Weekend Edition: Global Climate Protests, Pope Calls for Gaza Genocide Probe

Sunday, November 17, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Climate Defenders Demand 'Biden Make a Final Stand' for Climate Before Trump Takeover "Trump is not in office yet, and the Democrats have the power to do so much more in the coming weeks to stand up to this fossil fuel agenda, and we need them to seize this moment," said one campaigner. By Brett Wilkins Pope Francis Urges Genocide Probe of Israel's War on Gaza The pontiff's call comes as the International Court of Justice is reviewing evidence in a South Africa-led genocide case against Israel. By Brett Wilkins 'A Disastrous Mistake': Trump Taps Fracking CEO Chris Wright for Energy Secretary "This is going to be the oiliest administration since George W. Bush," lamented one environmental campaigner. By Brett Wilkins At COP29, Democrat Senators Vow to 'Rise Up' for Climate During 'Dark Days' of Trump 2.0 "Just like climate change won't be solved by any one president, climate action won't be stopped by any one president," Sen. Ed Markey said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan. By Brett Wilkins Thousands March in London to Demand End of Fossil Fuels and Gaza Genocide "We won't stop until political leaders divest from war and destruction—and invest in a just, ecological, and equitable transition," said one campaigner. By Brett Wilkins NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!  'Sick Joke': Progressives Roundly Reject Idea of Rahm Emanuel as DNC Chair "No amount of rebranding can change the fact that Rahm Emanuel's political career has been an abject failure—neoliberal centrism is exactly the wrong direction for the Democratic Party," said one critic. By Brett Wilkins NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

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