Thursday, November 28, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Native Americans Hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving

"'Thanksgiving' is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation," said the Indigenous Environmental Network.

By Jessica Corbett



Muslim Rights Group Calls for Probe Into GOP Lawmaker's Threat to Omar, Tlaib

Randy Fine "must be investigated by state and federal law enforcement authorities and condemned by both Democratic and Republican Party leadership," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

By Julia Conley



Israeli Attacks Wound Two in Lebanon on Day 2 of Cease-Fire

The cease-fire deal prohibits all military operations by Hezbollah but only "offensive" action by Israel.

By Julia Conley



Rights Groups Alarmed by Arrest of Pakistani Journalist Matiullah Jan

Amnesty International said that his arbitrary detention "on trumped up charges after he was abducted in the late hours of November 27 is an affront on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom."

By Jessica Corbett



'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


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■ Opinion


How Dems Can Take Advantage of Trump’s Tariffs to Reverse the Reagan Revolution

As he shatters the neoliberal tariff consensus, Democrats should rise to the occasion and argue for rational, targeted, and gradual tariffs, taking the party back to its pre-1980s positions on trade.

By Thom Hartmann


Beware Black Friday: Consumerism, Worker Exploitation, and Environmental Harm

From start to stop, the shopping stampede known as Black Friday exposes the deep failures of our economic system.

By Brianna Westbrook


Our World Is Not for Sale: 25 Years of Fighting the WTO

In an in-depth interview, OWINFS coordinator Debora James reflects on how the fight for trade justice has evolved from the streets of Seattle to today.

By David Solnit,Deborah James