'Shameful': Columbia Greenlights Police Crackdown on Anti-War Encampment: Even after dozens of students were arrested, hundreds "rushed to take the place of ...
commondreams.org/news/columbia-arrests-palestine-protest
'McCarthyism Is Alive and Well': Google Fires 28 for Protesting Israel Contract: "These mass, illegal firings will not stop us," said organizers ...
commondreams.org/news/google-fires-workers-protest
Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
- Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
- The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.
- No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."
- The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
Blinken Hasn't Ended Aid for Israeli Military Units Tied to Killings, Rapes | Common Dreams
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'The Pressure Is Working': Biden Weighs Climate Emergency Declaration | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/climate-change-national-emergency
Climate Crisis to Cost Global Economy $38 Trillion a Year by 2050: "This clearly shows that protecting our climate is much cheaper than not doing so ...
commondreams.org/news/climate-crisis-lower-incomes
Congressional Progressives Unveil 'Bold' Agenda for Second Biden Term: The Congressional Progressive Caucus says its legislative blueprint for 2025 and beyond ...
commondreams.org/news/congressional-progressive-caucus-2667809236
Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax: "He is dusting off the old Republican playbook and bringing back the strategy known informally as ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-payroll-tax-cut
What If the Media Covered War Like the Profound Social Problem It Is?: The corporate media covers conflicts like Israel and Iran’s with win-lose abstraction ...
commondreams.org/opinion/media-cover-war-like-problem
The Cease-Fire Movement Brings Me Hope This Arab American Heritage Month: Despite attempts to smear and silence them for supporting Palestinian human rights ...
otherwords.org/a-bittersweet-arab-american-heritage-month/
Portraying Trump as the Fascist He Is Could Save US Democracy: It comes down to Democratic framing, a truth-telling media, and the independent judiciary to ...
washingtonspectator.org/fascism-is-not-patriotism/
LNG Isn’t Helping My Community, No Matter What the GOP Says: When it comes to the voices most concerned with the health and financial well-being of American ...
commondreams.org/opinion/lng-isn-t-helping-my-community
The GOP Must Choose: Pro-Business or Anti-Woke?: The House Anti-Woke Caucus appears to be somewhat out of step with a majority of Republican leaders and ...
exposedbycmd.org/2024/04/15/u-s-house-anti-woke-caucus-targets-programs-benefiting-minorities/
If the US and UK Have Any Shame, They Will Welcome Palestine as a UN Member State
commondreams.org/opinion/us-uk-welcome-palestine-to-un
'A Big, Big Deal': Chattanooga Volkswagen Workers Begin Voting in Key Union Election
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Quick Glance: Historic Vote at Volkswagen Plant in Tennessee
- This week, 4,300 hourly workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are voting on whether to join the United Auto Workers union.
- The significance of this vote lies in the potential shift in union dynamics in the South, with the UAW launching a strong campaign to penetrate non-union auto factories in the region.
- The outcome of this vote could either significantly strengthen or hinder the union, with the UAW needing a majority of yes votes to win.
- Southern politicians warn of job losses if unionization occurs in the region, while Volkswagen emphasizes respecting employees' right to choose and its substantial investments in the plant.
Trump Makes History as First US Pres on Trial: The beginning of jury selection in the New York City “hush-money” case has Trump alarmed that his strategy of ...
truthdig.com/articles/trump-on-trial-will-the-former-president-go-down-in-new-york/
Quick Glance: Trump Faces Landmark Trial Over Hush Money Case
- Donald Trump will go down in history as the first former president to stand trial in Manhattan on criminal charges. The historic case revolves around a potential sex scandal cover-up just days before the 2016 elections.
- The prosecution alleges that Trump falsified business records to hide hush money payments aimed at influencing the election outcome. Trump maintains his innocence and refutes any involvement with Stormy Daniels.
- The trial will feature key witnesses from Trump's inner circle testifying against him, including Michael Cohen and David Pecker. It will delve into the Oval Office, where Trump allegedly approved the cover-up.
- Prosecutors must prove that Trump falsified business records with intent to commit or conceal another crime. Trump's defense is likely to focus on the legality of the hush money payments and attempt to distance him from the accounting handled by his employees.
Israeli Settlers, Soldiers 'Wiping Palestinian Communities Off the Map' in the West Bank
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Amid Spying Fight, House Passes Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/fourth-amendment-is-not-for-sale-act
Leaked Cables Show Biden Pressuring Nations to Oppose Palestine's UN Membership: "This is the evidence that President Biden's talk about a two-state ...
commondreams.org/news/palestinian-statehood
Montanans Launch Push to Get Abortion Rights on November Ballot: "With 2024 shaping up to be the biggest year ever for abortion on the ballot ...
commondreams.org/news/montana-abortion
Database Exposes 'Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World': Yanis Varoufakis hailed the effort as "a treasure chest of well-researched reports ...
commondreams.org/news/progressive-international-reactionaries
GOP State AGs Ask EPA to 'Eviscerate' Crucial Environmental Justice Tool: "Many of the states that have signed the petition have historically allowed these ...
commondreams.org/news/gop-epa-title-vi
GOP Governors Show 'How Scared They Are' of Workers Organizing With UAW | Common Dreams
commondreams.org/news/what-is-united-auto-workers
'My Child Is Human': Palestinian American Mother Disrupts Austin Testimony: "Secretary Austin, why are you denying Israel's genocide in Gaza?" ...
commondreams.org/news/palestinian-mother-austin
Report Sounds Alarm Over Growing Role of Big Tech in US Military-Industrial Complex
commondreams.org/news/military-industrial-complex-big-tech
Spain Widens Push for EU Countries to Recognize Palestinian State: A majority of U.N. member states recognize Palestinian statehood, but the U.S. and most E.U ...
commondreams.org/news/europe-palestinian-state
Boeing’s Safety Scandal Is an Object Lesson in the Dangers of Stock Buybacks | Common Dreams
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Middle Eastern Governments Are Drilling Their Own Graves: Some of the countries facing the biggest threat from the climate crisis seem all too intent on making ...
tomdispatch.com/dead-last-with-an-emphasis-on-dead/
Raging Against White Rural Rage: In their new book, Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman write as if economic class no longer exists or matters.
commondreams.org/opinion/white-rural-rage
Biden Rent Increase Cap Shows the Tenant Union Movement Can Win Nationally: The new rent cap heralds a shift in tenant organizing in the U.S. from building power ...
commondreams.org/opinion/biden-rent-increase-cap-tenant
Wyden Says Spying Bill Would Force Americans to Become an 'Agent for Big Brother'
commondreams.org/news/wyden-says-spying-bill-would-force-americans-to-become-an-agent-for-big-brother
Mehdi Hasan Launches Media Platform With Naomi Klein, Greta Thunberg, and More: The journalist says Zeteo will feature "hard-hitting interviews and unsparing ...
commondreams.org/news/mehdi-hasan-msnbc
'Weasel Words': Julian Assange's Wife Slams US Assurances to UK | Common Dreams
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'My Own University... Has Abandoned Me': USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Speech
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Quick Glance: USC Valedictorian Criticizes School For Cancelling Her Speech
- USC announced Asna Tabassum as the Class of 2024 valedictorian, but the school canceled her speech.
- The cancellation was due to security concerns related to social media and the conflict in the Middle East.
- Tabassum criticized the university for the decision and felt disappointed.
- The school will not select a replacement for Tabassum at the main graduation ceremony.
Tax Prep Companies’ Business Model Exploits Low-Income Payers: The average parent in low-income communities is being bombarded with advertising designed to trick ...
inequality.org/research/irs-direct-free-file-fights-corporate-greed/
Biden Admin Unveils New Rules Protecting Workers Who Get Abortion Care: "With these final rules, we have achieved a huge step forward for women's ...
commondreams.org/news/pregnant-workers-abortion
'Should Be a Global Wake-Up Call': Coral Reefs Suffer Fourth Mass Bleaching Event
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Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat
- US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.
- Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.
- Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.
- Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.
'Call Your Senator Now': Privacy Advocates Ramp Up Effort to Stop Spying Expansion
commondreams.org/news/call-your-senator-now-privacy-advocates-ramp-up-effort-to-stop-spying-expansion
'Ed Scare' Deepens as 4,000+ Book Banned in First Half of School Year: "The bans we're seeing are broad, harsh, and pernicious—and they're ...
commondreams.org/news/book-bans-in-schools
House Dems Voice 'Deep Concern' Over Biden Claim That Israel Is Legally Using US Arms
commondreams.org/news/house-dems-israel-arms
A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender: The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates ...
commondreams.org/opinion/kill-lists-langley-to-lavender
AOC Rips GOP for Trying to 'Distract From Their Own Incompetence' With Anti-Iran Bills
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Democracy Defenders Stress NY Trump Trial 'Is About Voter Deception': "Trump engaged in criminal acts to cover up the truth just days before the 2016 ...
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Quick Glance: Twelve Jurors Seated in Trump's Hush Money Trial
- A jury of 12 individuals was empaneled on Thursday in the landmark hush money trial of former President Donald Trump, bringing the proceedings closer to opening arguments and the commencement of weeks filled with compelling testimonies.
- The upcoming trial is anticipated to present unfavorable testimonies regarding Trump's personal life pre-presidency, including accusations of manipulating business records to suppress narratives in the final days of the 2016 election surrounding his intimate relationships.
- Central to the trial is a payment of $130,000 made by Cohen just before the 2016 election to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, aimed at preventing her allegations of a sexual encounter with Trump from being publicized in the campaign's final stretch.
- The selection of the jury holds paramount significance in any criminal proceeding, particularly so when the accused is a former president and the presumed Republican candidate. Potential jurors have undergone extensive scrutiny concerning their online presence, personal backgrounds, and political stances as legal representatives and the judge meticulously scrutinize for partialities that could compromise their impartiality.
Young People to World Leaders: 'Time to Let Youth Lead': "We need more young people represented in all spheres of decision-making—within government ...
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A Bronx Doctor’s Prescription: The NY State Assembly Must Act on Climate: The assembly and Gov. Kathy Hochul must include the NY HEAT and Climate Change ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ny-state-assembly-act-climate
Open Letter Demands Global Finance Overhaul to Fight Climate and Debt Crises: "The institutions of world finance have lost their muscle," wrote more than ...
commondreams.org/news/project-everyone-g20
Aid Coalition Says Gaza Cease-Fire Needed to Avert 'Catastrophic' Middle East War
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The Case for Teaching at the End of the World: When we embrace the work of teaching and learning alongside students, we begin to build the future we want ...
commondreams.org/opinion/teaching-at-the-end-of-the-world
Biden Must Choose—People or Plastic: As the penultimate round of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty begin in Ottawa, Canada, the U.S ...
commondreams.org/opinion/biden-choose-people-or-plastic
Sunrise Protesters Arrested at VP's House Demanding Biden Declare a Climate Emergency
commondreams.org/news/sunrise-movement-los-angeles
Palestine Allies Stage Global 'Economic Blockade' of Gaza Genocide: Organizer A15Action said the worldwide demonstrations targeted "the global economy for ...
commondreams.org/news/gaza-protests-worldwide
20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Get Their Day in Court: "Meanwhile, the U.S. government STILL hasn't provided compensation or other redress to ...
commondreams.org/news/caci-abu-ghraib-2667775308
World Bank, IMF Must Prioritize Wealth Tax and Canceling Debt to Tackle Global Inequality
commondreams.org/news/imf-loans-poverty
Israel Is Committing One of history’s Great Crimes in Gaza: Since October 8, I’ve been riveted by the genocide in Gaza being perpetrated by the Israeli military ...
tomdispatch.com/dead-on-arrival/
'Catastrophic': Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal: "Nothing about this project is in alignment with Biden's climate and ...
commondreams.org/news/biden-offshore-oil-terminal
Some Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Finally Get Their Day in Court, but All Deserve Justice
hrw.org/news/2024/04/15/abu-ghraib-torture-case-finally-goes-trial
Our Budget Priorities Should Reflect the People's Agenda, Not Hasten Nuclear Oblivion
commondreams.org/opinion/budget-for-people-not-nuclear
Spying Expansion Could Hand 'Stasi-Like Powers' to Trump, Privacy Advocates Warn: "In my opinion no country that has something like this to enter into force ...
commondreams.org/news/spying-expansion-trump
I Want My Taxes to Be Used for Our True National Security: Helping People in Need
commondreams.org/opinion/taxes-true-national-security
'We Cannot Let the Warmongers Win': US Progressives Reject Calls for Attack on Iran
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Iran Launches Drone Attack Against Israel Over Consulate Bombing: "Netanyahu will use it as the pretext for another provocation, because he's bent on ...
commondreams.org/news/israel-iran
Abortion Rights Supporters Rally in Florida Ahead of Ballot Measure Vote: "There is no medical reason for abortion bans and there is no medical reason for ...
commondreams.org/news/abortion-law-florida
Quick Glance: Arizona GOP outlines alternative abortion strategy
- Republican state legislators in Arizona are considering alternative ballot measures in response to a court ruling upholding a strict abortion ban.
- The GOP's strategy document plans to provide voters with alternatives to the Arizona for Abortion Access ballot measure.
- Republicans aim to constitutionalize existing laws to discuss abortion policy.
- The document outlines various scenarios, including 'Phase 1' and 'Phase 2' options for lawmakers.
Calls for De-Escalation Mount as Israel Plans to 'Exact a Price From Iran': "Now is the time for restraint and diplomacy, not more unconditional support for ...
commondreams.org/news/iran-israel
UK Youth, Experts Occupy Coal-Sponsored Science Museum Gallery: "Why on Earth are we allowing a destructive industry to sponsor an educational exhibition ...
commondreams.org/news/adani-science-museum
'In Pursuit of Peace,' Palestinians Founded Doctors Against Genocide: "The medical community bears a moral obligation to safeguard life and enhance health ...
commondreams.org/opinion/doctors-against-genocide
To Save US Democracy, Prioritize the Common Good: The run-up to this year’s general election is the occasion to rekindle the democratic spirit and reassemble a ...
commondreams.org/opinion/common-good-democracy
The Neoliberal Bullies Have Controlled the World Long Enough: We should seek to build societies in which aggression and dominance are not rewarded.
monbiot.com/2024/04/10/it-doesnt-have-to-be-like-this/
Can Climate Democracy Defeat the Oil Curse in Ecuador?: As the country faces economic and security crises, the oil industry and its supporters in government are ...
commondreams.org/opinion/ecuador-climate-democracy-v-oil
Google Slammed for 'Playing Games With California's Democracy' by Blocking News: "This is an extraordinarily inappropriate time for Google to experiment with ...
commondreams.org/news/google-news-california
We Need an Alternative to Nuclear-Armed Nationalism: If “war made the state and the state made war,” then the state, as currently perceived ...
commondreams.org/opinion/nuclear-armed-nationalism
War Makes Humans the Most Dangerous Species: To the victor goes the spoils, so it’s said, but a planet despoiled by thermonuclear war, cast into darkness ...
tomdispatch.com/there-is-only-one-spaceship-earth/
Who Is to Blame for the War in Ukraine?: NATO expansion provoked the very conflict that is now being touted as justification for said expansion.
commondreams.org/opinion/who-is-to-blame-for-ukraine-war
Criminalizing the Unhoused Is Inherently Cruel: Fining, arresting, and jailing people for a lack of housing is never the solution—and compounds existing housing ...
otherwords.org/we-need-housing-not-handcuffs/
'Genocidal Actions' Persist in Gaza as Israel Blocks Aid and US Weapons Flow: "President Joe Biden must act now to make famine prevention a top priority and ...
commondreams.org/news/israel-still-blocking-aid
'Lawless Con Man' Leonard Leo Defies Senate Subpoena Over Supreme Court Gifts: "This subpoena is a direct result of Mr. Leo's own actions and choices ...
commondreams.org/news/leonard-leo-subpoena
Quick Glance: Investigation into Gifts to Supreme Court Justices: Leo Refuses Senate Subpoena
- As part of a months-long inquiry into undisclosed gifts to Supreme Court justices, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a subpoena to conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo on Thursday, which he promptly rejected as “politically motivated.”
- Following reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. accepted free luxury travel and gifts from Crow, Leo, and conservative donor Robin Arkley II without disclosure, the committee voted to authorize subpoenas for Leo and Texas billionaire Harlan Crow along party lines.
- Democrats on the committee initiated an investigation into the justices' relationships with private benefactors after ProPublica's April report last year revealed Thomas' failure to disclose free luxury vacations and private jet travel from Crow over many years, and Leo's arrangement of a luxury fishing trip for Alito in 2008.
- With Leo's rejection, Democrats would need to hold a Senate vote to seek court enforcement of the subpoena - a nearly impossible task in a narrowly divided chamber requiring 60 votes to break a filibuster.
US Official Says Iran's Message Is: 'Don't F*ck With Us and We Won't F*ck With You'
commondreams.org/news/u-s-warns-iran
Israel Kills Gaza Aid Workers for a Reason: Ethnic Cleansing: The latest killing of the international World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza was done to serve the ...
commondreams.org/opinion/israel-kills-aid-workers
The Speech Online Given by Yanis Varoufakis After German Police Raid Palestine Congress
commondreams.org/news/varoufakis-palestine-congress
House Dems, GOP Team Up to Expand Warrantless Spying on Americans: "The House has voted to allow the intelligence agencies to violate the civil rights and ...
commondreams.org/news/house-dems-gop-team-up-to-expand-warrantless-spying-on-americans
GOP Affirms 2025 Tax Plan If Trump Wins: More Giveaways to the Rich: "There are 20 years of data showing trickle-down economics doesn't work ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-gop-tax-cuts
Vietnam Sentences Billionaire to Death for White Collar Fraud: The trials of Tru'o'ng Mỹ Lan and 84 others are part of an anti-corruption campaign led by ...
commondreams.org/news/vietnam-sentences-billionaire-to-death-for-white-collar-fraud
Quick Glance: Death Sentence for Real Estate Tycoon in Vietnam's Largest Fraud Case
- Truong My Lan, a prominent businesswoman and real estate tycoon, was sentenced to death in Vietnam's largest financial fraud case, marking a shocking development in the country's escalating anti-corruption campaign.
- Born in 1956, Lan founded the Van Thinh Phat company with her family in 1992, which grew to become one of Vietnam's richest real estate firms linked to some of Ho Chi Minh's most valuable properties.
- She was accused of using the bank as her cash cow, illegally controlling it between 2012 and 2022, and using thousands of 'ghost companies' in Vietnam and abroad to give loans to herself and her allies.
- Her arrest in October 2022 falls within a period of increased anti-corruption efforts in Vietnam ramping up since 2022, impacting the country's economic outlook and unsettling foreign investors.
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