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  • Peace Groups Call on UN to Impose Arms Embargo on Israel

    They call on members states to “embargo arms, oil and tech on Israel to stop settler terrorism and destruction in the West Bank and Israeli military genocide in Gaza.”

  • New Census Data on Poverty

    Census data on poverty rates from 2023 were just released. The data shows the consequences of failing to apply lessons from the pandemic’s anti-poverty measures. Poverty rates remain high relative to the progress made in 2021.

  • Uninsured Numbers Grew Under Trump

    The number of U.S. residents without health insurance rose by 2 million during Donald Trump’s presidency and fell by 3.3 million under Joe Biden’s. That decrease led to the lowest rate of residents without health insurance in U.S. history. Under Trump, meanwhile, 39 states saw increases in their uninsured rates. 

  • Undebatable: What Harris and Trump Could Not Say About Israel and Gaza

    “What Kamala Harris and Donald Trump said about Israel and Gaza in their debate was predictable. Even more certain was what they absolutely would not say — with silences speaking loudest of all.”

  • Antidote for Trump-Harris Debate Rhetoric: Reality from Doctor Back from Gaza

    “Former President Donald Trump, with his typical level of restraint, recently stated that Israel will cease to exist if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected President in November. The real question is whether the Palestinians of Gaza will survive under either a Trump or Harris presidency.”

  • How Many Civilians Did “Mass Hannibal” Directive Kill?

    The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports in “Israeli forces accused of killing their own citizens under the ‘Hannibal Directive’ during October 7 chaos,” that the “Israeli military is coming under increasing pressure to reveal just how many of their own citizens were killed by Israeli soldiers, pilots and police in the confusion of the Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities. Survivors and relatives have been asking not just ‘what went wrong,’ but whether the military invoked the controversial — and supposedly rescinded — ‘Hannibal Directive.’” In July, Haaretz reported: “IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers…

  • Israeli Army Kills U.S. Citizen During Demonstration in Beita, Nablus

    “This is just another example of the decades of impunity granted to the Israeli government and army, bolstered by the support of the U.S. and European governments, who are complicit in enabling genocide in Gaza.”

  • Expanded Child Tax Credit in the 2024 Election

    Study after study has demonstrated that providing parents with a guaranteed basic income both helps them and pulls children out of poverty. Yet an expanded Child Tax Credit, which removed millions of children from poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic, has not been restored since Congress allowed it to expire at the end of 2021. The current CTC provides $2,000 per eligible child.

  • Gaza Protests and Repression on Campuses

    “Bans on encampments, temporary structures, amplified sound, chalking, freestanding signs, flyering, outdoor displays, and event tables are among the measures introduced to curtail political expression. …

  • Israel Lays Siege to Jenin Hospitals and Water Networks

    “For nearly a week, the Israeli military has been laying siege to hospitals in Jenin and other cities in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, severely restricting access to medical care, targeting medical workers and ambulances, and cutting off water and electricity, as part of a massive military offensive in the occupied West Bank, the largest operation  in the Palestinian territory in over two decades.”

  • Friday Marks Quarter-Century Anniversary of Coup in Chile

    WASHINGTON — On Sept. 11, 1973, a military coup brought down Chile’s democratically elected government. Twenty-five years later, a prominent U.S. think tank is touting a former high official in the Chilean dictatorship as a visionary for privatization of Social Security in the United States. At the Washington-based Cato Institute, Jose Pinera — who was…

  • 25 Years After Coup, is Chile a Model for Social Security?

    Special Citation Will Be Presented Thursday in Washington WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years after a military junta seized power in Chile, a special presentation in Washington on Thursday will focus attention on a prominent U.S. think tank that touts a former high official in the Chilean dictatorship as a visionary for privatization of Social Security in…

  • Interviews Available: 25th Anniversary of Momentous Coup in Chile

    Sept. 11 Will Mark Quarter Century Since Military Takeover Twenty-five years ago — on Sept. 11, 1973 — the military seized power in Chile. President Salvador Allende died in the bloody coup, which ushered in more than a decade and a half of dictatorship under Gen. Augusto Pinochet. In 1989, Chile returned to a democratic…

  • Analysts Available on Russia

    Interviews are available with these specialists on Russia and the International Monetary Fund: DAVID KOTZ Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and coauthor of Revolution from Above: The Demise of the Soviet System (Routledge, 1997), Kotz said: “The dominant theme that the problems in Russia are due to not having the…

  • How Does President Clinton Treat (Poor) Women?

    Whatever the truth about President Clinton’s private life may be, many supporters assert that his public policies have been beneficial to American women. But some scholars are pointing to evidence that Clinton administration policies have actually been very harmful to women with scant economic resources. “In one broad stroke, his major legislative initiative — welfare…

  • Analysts Available on U.S. Missile Attacks

    Interviews are available with these specialists on international law and the Middle East: LAURIE KING-IRANI Editor of Middle East Report. More Information PHYLLIS BENNIS Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. More Information YVONNE HADDAD Professor at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. BARBARA LUBIN [currently in Jerusalem] Director, Middle East Children’s Alliance.…

  • Terrorism “Experts”: What’s Their Record?

    WASHINGTON—While “terrorism experts” are theorizing about the culprits in the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, it may be helpful to consider the track records of such commentators. Here is a selection of statements by widely cited terrorism experts: VINCENT CANNISTRARO: According to Cannistraro, a former head of CIA counter-intelligence, the Oklahoma City bombing had…

  • Analysts Look Beyond Tragic Bombings to Assess Future of East Africa

    WASHINGTON — In the aftermath of the tragic bombings in East Africa that took the lives of at least 250 people, analysts familiar with the region are assessing major issues confronting Kenya, Tanzania and neighboring countries. Among those available for comment: DENNIS BRUTUS Professor of Africana Studies and English at the University of Pittsburgh, Brutus…

  • Debate Breaks Out on Efforts to Pressure Burma About Human Rights

    WASHINGTON — In the largest such effort since the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s, the state of Massachusetts and some 20 cities and localities are effectively refusing to buy from companies that do business in Burma, where a military junta seized power and human rights abuses persist. Now, salvos are being fired about the legitimacy…

  • At the End of Sweltering Month, Denial on Global Warming

    WASHINGTON — Despite record temperatures and the prevalent view of the scientific community, some denial about global warming has not melted. In recent days, a troop of global-warming deniers journeyed to Capitol Hill. Patrick Michaels of the Cato Institute was among those who testified Wednesday disputing the scientific weight of evidence on climate change. A…

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