Sunday, November 24, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Israel Has Killed Over 1,000 Doctors and Nurses in Gaza

"These people, they target everyone, but I swear, this will not stop us from continuing our humanitarian work," said a Gaza hospital director injured in an Israeli strike.

By Jessica Corbett



Ahead of Plastics Treaty Talks, Millions Demand Production Cuts

"This plastic crisis is rooted in the overproduction of single-use plastics, building for us and future generations a very toxic legacy," said one Indonesian youth activist.

By Jessica Corbett



After Ending in Overtime, COP29 Called 'Big F U to Climate Justice'

Critics of the "COP of false solutions" said that instead of much-needed funding, developing nations got "a global Ponzi scheme that the private equity vultures and public relations people will now exploit."

By Jessica Corbett



What Will Trump and GOP Congress Do to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

"Of course Trumpers want to dismantle the only agency formed in decades dedicated to giving consumers a fair shake in a predatory economy," one journalist said in response to reporting on Republican plans.

By Jessica Corbett



Unions Note Chavez-DeRemer's Record, 'But Donald Trump Is the President-Elect'

The DOL pick has sparked debates about how much she will actually "do right by workers" and whether "Teamsters president Sean O'Brien and Donald Trump are effectively dividing the labor movement."

By Jessica Corbett



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


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■ Opinion


Will Trump's Return Coincide With the Death of Progressive Media?

We all must support (and share with our friends) those outlets where we find useful news and information. If we fail to do so, America’s media landscape may soon mirror those of the autocratic nations the incoming president so admires.

By Thom Hartmann


Can We Disarm Our Binary Politics and Look for Shared Solutions?

How do we transcend our collective awareness beyond the artificial borders we’ve created?

By Robert C. Koehler


Musk and Ramaswamy: The Smartest Most Clueless Guys in the Room

Is DOGE just short for greedy libertarian billionaire dipshits?

By Jeff Ruch


What Ails America—And How to Fix It

When a nation is very sick, we need multiple and overlapping remedies.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs