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World Could Raise $2.1 Trillion Annually by Adopting Spain’s Wealth Tax
A tax on the top 0.5 percent of households could raise enough to finance climate action as well as other pressing needs.
UK Official Resigns Over Arms Sales to Israel, Citing Complicity in War Crimes
“I can no longer carry out my duties in the knowledge that this Department may be complicit in War Crimes,” he wrote.
DNC to Feature Women With Distressing Post-“Roe” Abortion Stories Monday Night
The women will highlight how the end of “Roe v. Wade” has harmed pregnant people throughout the US.
DNC Swarms With Police as Activists March for Palestine, Reproductive Rights
Democrats arriving in Chicago were greeted with anger over aid to Israel and failure to protect abortion rights.
As DNC Kicks Off, Palestine Solidarity Activists Look to 1964 for Inspiration
60 years ago, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party forced the Democrats to confront Jim Crow within their own party.
Blinken Warns of Ceasefire Deadline as US Pledges Even More Arms to Israel
Israeli officials have repeatedly rejected the idea of a ceasefire even as the U.S. keeps up a charade of negotiations.
Missouri Tax Credits Are Being Used to Fund Out-of-State Anti-Abortion Efforts
A group receiving the credit for pregnancy resource centers deploys paid workers outside clinics in Illinois and Kansas.
“Uncommitted” Wins Panel on Palestinian Rights, Pushes for Speaking Time at DNC
“Our focus remains on policy change,” the cofounders of the Uncommitted National Movement said in a statement.
GOP-Authored Description of OH Redistricting Reform Measure Full of Inaccuracies
Proponents of the Ohio redistricting reform ballot measure are vowing to take the matter to the state Supreme Court.
Here’s What You Need to Know Before the Democratic National Convention Begins
The Democratic National Convention will last from Monday, August 19 until Thursday, August 22.