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Gaza Used to Be a Thriving Spice Capital. Now There Is Neither Bread Nor Safety.
Israel’s siege and genocide in Gaza have rendered the vibrant spice capital of my father’s childhood unrecognizable.
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Disarmament Grows More Distant as US Plans Another “Upgrade” to Nuclear Bomb
Disarmament proponents have called the B61 bomb upgrade “an irresponsible escalation of the new nuclear arms race.”
Mike Johnson Once Said Only God Gives Authority for Presidents to Take Office
The current speaker of the House was a key figure in Trump's allies’ plans to overturn the 2020 election.
Trump Falsely Claims DOJ Is Corrupt for Charging Him But Not Biden in Docs Cases
Trump had stashed thousands of documents, including more than 300 marked classified, at his Mar-a-Lago residence.
NYC Budget Cuts Forces Public Libraries to Close on Sundays, Reduce Services
The limited library services will detrimentally affect houseless and low-income New Yorkers.
Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A federal lawsuit accuses Biden, Blinken and Austin of failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide.
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Federal Court Guts Enforcement of Voting Rights Act in “Catastrophic” Ruling
“This ruling is a travesty for democracy,” said ACLU lawyer Sophia Lin Lakin.
Friday’s Global Temperature Breach Is a Canary in the Coal Mine, Scientists Say
Experts say that while the 2°C increase is an anomaly for that day, it points to the urgency of tackling emissions.
AOC, 20 NY Lawmakers Demand Columbia Reinstate Pro-Palestine Student Groups
Columbia University officials recently suspended two student groups over a walkout in support of Palestine.
In First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit, New York Targets PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution
The suit is one of the first legal challenges from a state against a major plastic producer.
“The majority of the world’s nations and the overwhelming majority of the people of the world are demanding a ceasefire. The U.S. can and must stop the second Nakba.”
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Sanders Doubles Down Against Gaza Ceasefire in the Face of Progressive Backlash
The senator is calling for conditioning U.S. military aid, an end to “indiscriminate bombing” and a humanitarian pause.
Police Violently Attack Demonstrators at Ceasefire Protest at DNC Headquarters
Organizers of the protest say police injured around 90 demonstrators in total.
Over 1,200 “Educators for Palestine” Sign Open Letter Demanding Ceasefire
The letter also called for an end to the Israeli occupation and condemned recent suppression of dissent by universities.
Critics Slam Idea of 4-Hour Daily “Humanitarian Pauses” in Gaza as Inadequate
The pauses will happen daily and will be announced at least three hours ahead of time.