Friday, February 9, 2024

Top News: Netanyahu Rejects Deal to Release Hostages, End War

 


Israeli Groups Demand Gaza Cease-Fire as Netanyahu Rejects Hamas Deal

A former hostage warned the Israeli prime minister that if he continues to pursue "the destruction of Hamas, there won't be any hostages to release."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/netanyahu-hamas


As Border Deal Fails in Senate, Faith Groups Lead Charge for 'Just and Humane' Policy

"The cruelty at the border needs to stop," said one advocate.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/border-deal



Bombings Kill Dozens in Pakistan on Eve of Contentious Elections

As Pakistanis prepare to head to the polls with the country's most popular politician behind bars on dubious charges, human rights groups sounded the alarm on a wide range of election-related repression.


https://www.commondreams.org/news/pakistan-elections


Groups to Sue Feds for Refusing to Protect Wolves in Western US

"The current killing regimes in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming put wolves at obvious risk of extinction in the foreseeable future, and this core population is key to wolf survival in the West."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/gray-wolves


REPUBLICANS ARE PROTECTING THE WEALTHY TAX CHEATS! 
AMERICANS NEED A FULLY FUNDED IRS!

IRS Could Collect $561 Billion From Rich Tax Cheats—Unless ​GOP Guts Funding

"Congressional Republicans' efforts to cut IRS funding show that they prioritize letting the wealthiest Americans and big corporations evade their taxes over cutting the deficit," said the director of the National Economic Council.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/irs-could-collect-561-billion-from-rich-tax-cheats-unless-gop-guts-funding



Dearborn Mayor Among Wave of Michigan Officials to Join 'Uncommitted' Campaign

"We must hold our president accountable and ensure that we, the American taxpayers, are no longer forced to be accomplices in a genocide that is backed and funded by the United States government," said Mayor Abdullah Hammoud.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/michigan-officials-uncommitted


Sanders to Vote No on Military Aid Package Over 'Unconscionable' $10 Billion for Israel

"Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children are literally starving to death because Netanyahu's right-wing government is preventing desperately needed food and water from getting into Gaza."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-military-aid-package


Stronger EPA Soot Standards Called an Overdue 'Step Toward Cleaner Air'

"Even with these new protections in place, too many people's health will still be at risk from dangerous exposures to PM2.5," one expert said.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-strengthens-soot-standards

Palestinian Groups Condemn Silence of UN's Top Official on Genocide

"The glaring absence of any action in response to the sustained mass atrocities endured by Palestinians in Gaza raises significant concerns about the special adviser's capability to execute her mandate."

We Mothers Call for Ceasefire

When some would tell us that our identities—Palestinian and Israeli—should make us enemies, we have known that another identity binds us together. We are both mothers, dedicated to keeping our children and all children safe and assured of a future.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/we-mothers-call-for-ceasefire

The Very Idea of 'Race' Is Pseudoscience, But It Persists to Keep Workers Divided

As we enter Black History Month, it is important to understand how management race science was developed to divide and conquer the workforce as it struggled against long odds to form labor unions.

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/managed-control-race-science

Our Financial System Is a Suicide Machine

Last week, Bank of America engaged in perhaps the single most irresponsible about-face of the climate era.




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