TOP NEWS: We Must Remember the 9/11 War Lies

 

September 11, 2023 Top News Trump Demands Recusal of Judge Chutkan in Federal Jan. 6 Case for 'Doing Her Job' Legal experts dismissed the move, which comes after the judge rejected an attempt by the GOP ex-president and current presidential candidate to delay the trial until 2026, after the 2024 election. Jessica Corbett 400+ Actions to End Fossil Fuels Planned Around the World for Sept. 15-17 "When we the people use our collective power we can win," said one campaigner. Julia Conley US Has Faced a Record 23 Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Disasters in 2023 One expert said the events "affirm what millions of people around the country already know—the climate crisis is a deadly and expensive reality today." Jessica Corbett 400+ Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Biden Take Action to Preserve TPS While "the North Star is always citizenship" for immigrant rights groups, "this program is now the relief that the president can offer," said one advocate. Julia Conley 'We Come Here Seeking Urgent Help': Vulnerable Islands Want Climate Pollution Covered by Ocean Treaty "We are confident that international courts and tribunals will not allow this injustice to continue unchecked," the prime minister of Tuvalu said. Olivia Rosane Democratic Party's Wall Street Donors Are Reportedly Pushing Biden to Fire Lina Khan Financiers are reportedly lobbying the incumbent president to remove the Federal Trade Commission chair if he wins reelection in 2024. Jake Johnson

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Nobel Prize Winner Says G20 Falls Short by Not Embracing Global Nuclear Ban Treaty Hurricane Lee: An Ominous Storm Even If It Doesn't Come to Land Water Cannons Target 10,000 Climate Protesters Blocking Highway in Netherlands G20 Leaders Rebuked for Latest 'Incomprehensible Failure' on Climate Crisis 'Furious' at Army Corps, Tribe Calls for Public Support to Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline VIEW ALL NEWS MAKE A GIFT TO COMMON DREAMS. Independent news is more important than ever. DONATE TODAY

Opinion Red Wine and Empanadas: Remembering the First September 11 Museum exhibitions, concerts, theater, film screenings, colloquia, and marches mark 50 years since the Chilean coup on September 11, 1973. Robin Breon We Must Remember the 9/11 War Lies We can’t afford to let these lies go down the memory hole, like we have the other wars we were lied into. Thom Hartmann There Was No Pinochet Miracle—Only Menace and Dictatorship The claim of a Pinochet economic miracle is false, and it is also politically dangerous in the tacit support it gives to dictatorship and neoliberalism. Thomas Palley

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TOP NEWS: Coalition Vows to Fight 'American Death Sentence' of Poverty

 

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June 19, 2023 Top News 140+ Experts to Rich Nations: Redirect Trillions in Public Money to Curb Climate, Inequality Crises "Stopping climate breakdown is not rocket science," said one scholar. "Governments need to stop subsidizing fossil fuel companies; international banks need to cancel the external debts of Global South countries; and we need to tax extreme wealth." Kenny Stancil Coalition Convenes in DC to Fight 'American Death Sentence' of Poverty "Until our nation's leaders invest the great riches of this nation in ensuring equal justice for all, beginning with the poor and low-wealth of this nation, we cannot be silent," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber. Jake Johnson As UN Members Adopt Oceans Treaty, Campaigners Urge Countries to Quickly Ratify Deal "It is now up to governments to seize this opportunity," said one campaigner, "and to turn all their ocean-related commitments into action by signing and ratifying the treaty as soon as possible." Julia Conley 'No More Time to Waste': WMO Analysis Finds Europe Is Fastest-Warming Continent "This annual report is just a snapshot of the state of Europe's climate. It provides a sobering picture," said one expert. "Extreme weather killed 16,000 people in Europe last year, mostly due to the effects of the summer heat." Jessica Corbett 'India Is on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis': 100+ Die Amid Scorching Heatwave "The consequences of climate injustice are starkly visible," said Amnesty International India. Kenny Stancil 15-Year-Old Among Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid on Jenin Refugee Camp "The killings highlight Israel's resort to unnecessary lethal force fueled by international impunity," said one human rights group. Julia Conley

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US Judge Orders Stretch of Enbridge Line 5 Shut Down on Tribal Land UN Accuses Russia of Blocking Aid to Dam Collapse Victims China Says Washington and Beijing Must Reverse 'Downward Spiral' as Blinken Visits 'People & Planet Won!': Swiss Vote to Tax Corporations, Reach Net-Zero by 2050 Human Rights Defenders Blast Biden's 'Shameful' Red Carpet Welcome for Indian PM Modi VIEW ALL NEWS MAKE A GIFT TO COMMON DREAMS. Independent news is more important than ever. DONATE TODAY

Opinion Daniel Ellsberg: A Friend and Peacemaker Who Did So Much More Than Leak the Pentagon Papers Many know him as the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers, but for those of us who labor for peace and disarmament, it’s the 50 years of peace activism that followed that have been the most inspiring. Rev. John Dear Nuclear Winter Won’t Solve Global Heating The increase in nuclear weapons does not make our world safer and cannot address today’s challenges. Mads Flarup Christensen Partial Freedom: What Juneteenth Looks Like for Prisoners Like Us If our ancestors were able not only to survive but also sometimes thrive in the face of enslavers’ disregard for their humanity, so can we. Antoine Davis,Darrell Jackson

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