As Death Toll in Gaza Rises, Israeli Officials Fear Possible Genocide Charges at ICJ
"In general, it's hard to prove an intention of genocide because no public statements to that effect are made during the fighting," said one expert. "But these irresponsible statements about erasing Gaza will require Israel to explain why they don't reflect such an intention."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-icj-genocide
Fossil Fuel Giants to Lavish Shareholders With Record Paydays as Climate Crisis Deepens
"The global energy crisis has been a giant cash grab for fossil fuel firms," said one campaigner. "And instead of investing their record profits in clean energy, these companies are doubling down on oil, gas, and shareholder payouts."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuel-shareholders
'A Giant of Journalism Has Left Us': John Pilger Dead at 84
"He was a fearless challenger of imperialism and colonialism and used his talents behind the camera to expose genocide and war crimes, including the deceit of mainstream media," said one British MP.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/a-giant-of-journalism-has-left-us-john-pilger-dead-at-84
Israeli Forces Fired on Aid Convoy in Gaza: UNRWA
"Our international convoy leader and his team were not injured but one vehicle sustained damage—aid workers should never be a target."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-aid-convoy
OHIO BIGOTRY & IGNORANCE PREVAILS!
This is a MEDICAL DECISION, NOT A POLITICAL ONE!
'Lives Will Be Saved': Ohio Gov. Vetoes Trans Youth Healthcare, Sports Bans
"Thank you to Gov. DeWine for listening to the people of his state and making the right decision for young trans Ohioans," said one advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/ohio-trans-ban
Israeli Killing of West Bank Children Hits 'Unprecedented Levels' in 2023
UNICEF says this has been the deadliest year on record for Palestinian children in the illegally occupied Palestinian territory.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/west-bank-children-2666831533
Leonard Leo Allies Lead Effort to Establish Publicly Funded Religious School
A legal clinic at University of Notre Dame has helped represent the school while its officials have maintained ties to right-wing Supreme Court justices.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/oklahoma-charter-school
'He Is Not Qualified': Maine Bars Trump From Primary Ballot
"The weight of the evidence makes clear that Mr. Trump was aware of the tinder laid by his multimonth effort to delegitimize a democratic election, and then chose to light a match."
Bellows Is Right: Use Every Tool Available to Defeat Trump
Trump is too dangerous to the future of the planet for us to play nice with people who never, ever play nice.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/bellows-trump-2024
2023: The Year the Bubble of US Leadership Burst
If Ukraine exemplifies yet another iconic U.S. military failure, and BRICS the changing of the guard in the economic realm, the sadistic savagery in Gaza repudiates the moral right of the U.S. to lead… anything.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/2023-us-leadership-bubble-burst
Keep Church and State Separate to Preserve Reproductive Justice
The principle of the separation of church and state is not just a constitutional provision but a safeguard crucial to preserving the autonomy and well-being of diverse populations.
Haley Shows the GOP Base Is All About Racism and Oligarchy
As Nikki Haley well knows, the Confederacy rose up not simply to preserve slavery and the Southern oligarchy, but to extend that oligarchy to the rest of the United States.
Have Any Lessons Been Learned in Three Months of Bloodshed in Gaza?
The problem, of course, is that while this dance of death between Israelis and Palestinians continues to unfold, the US has demonstrated that it too hasn’t learned any lessons.
World Leaders Failed Us, But We Have the Power to End the Era of Fossil Fuels
Over 1,600 institutions, including hundreds of faith-based organizations, have now joined the fight to move money away from polluting fossil fuels and toward clean energy solutions—yours should be next.
Are Palestinian Men Unworthy of Our Grief?
Centuries of gendered racism have led to the violence enacted against Palestinian men and the Western world’s indifference to their pain.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/palestinian-men-civilians-in-gaza
Corporate Media Keeps Door Wide Open for Trump's Fascist Return
Every time the mainstream media reveal another move by the Republican Party toward authoritarianism, they point out some superfluous fault in the Democratic Party in order to provide “balance.” It's nonsense. And it's dangerous.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/corporate-media-trump-fascism
We Deserve Medicare for All, But What We Get Is Medicare for Wall Street
Creating a sane healthcare system will depend on building a massive common movement to free our economy from Wall Street’s wealth extraction.
Burying the Future Under the Rubble That Is Gaza
Despite the data showing the devastating impact of violence and war on children, the last decades have been the worst of times for children. And the United States remains a global outlier by refusing to sign the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Will the American Psychological Association Ever Join the Gaza Cease-Fire Call?
Remaining silent any longer casts doubt on the APA’s avowed commitment to “respect and promote human rights.”
New Massachusetts 'Tax the Rich' Law Raises $1.5 Billion for Free School Lunch and More
"Taxing the rich, it's good," said one progressive advocate in the state.
In Rebuke to Far Right, Israeli Supreme Court Strikes Down Autocratic Judicial Reforms
The historic follows massive street protests against the measures last year and amid Israel's ongoing Gaza onslaught.
Dr. Sidney Wolfe's Towering Life of Public Service
For Sid, outrage was a moral imperative; the only humane response to inhumane policies and practices.
Saving Israel by Ending Its War in Gaza
The Israeli government argues that it is in a mortal fight for survival against Hamas, and therefore must take every measure, including the very destruction of Gaza, to survive. This is false.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/saving-israel-by-ending-gaza-war
From America’s Guantánamo to Saudi Arabia’s Guillotine
Many former detainees who have been repatriated to their home country or resettled in a third country have found themselves in either another prison or in what we call Guantánamo 2.0.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-guantanamo-to-saudi-guillotines
A New Year’s Letter to President Biden
My wish for you in 2024 is to imbibe this wisdom and act on it: What is hateful to yourself, do not do to your fellow man.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/new-year-s-letter-to-biden
How US Media Fed the Stream of Militarism in 2023
The fourth estate is a key pillar that buttresses America’s dependence on aggression abroad.
The Moral Injuries of Witnessing Genocide in Gaza
To see what is being done to the people of Gaza is to witness the kind of genocidal action we have said must never be allowed to happen again.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza-genocide-moral-injury
Haley Shows the GOP Base Is All About Racism and Oligarchy
As Nikki Haley well knows, the Confederacy rose up not simply to preserve slavery and the Southern oligarchy, but to extend that oligarchy to the rest of the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/nikki-haley-2024
Yes, Western Powers Are ‘the baddies’ in Gaza
There is nothing humanitarian about bombing trapped civilians in Gaza, turning their tiny prison enclave into rubble, reminiscent of earthquake disaster zones but this time an entirely man-made catastrophe.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/west-genocide-gaza
Fascism Is an Underestimated Threat to US Democracy
The American Experiment in democracy is being tested to its outward limit.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fascism-threat-us-democracy
Israel’s Long History of Ethnic Cleansing
“Transfer,” often presented as the encouragement of voluntary emigration either by providing material incentives or making the conditions of life impossible, has become increasingly mainstreamed in Israeli political life.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-history-ethnic-cleansing
Israel Told the People of Gaza to Go South and Then Bombed the South
"Every night we die 10 times, only we aren't buried."
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-committing-war-crimes-in-gaza
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