Updated 1.17.2024 Last week’s long-awaited ceasefire announcement offers a moment to breathe, to celebrate, to grieve, to process, and to prepare for what’s ahead. However, we know that the only path to a permanent ceasefire is to end the flow of arms to Israel. Congress has a limited opportunity… Continue reading
The Alien Enemies Act was last used to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry. President-elect Donald Trump said he’d use it to deport migrants. By Olivia Cruz Mayeda, California Local News Fellow Updated Jan 15, 2025 10:31 p.m. (SFChronicle.com) Susan Hayase and Tom Izu inside the replica of a camp barrack at the Japanese… Continue reading
In a climate crisis, is it really a good idea to build more and denser housing in high-severity fire zones? By ZELDA BRONSTEIN JANUARY 13, 2025 (48hills.org) “California will force Malibu and other towns to add housing. Here’s why that’s not nearly enough.” So reads the headline on an op-ed published by… Continue reading
Posted on January 15, 2025 by Ellen Brown (EllenBrown.com) North Dakota is staunchly conservative, having voted Republican in every presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. So how is it that the state boasts the only state-owned bank in the nation? Has it secretly gone socialist? No. The Bank of North Dakota… Continue reading
People watch a television along a street in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 15, 2025. (Photo: Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images) “The cease-fire alone will not end the ongoing genocide that Israel is perpetrating against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” said one Palestinian human rights organization…. Continue reading
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, co-chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), carries his son on his shoulders at the U.S. Capitol after a media availability with fellow co-chair Vivek Ramaswamy and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on December 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty… Continue reading
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris makes her concession speech after the 2024 presidential election at Howard University on November 6, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) “Israel is a liability,” said one Palestinian-American rights advocate. JULIA CONLEY Jan 15, 2025 (CommonDreams.org) As a cease-fire and hostage release deal… Continue reading
After 465 days of genocide, Palestinians in Gaza have shown the world that they will continue to rise until liberation. We know that this ceasefire is not enough, but an essential step on the path to liberation. We stand with Palestinians in Gaza, demand accountability for Zionist and imperialist war… Continue reading
ASIA / PACIFIC The impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol began Tuesday, as the Constitutional Court reviews his failed attempt to enforce martial law. The session was adjourned minutes later after the suspended leader did not attend court. Under South Korean law, at least six of eight… Continue reading
Tom Boggioni January 12, 2025 2:15PM ET (RawStory.com) Michael Steele (MSNBC screenshot) Former Republican National Committee chair and current MSNBC host Michael Steele used a segment on Judge Aileen Cannon’s latest attempt to run interference for Donald Trump to veer off and lash out at Attorney General Merrick Garland for how he has run the DOJ… Continue reading
