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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  UN Experts Say 'Targeted Starvation Campaign' by Israel Has Led to Famine Across Gaza The starvation of Palestinians in Gaza "is a form of genocidal violence," said 10 rights experts. By Julia Conley Report Names Institutions Behind $4.3 Trillion in Climate-Wrecking Investments "Investors need to draw a red line on fossil fuel expansion and they need to do it now," said an author of the report, which cites Vanguard and BlackRock as the largest institutional investors in fossil fuel companies. By Edward Carver 'All of Our Tricks Worked': Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It's Been for Big Oil "Do you have any idea how easy it is to get you off our backs with a little bullsh*t about your responsibilities to the planet?" By Brett Wilkins Right to Asylum Must Be Protected in EU, Says Human Rights Coalition "As this legislative cycle starts, the E.U. can and must do better than abandon its commitment to the global refugee protection regime," said an Amnesty campaigner. By Jessica Corbett 'Historic Victory': Ecuadorian Judge Rules Pollution Violates River's Rights The court ordered the city of Quito to clean up the Machángara River, citing the rights of nature enshrined in Ecuador's Constitution. By Brett Wilkins Israeli Bombings, Evacuation Order in Gaza City Forces Hospitals to Shut Down Patients were forced to move to other facilities in northern Gaza, where one hospital was at "triple capacity" and providers were struggling to provide care amid fuel and medical supply shortages. By Julia Conley 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 Senate Dems Seek Special Counsel to Investigate Clarence Thomas and Billionaire Benefactors 'Climate Caught in Crossfire' as NATO Emissions Surged Last Year Abortion Rights Defenders Say Don't Be Fooled by GOP Platform Change Humiliated French Far Right Helps 'Patriots for Europe' Become Major Parliamentary Bloc VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion A Few Words to Clarence and Ginni Thomas From Lady MacBeth in Hell There is no day here, only night that never finds the light — without a glimmer to brighten our way, save for red. It is always dripping red for those like me, as it will be for you, Clarence Thomas, and you, too, Ginni, year after grisly year. By Ariel Dorfman Nobody for President: This Absurd Election Choice Should Have Us Thundering in the Streets Members of a sane society would grind everyday life to a halt given the choice between a smoldering ghost and an aspiring Nazi monster. By Phil Wilson The Dictatorial Trump Court Serves Its Corporate Masters The highest court in the land has hijacked our constitution and noble ideals and entrenched presidential immunities beyond the power of Congress to change. If that's not a big deal or impeachable offense, what is? By Ralph Nader NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War It is downright puzzling that millions of people aren’t protesting in the streets every day to deescalate the crisis between Russia and the West and pull civilization back from the brink. By Chris Wright 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