COMMON DREAMS: Top News: Trump Loyalists Have 'Infiltrated' Election Boards in Key States

 

Friday, September 13, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Sanders Urges DOJ Probe Into Israeli Killing of American Activist Ayşenur Eygi "The U.S. cannot continue to turn a blind eye to the illegal actions of the extremist Israeli government," the senator said. By Brett Wilkins Leak at First CO2 Injection Site in US Exposes Dangerous Folly of Carbon Capture "This incident puts an exclamation point on concerns communities across the country have been raising for years about the dangers the CCS industry poses to public safety and drinking water," said one climate group. By Jake Johnson 'Blood Libel': Critics Say Trump-Vance Racist Attacks Stoking Chaos in Springfield, Ohio "Trump and Vance are trying to start a race riot," said one New York Times columnist. By Julia Conley Analysis Shows Trump Loyalists Have 'Infiltrated' Election Boards in Key States "With 102 deniers on election boards in the swing states, the potential for creating chaos is enormous." By Edward Carver UN Chief Says US Must Do More to 'Force Israel to Stop' Gaza Onslaught However, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres added, "I know the American political life sufficiently to know that it will not happen." By Brett Wilkins 'We Will Not Arrest Him': UN Ambassador Says US Would Flout ICC Warrant Against Netanyahu "I think you know the answer," Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a dismissive response to a question about whether the U.S. would abide by an ICC arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister. By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion Lies About Haitians Reflect America's Racist Imperialism The ‘Haitians eat pets’ tale is the latest in a long line of anti-Haitian claims that goes back to the nation's slave revolt nearly 200 years ago—a struggle against slavery, colonialism, and white supremacy. By Yves Engler Project 2025 Wants to Put a Dagger in the Heart of the American Dream This dangerous, sweeping takeover of a society that’s made huge strides toward equality over many decades threatens to take us back to a “Gilded Age,” where only the very wealthiest white families and corporations benefit from government policy. By Karen Dolan The Violence Against Women Act Turns 30 Today—But Are We Still Failing Survivors? Last week, Rebecca Cheptegei's children watched their mother burn right before their eyes. This type of horror happens in the United States, too. excerpt:  As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) this September 13, the horrific death of Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend just last week, reminds us that the fight against domestic violence is far from over. While domestic violence is sometimes portrayed as a scourge relegated to developing countries, it remains a significant and deeply troubling issue right here in the U.S., too, affecting individuals and families across all communities, regardless of socioeconomic status. Each day, three women die in the United States because of domestic violence; a woman is beaten by an intimate partner every 9 minutes; and 1 in 4 women will experience severe intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Yet headlines still manage to get their stories wrong and movies like the recent blockbuster It Ends with Us do a disservice to correctly capturing the experience of victims. The Violence Against Women Act, when it was passed in 1994, was a landmark step in addressing this issue. But the challenges that survivors face have changed in the last thirty years - while the paltry protections offered them have largely remained stagnant. We have a long way to go in supporting women, particularly in terms of enforcement and support for survivors. On any given day in the United States, 13,335 requests for victim services go unmet due to a lack of funding. Of those unmet requests, 54% are for safe housing. Intimate partner violence has worsened in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with calls to domestic violence hotlines spiking. Affordable and safe housing is one of the biggest barriers that survivors face when leaving an abuser; in fact, domestic violence is one of the main causes of homelessness for women and children - 63% of homeless women have been victims of domestic violence. In 2023, the federal government gave out $43.1 million in grants for transitional housing for domestic violence victims – but this is pennies compared with other federal grants, such as the $7.5 billion currently allotted for electric car charging stations. Having an immediate place to live is a matter of life and death for many victims. More funding, particularly for shelters and permanent affordable housing for victims and their children, is absolutely essential in 2024. By Dale Margolin Cecka

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