Friday, June 7, 2024

Top News: 'Summer of Heat' to Take Aim at Wall Street for Funding Climate Chaos

 


Friday, June 7, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Clarence Thomas Finally Reports Gifts He Says Were 'Inadvertently Omitted' From Disclosures

"The fact that he omitted the plane to Indonesia and the yacht... leads me to believe he and I have very different interpretations of his disclosure responsibilities, and that's a problem," said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins



'Summer of Heat' to Take Aim at Wall Street for Funding Climate Chaos

"We know that they're enabling the fossil fuel industry, and we know that to end the fossil fuel era, banks like Citibank must stop funding fossil fuels," an organizer said.

By Edward Carver



'No Excuse': News Outlets Backed by Big Oil Ads Quiet After UN Chief's Call for Ban

An end to fossil fuel advertising on news networks and websites would "hit oil companies where it hurts," said one expert.

By Julia Conley



'Historic, But So, So Late': Israel Added to UN's Child-Killing 'List of Shame'

"It took a genocide that killed 15,000 children and maimed and scarred thousands more but the U.N. has finally and rightly added Israel to its List of Shame," said one Palestinian observer.

By Brett Wilkins



Scientists Blockade EU Commission Offices to Demand Degrowth

Amid elections in Europe, opponents of ongoing planetary destruction argue that the "science is clear: politicians' obsession with infinite economic growth is leading us straight to disaster."

By Edward Carver



As Gaza Starves, Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir Calls to Reduce Humanitarian Aid

The national security minister's comments came as the number of Palestinian children who have died of malnutrition reached at least 30.

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


Chief Justice Roberts Ignores Republican Efforts to Shred the Rule of Law

The GOP’s war on judges and juries, along with Justices Thomas’ and Alito’s naked partisanship, are shaking the foundations of the Constitution and American democracy.

By Mitchell Zimmerman


The Perils and Promise of the Emerging Multipolar World

The world economy is experiencing a deep process of economic convergence, according to which regions that once lagged the West in industrialization are now making up for lost time.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs


The New White House Carbon Offsetting ‘Principles’ Lack Teeth

The administration should find the courage to reverse course and acknowledge that carbon offsets are a dangerous and damaging distraction.

By Laurie Williams,Allan Zabel


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