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Wednesday, April 24, 2024 ■ Today's Top News
Texas State Troopers in Riot Gear Crack Down on UT Students' Gaza Protest"Why do we even have these institutions of higher learning if we won't let students speak their conscience and protest?" said one University of Texas professor.By Julia Conley
Tennessee GOP Shuts Down Debate, Passes Bill Allowing Handguns for Teachers"Instead of protecting kids," said one Democratic lawmaker, "they've protected guns again."By Julia Conley
'All States Will Be Impacted' by US Supreme Court's Idaho Abortion Case"At its core, this Supreme Court decision will reflect who we are becoming as a society."By Jessica Corbett
Biden Signs TikTok Ban—Among the 'Stupidest and Most Authoritarian' Tech BillsOne critic said that "the bill doesn't touch the homegrown spyware U.S. companies churn out" and "also strikes at the First Amendment right to receive information."By Brett Wilkins
Israel's War on Gaza Has Helped Fuel 'Near Breakdown of International Law': Amnesty"What we saw in 2023 confirms that many powerful states are abandoning the founding values of humanity and universality enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights," Amnesty's secretary-general said.By Olivia Rosane
Defeating 'MAGA Dark Money,' Summer Lee Wins Primary in Landslide"This is a huge testament to our collective strength and resilience as a progressive movement," said the executive director of Justice Democrats.By Jake Johnson
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■ More NewsEndorsing Biden, Building Trades Union Slams Trump as Lackey for 'His Billionaire Buddies'Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC Ban on Anti-Worker Noncompete Agreements300+ Arrested Outside Schumer's Home During Jewish-Led Seder Against Gaza Genocide'Blood on Their Hands': 79 US Senators Approve Billions More in Military Aid for Israel | ||||||||||||||
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■ OpinionPut US Aid to Israel in an Escrow Account Until Human Rights Violations EndThe U.S. must defend itself from indictment and prosecution as an accomplice to Israel’s violations of international law.By Mimi Kennedy
An Earth Day Present to the Planet From Congress: $95 Billion for WarThe future of both climate and war is largely shaped by domestic and international spending, and military spending has traditionally been greater than any genuine climate investments.By Alliyah Lusuegro
Are My Finance Sector Neighbors Job Killers?While financiers often talk about the wonders of financial efficiency, they know that each merger, each leveraged buyout, and each stock buyback is likely to cause job loss.By Les Leopold
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