Sunday, December 8, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Sanders Explains Why He's Voting Against the New $850 Billion Pentagon Budget

"We do not need to spend almost a trillion dollars on the military, while half a million Americans are homeless and children go hungry," Sen. Bernie Sanders writes in a new op-ed.

By Jake Johnson



'A Critical Situation': Gaza Doctor Warns of Catastrophe as Israel Assails Hospital

"We have called on the world to protect both the healthcare system and its workers, yet we have not received any response from anyone globally," said the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.

By Jake Johnson



Assad Government Falls After Nearly 14 Years of Civil War as Rebels Seize Capital

"The city of Damascus has been liberated," rebel fighters declared on state TV.

By Jake Johnson



Roughly 900 US Troops Still in Syria as Rebels Close in on Damascus

"Whether the Pentagon wants to admit it or not," U.S. troops "are likely involved in the broader conflict unfolding there right now," warned one analyst.

By Jake Johnson



Fury as South Korea's Conservative Party Thwarts Impeachment Vote

"Today, citizens witnessed democracy taking a step backward," said the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

By Jake Johnson



Top Democrat Issues Warning Over Trump Plot to 'Steal' From Federal Programs

"The Constitution provides no impoundment power to the president to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


The 'Silent Violence' of Corporate Greed and Power

Year after year, the deadly toll goes up, not down, and the horrors continue.

By Ralph Nader


Syrians Finally Won the Arab Spring. Can They Avoid Pitfalls and Win Democracy?

Overthrowing a dictator is very difficult, but it is no guarantee of liberty.

By Juan Cole


A Dozen Billionaire Plutocrats Now Have $2 Trillion in Collective Wealth

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, along with others in the billionaire class, have unsurprisingly used the power of their wealth to expand their political and economic influence.

By Omar Ocampo


Why War Criminals Don't Like the ICC

The desire of the “great powers” to safeguard themselves from the enforcement of international law is exemplified by the record of the U.S. government.

By Lawrence Wittner