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Top News: UAW Backs Call for a DNC Speaker to Address Gaza Carnage

 

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Infuriating': Arkansas Supreme Court Disqualifies Abortion Amendment From Ballot

"This effort has generated a wave of fiercely engaged Arkansas women," said one organizer. "We are outraged. We will not back down. And we will remember this in November."

By Julia Conley



In Samoa, UN Chief Says Low-Lying Island Nations Face 'Annihilation' by Climate Chaos

"We need all countries to honor their promises on climate finance and a strong finance outcome from this year's COP where we will discuss the financial commitments after 2025."

By Brett Wilkins



Canadian Rail Companies Lock Out Workers. Union Says They're Holding the Economy 'Hostage'

"The railroads don't care about farmers, small businesses, supply chains, or their own employees," a union president said. "Their sole focus is boosting their bottom line, even if it means jeopardizing the entire economy."

By Edward Carver



Major Union Backing Harris-Walz Joins Call for Palestinian American to Speak at DNC

"If we want peace, if we want real democracy, and if we want to win this election," the UAW said, "the Democratic Party must allow a Palestinian American speaker to be heard from the DNC stage tonight."

By Jessica Corbett



'A Living Hell': Desperate Gazans Flee Yet Again After Latest Israeli Evacuation Orders

"It's a war on children," said a UNRWA spokesperson. "All we see here is children dying, children being killed."

By Jake Johnson



Palestinian Rights Advocates Hold Sit-In After DNC Refuses Speaking Slot

"DNC, we will stay here until we get the call from Democratic leadership."

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Harris and the Dems Still Have a Chance to Correct Course on Gaza

By committing to policy changes such as an arms embargo, Harris can regain the support of communities that have distanced themselves from the Democratic Party in recent months.

By Iman Jodeh


Why Progressives Must Let Go of Their Democratic Goldilocks Complex

While crucial terrain upon which we must maneuver strategically, true systemic change will not come through electoral politics alone, particularly within a party fundamentally wedded to capitalist interests.

By Peter Bloom


Capitalism Is Killing Us, But You Won't Hear a Whisper of It at the Democratic Convention

Out of some sort of atavistic hope, I watched the Democratic Party convention searching for some glimmer of rational wisdom. How stupid of me! I ought to know by now that the soul of democracy is made out of marshmallow fluff.

By Phil Wilson


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