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McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King and Wendy’s Rely on Alabama Prison “Slavery”
Incarcerated Alabamans “are trapped in this labor trafficking scheme,” a new federal class action lawsuit says.
SCOTUS Grants Jack Smith’s Ask to Consider Legitimacy of Trump Immunity Claims
The decision could potentially hamper the Trump legal team's efforts to stall the case beyond the 2024 election.
Gore: COP28 on “Verge of Complete Failure” as Pact Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout
“[T]his obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word,” the former vice president wrote.
Texas Woman Flees State to Get Abortion as State Supreme Court Rules Against Her
Kate Cox filed for an emergency abortion after learning that her fetus has a fatal condition.
There Is Power in Grief. We Must Resist the Normalization of Mass Death in Gaza.
Sarah Kendzior discusses genocide, the demonization of children and dissent, authoritarianism and the 2024 election.
US Veto of Ceasefire Resolution Reflects Its Colonial View on Whose Lives Matter
Centuries of colonialism and orientalism have shaped U.S. leaders’ calculus on who deserves the right to live.
18 Jewish Elders Arrested Following Gaza Ceasefire Protest Outside White House
The protest took place hours before a Hanukkah event that was held at the White House on Monday evening.
Released COP28 Draft Agreement Omits Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Climate advocates decry the draft text, which proposes fossil fuel “reductions” instead.
IDF Shot at Pregnant Civilian Outside Gaza Hospital Under Siege, Staffer Says
Meanwhile, a health crisis is escalating near the Egypt border as displaced civilians flee airstrikes in Khan Yunis.
World Health Organization Accuses Israel of Obstructing Ambulances
In the latest incident, the delay of an aid and ambulance convoy resulted in at least one death.