Top News: Rich Countries 'Signing Away Our Future'

 

Friday, July 26, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  US Voter Registrations Surge as Republicans Try to Limit Ballot Access One group said it has registered over 100,000 new voters since U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. By Brett Wilkins Critics Warn Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill 'Is Taken Straight From Project 2025' "You thought Project 2025 was just a threat after the election? It's actually happening *right now,*" said one climate campaigner. By Brett Wilkins 'Nothing To Eat': War-Torn Sudan Faces Mass Famine as Military Delays Aid Both parties in Sudan's civil war are to blame for a looming mass famine, experts say, and the military's blocking of U.N. aid at a border crossing with Chad exacerbates the problem. By Edward Carver NYC Protesters Target AIG Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline "We will continue to stand in solidarity and fight together with our African comrades to stop EACOP, to stop the plunder of our homelands, to stop the displacement of our peoples, and to stop imperialist climate destruction." By Jessica Corbett G20 Nations Take 'Important Step' Toward Fair Taxation of Ultra-Rich "Our proposal for a common minimum tax on billionaires is now on the map. G20 finance ministers have started to engage with it—and there is no going back," said progressive economist Gabriel Zucman. By Julia Conley UN Chief Says Rich Countries 'Signing Away Our Future' With Fossil Fuel Development "I must call out the flood of fossil fuel expansion we are seeing in some of the world's wealthiest countries," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said. "Countries must phaseout fossil fuels—fast and fairly." By Edward Carver JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News JD Vance Doubles Down on Attack on 'Childless Cat Ladies' House Dems Unveil Sweeping Bill to Protect Worker Rights and Safety Amnesty Urges War Crimes Probe of Landmines in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Labour Ditches Tory Plan to Oppose ICC Request for Netanyahu Arrest Warrant VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion Senate Dems: Don’t Let Manchin Do Big Oil One Last Favor Manchin’s latest attempt at permitting reform would try and force the approval of huge new LNG export terminals along the Gulf Coast, which are both environmental justice nightmares and major carbon bombs. By Bill Mckibben Be Afraid: Here’s What ALEC Is Cooking Up at Its 51st Annual Meeting State lawmakers, right-wing operatives, and corporate lobbyists are descending on the Rocky Mountain state to vote on model policies and resolutions that impact the environment, education, elections, fundamental human rights, and more. By David Armiak Netanyahu Came to Congress to Plead for More Arms; Lawmakers Must Say No An immediate end to all U.S. weapons transfers to Israel is long overdue, alongside a permanent cease-fire and larger pursuit of freedom and justice for the Palestinian people. By Farrah Hassen VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194