom of speech and our right to dissent," said the president of Oxfam America.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


8 Reasons Why Marco Rubio Would Be a Disastrous Secretary of State

In most hot spots around the world, Rubio is likely to make conflicts even hotter, or start new ones.

By Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies


Secretary Buttigieg, Act Now to Secure Justice for Shiloh Before Trump Takes Charge

I doubt you would want your legacy to read, “USDOT Secretary Pete let the Black Shiloh community and homeowners drown.”

By Robert Bullard


Safeguarding Free Speech and Protecting Civil Rights in America

This bill is not just a threat to pro-Palestinian organizations; it endangers any group that engages in dissent or challenges government policies.

By Basim Elkarra