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Monday, June 24, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  ​Watchdog Memos Show a Trump 'Utterly Indifferent to the Public Interest' in First Term The group's leader said the media should "cover the Biden vs. Trump election as a comparison between how each president administered the immensely important executive branch." By Edward Carver Climate Emergency Causes Extreme Wildfires to Double in Frequency: Study "Climate change is not something off in the future," said one scientist. "It's happening before our very eyes." By Julia Conley On Dobbs Anniversary, Advocates Mark 'Two Years of Outrage' and Rally for Abortion Rights "Women shouldn't have to wait to see if the Supreme Court will decide if they can get life-saving healthcare in all states," said one campaigner of a pending ruling on emergency abortion care. By Julia Conley 'Truly Horrifying': Trump Allies Already Making List of Federal Employees to Target "This is an intimidation tactic to try to menace federal workers and sow fear," said the American Federation of Government Employees. By Jake Johnson Top UN Expert Applauded for Demand to End Failed 'War on Drugs' "Many lives have been sacrificed and it's time to stop wasting resources," said an advocate with Amnesty International. By Jake Johnson Over 20,000 Children Missing in Gaza, With 'Unknown Number' in Mass Graves: Report "No parent should have to dig through rubble or mass graves to try and find their child's body," said the Save the Children's regional director for the Middle East. By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion The American Billionaires Who Fell In Love With Fascism Are Not the First The ultra-rich will happily march us into a dictatorship if we let them. By Mike Lofgren 2 Years After the Fall of Roe, the Future of Reproductive Rights Depends on Us We must resist efforts to impose draconian restrictions on reproductive healthcare and work toward policies that ensure everyone has the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions. By Sylvia Ghazarian Pillaging by the Super-Rich Will Continue Until the Working Class Revolts American workers are not stupid. They're getting fleeced and they know it. But until we rebuild large scale working-class power, it’s going to be a very rough ride. By Les Leopold

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