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Food Banks Are Getting Into the Controversial Carbon Credit Business
Food banks in the Global South may sell offsets to stay afloat, a practice critics say does little for the climate.
Leaked Transcript Confirms Netanyahu Chose to Starve Gaza as a Method of War
Cabinet meeting minutes show how Netanyahu chose to create famine in Gaza over securing release of Israeli hostages.
Members of Educators Union Say Its Capitulation to ADL Betrays Workers, Students
Member educators who oppose the Anti-Defamation League’s aims plan to resist anti-Palestinian interference in schools.
We Often Return Home From Gaza Markets Empty-Handed — If We Return at All
Buyers and sellers alike struggle to survive under both siege and constant threat of Israeli airstrikes on the markets.
Trump Orders Use of Military Force Against Drug Cartels in Latin America
Mexico’s president swiftly condemned the order, saying the entry of US troops into Mexico is “absolutely ruled out.”
Trans People in Georgia Prisons Sue Over Law Barring Gender-Affirming Care
The lawsuit says the denial of care violates the Eight Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment.
FEMA Tells Staff to Work for ICE or Risk Getting Fired
Trump has previously said that disaster relief should fall to the states and that he hopes to eliminate FEMA altogether.
Israel Approves Plan to Take Over Gaza City, Force Palestinians Into “Camps”
Israel plans to forcibly evacuate an estimated 1 million Palestinians from Gaza City.
Georgia Expanding Deadly Private Prison Into the Largest ICE Facility in the US
An inspection said Folkston immigration jail is “unsanitary and dilapidated.” Activists have called for it its closure.
DOJ Allows UnitedHealth to Expand Its Conglomerate by Buying Up Competitor
“Big Medicine will profit at the expense of vulnerable hospice patients,” one health care analyst said.