Friday, November 22, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Christian Nationalism Marches on With 'Bible-Infused' Texas Curriculum

"What we're seeing here in Texas with these lessons is a larger national push to promote the idea that American identity and Christian identity are woven together, are one in the same," said one professor.

By Jessica Corbett



Critics Say 'History of Enabling Sexual Abuse' Makes McMahon Unfit for Top Education Post

"This is someone accused of ignoring rampant sexual abuse under her watch," said one advocate. "It's an insult to survivors and a blatant attack on the safety of students nationwide."

By Julia Conley



Dems Rip Musk-Ramaswamy Plan for Spending Cuts as Illegal 'Power Grab'

"The legal theories being pushed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are as idiotic as they are dangerous," said the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee.

By Jake Johnson



Amid Fears That World War III Has Already Begun, Russia Strikes Ukraine With New Missile

“I really believe the situation is very dangerous,” said one Russian politics expert during a week in which the two countries exchanged strikes.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Critics Call COP29 Climate Finance Draft 'Slap in the Face' by Rich Nations

"This is a shameful failure of leadership," said one Oxfam campaigner. "There is only one option for those grappling with the harshest impacts of climate collapse: trillions, not billions, in public and grants-based finance."

By Jessica Corbett



As Biden and Trump Teams Attack ICC, Tlaib Says Netanyahu 'Must Be Arrested'

"Today's historic arrest warrants cannot bring back the dead and displaced," said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, "but they are a major step towards holding war criminals accountable."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


US Complicity at a Crossroads: ICC Arrest Warrants Demand Accountability

Their entanglement in Israel’s war makes U.S. leaders vulnerable to legal accountability not just for aiding and abetting crimes, but for direct complicity in their commission.

By Raed Jarrar


ExxonMobil Plans to Keep an Entire Generation on the Hook for Its Climate Destruction

Public pensions must exit Exxon to protect workers' savings and retirement.

By Allie Lindstrom


The Democratic Party Is Toast If It Doesn’t Earn Back the Trust of the Working Class

The task of inspiring, persuading, and motivating working-class voters requires showing that you are in their corner by consistently naming and picking visible fights with powerful culprits.

By Jonathan Smucker