Thursday, December 12, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Sanders Says 'Political Movement,' Not Murder, Is the Path to Medicare for All

"Killing people is not the way we're going to reform our healthcare system," he said. "The way we're going to reform our healthcare system is having people come together."

By Jessica Corbett



Reports Target Israeli Army for 'Unprecedented Massacre' of Gaza Journalists

"In Gaza, the scale of the tragedy is incomprehensible," wrote Thibaut Bruttin, director general of Reporters Without Borders.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Booze Hound! Lina Khan, Not Done Yet, Targets Nation's Largest Alcohol Seller

"The FTC is doing what our government should be doing: using every tool possible to make life better for everyday Americans," said one advocate.

By Brett Wilkins



As Senate Prepares for NDAA Vote, Progressive Caucus Says It Is 'Past Time' to Slash Pentagon Budget

"This legislation on balance moves our country and our national priorities in the wrong direction," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

By Julia Conley



Dems Urge Biden to Limit Presidential Authority to Launch Nuclear War Before Trump Takes Charge

"As Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, it is more important than ever to take the power to start a nuclear war out of the hands of a single individual and ensure that Congress's constitutional role is respected and fulfilled," wrote Sen. Edward Markey and Rep. Ted Lieu.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Congressional Report Calls Trump Deportation Plan 'Catastrophic' for Economy

"All it will do is raise grocery prices, destroy jobs, and shrink the economy," JEC Chair Martin Heinrich said of the president-elect's plan to deport millions of immigrants.

By Jessica Corbett


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■ Opinion


The Madness of Luigi Mangione

A calculated and brutal murder of health insurance executive Brian Thompson has ripped open the skin enclosing a vast repository of popular rage.

By Phil Wilson


Should Working-Class Candidates Run as Democrats?

Working-class voters of all shades and ethnicities are moving closer together in their political perceptions as they defect from the Democratic Party. So why is that and what should be done?

By Les Leopold


How the US and Israel Destroyed Syria and Called it Peace

American interference, at the behest of Netanyahu’s far-right Israel, has left the Middle East in ruins, with over a million dead and open wars raging in Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine, and with Iran on the brink of a nuclear arsenal.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs