Wednesday, November 27, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Heartbreakingly Devastating': US Reportedly Plans to Approve $680 Million in Arms to Israel

"The Biden administration seems to be ready and willing to keep piling more and more, despite Gaza descending into what President Biden just yesterday described as 'hell,'" said Amnesty International USA.

By Jessica Corbett



As US Celebrates Thanksgiving, Israel-Imposed Starvation and Suffering in Gaza Intensifies

"There is no military necessity or justification under international law that permits the prevention of basic necessities from reaching a civilian population."

By Julia Conley



Musk Wants to Abolish Consumer Agency That Has Been a 'Model of Efficiency'

"This is systemic corruption at a grand and intolerable scale," one advocate said of the billionaire's call to "delete" the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

By Jake Johnson



'Pathetic': France Says It Will Not Enforce ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

"So they will apply this to Putin as well?" asked one political analyst.

By Julia Conley



Is Bernie Sanders Launching a Third Party? 'Not Right Now, No'

"Real change in this country will come about when an organized working class leads the fight for justice," the Vermont senator said in a new interview.

By Jake Johnson



New Biden Rule Would Rein in Medicare Advantage. Will Dr. Oz Let It Stand?

"There's every reason to expect the Trump administration to block these proposed rules from moving forward," warned Public Citizen co-president Robert Weissman.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


The World's Biggest Liar Is Back — and How to Defeat Him

Fact-checkers will be needed more urgently and consistently than ever to hold the president and his GOP allies to account each and every day.

By Arnold R. Isaacs


No Time to Hide: We Need You!

We offer this comic-strip recalling the revolutionary promise proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence. Do not underestimate the power of that promise.

By Harvey J. Kaye,Matt Strackbein


A Corporate Media System Bound to Capitalism Delivers for Trump for a Second Time

The fact that Trump prevailed is a damning statement on the health of media institutions that have failed us over and over again.

By Victor Pickard