COMMON DREAMS: Week in Review: Where Failures of Leadership Deliver Us

 

Saturday, September 21, 2024 ■ The Week in Review 'Failure of Leadership': Hoffa Rips O'Brien Over Teamsters' Snub of Harris "This election is too important for our union not to do its duty," said the former labor leader of his successor. By Jon Queally • Sep 20, 2024 Experts Say Israel's 'Booby-Trap' Attacks in Lebanon Violate International Law "These attacks violate the human right to life, absent any indication that the victims posed an imminent lethal threat to anyone else at the time." By Edward Carver • Sep 19, 2024 For-Profit US Healthcare System—Once Again—Ranks Dead Last Among Its Peers "Our private, profit-driven system means that we are paying more for less," said one progressive activist. By Jake Johnson • Sep 19, 2024 Shutdown Looms as House Rejects GOP Attempt to Impose 'Trump's Dangerous Agenda' "As long as House Republicans continue pushing Project 2025 funding bills, they will continue pushing our nation towards a government shutdown," said Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle. By Jake Johnson • Sep 19, 2024 Sanders Leads New Senate Effort to Stop Flow of US Arms to Israel "There is extensive evidence that these systems are being used in violation of U.S. and international law," said the senator. By Julia Conley • Sep 18, 2024 In Overwhelming Vote, UN General Assembly Demands Swift End to Israeli Occupation "The vast majority of countries have made it clear: Israel's occupation of Palestine must end, and all countries have a definite duty not to aid or assist its continuation." By Jake Johnson • Sep 18, 2024 'An Act of Terror': Israel Behind Pager Explosions That Killed 11, Wounded Thousands "Each explosion constitutes an indiscriminate attack," argued Heidi Matthews, an associate professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. By Jake Johnson • Sep 18, 2024 Alarm as Trump Judge Sides With Company Claiming NLRB Is Unconstitutional "This is yet another move by a Trump-appointed judge in favor of wealthy corporations." By Julia Conley • Sep 17, 2024 Sanders Rips Pharma Giant for Charging $900+ for Drug That Could Be Sold for $100 "Why? Excessive corporate greed," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson • Sep 17, 2024 SAY HER NAME: AMBER NICOLE THURMAN Georgia Woman's Death Marks First Confirmed Case of Fatal Post-Roe Abortion Denial Amber Nicole Thurman's death "is the logical outcome of the Georgia abortion ban working exactly as intended by horrifically punishing women who try to access abortion care," said one advocate. By Julia Conley • Sep 17, 2024

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■ Opinion Yes, Israel’s Pager Attack on Lebanon Is Terrorism The most recent development marks a shocking advancement in Israel’s wholesale disregard for human life but it is not new, even if you would never learn that from reading the Western press. By Jonathan Ofir • Sep 19, 2024 We Can't Endorse Harris, But We Oppose Trump and Voting Third-Party Is a Mistake Our movement's best hope for change lies in growing our anti-war organizing power, and that power would be severely undermined by a Trump administration. Pro-war forces like AIPAC may want to drive us out of the Democratic Party, but we’re here to stay. By Uncommitted National Movement • Sep 19, 2024 New Revelations Show Just How Corrupt the Supreme Court Really Is Call me naïve. At the beginning of this year, I felt confident in asserting that the court was a conservative court, a Federalist Society court, even a Republican court—but not a MAGA court. By Michael Waldman • Sep 18, 2024 Why Is Trump Still Clobbering Harris on the Economy? Really, after watching Trump’s debate meltdown, how is it possible for any sane human to believe he has the capability to improve anything at all? But still, Democrats must answer this key question—and turn things around—before it's too late. By Les Leopold • Sep 16, 2024 Far-Right Endorsements Unmask Democratic Charade The fight against Trump's authoritarianism, while certainly necessary, is being used as cover to shore up support for a status quo that is itself profoundly anti-democratic in its functioning. By Peter Bloom • Sep 14, 2024

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