Friday, November 29, 2024

Top News | Global Black Friday Protests Aim to 'Make Amazon Pay'


Friday, November 29, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


Latest Plastics Treaty Draft 'Far From What We Need' as Talks Near Deadline

"Despite the majority support of promising proposals for global product and chemical bans, the latest draft treaty text offers nothing of use," one advocate said.

By Olivia Rosane



Black Friday Actions in 30+ Countries Aim to 'Make Amazon Pay'

"When we announced our intention to protest today, our management attempted to stop us in multiple ways. We want to say to Amazon—you could not stop us today, you cannot stop us in the future," said one union leader.

By Eloise Goldsmith



'A Dire Situation': Flooding Intensifies Gaza Crisis as Israel's US-Backed Assault Rages

"For many children, all they have is ruined bits of tent material swimming in swamp water in the camp they fled to for safety."

By Jake Johnson



Muslim Rights Group Calls for Probe Into GOP Lawmaker's Threat to Omar, Tlaib

Randy Fine "must be investigated by state and federal law enforcement authorities and condemned by both Democratic and Republican Party leadership," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

By Julia Conley



Native Americans Hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving

"'Thanksgiving' is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation," said the Indigenous Environmental Network.

By Jessica Corbett



Israeli Attacks Wound Two in Lebanon on Day 2 of Cease-Fire

The cease-fire deal prohibits all military operations by Hezbollah but only "offensive" action by Israel.

By Julia Conley


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■ Opinion


The Energy Gap: Why Democrats Keep Losing to GOP Plutocrats

Energy counts, matters, and wins the political battles. There isn't even any adrenaline around the Dems' capillaries.

By Ralph Nader


Trump's Cabinet Nominees Are Not a Joke, They're a Fascism-Inspired Dare

The individual nominees Trump has put forward forward are concerning on their own terms, but the implications of their nominations are even more chilling when taken as a whole.

By Ryan Skinnell


AIPAC Goes Transatlantic

The Israel Lobby has set its sights much further afield than the halls of power in Washington.

By Gerald Sussman


Why the EU Must Honor ICC Arrest Warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu

Ensuring the ICC has the ability to implement arrest warrants will require defending the court against external pressure and coercive measures—including from powerful governments like the United States

By Alice Autin


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