Friday, April 5, 2024

COMMON DREAMS: Top News: Youth Launch Campaign to Reelect the Squad



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Friday, April 5, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Youth Organizers Launch 'Protect Our Power' Campaign to Reelect the Squad

House progressive "have shifted the political narrative to center young people's leadership on the most pressing issues of our generation—from climate justice, labor rights, and abortion access, to anti-war foreign policy."

By Jessica Corbett



Fed Chair Under Fire for Blocking Climate Risk Financial Rules

"Millions of consumers, communities, and financial institutions are at the brink of a financial disaster due to climate change," warned one campaigner.

By Thor Benson



After Months of Progressive Outcry Over Biden Israel Policy, Establishment Dems Pile On

Sen. Tim Kaine warned that the status quo in Israel's war on Gaza "is not working."

By Julia Conley



'Time for Justice in Alabama': Supermajority of Mercedes-Benz Workers File for UAW Vote

"We are standing up for every worker in Alabama," said one employee. "We're going to turn things around with this vote. We're going to end the Alabama discount."

By Julia Conley



Summer Lee Calls Out Primary Opponent for Taking Right-Wing Money

"Her entire campaign is backed by Republicans, yet she says that I'm not a good enough Democrat," Lee said of Bhavini Patel during a debate Thursday night.

By Olivia Rosane



US Court Orders Transfer of Migrant Children From 'Profoundly Inhumane' Open-Air Sites

"But it remains a tragedy that a court had to direct the government to do what basic human decency and the law clearly require," said one advocate.

By Brett Wilkins


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■ Opinion


Why Are Politicians Still Courting the Nefarious Fossil Fuel Lobby?

High-level government participation in an oil and gas industry conference shows official disdain for the public interest; it’s time to make fossil fuels politically toxic.

By Basav Sen


The Coming Eclipse Shines a Light on What Our Government Does for Us

While total eclipses are not common, what is common are the governmental institutions that provide services to make us safer and healthier, offer and maintain green space, and allow us to make giant leaps in knowledge.

By Shahrzad Habibi


Biden Shouldn’t Give Israel Weapons to Kill Aid Workers

Increasingly, experts view these incidents such at the Israeli attacks that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers as evidence of a deliberate strategy to starve Palestinian civilians.

By Mitchell Zimmerman


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