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Washington State · WashingtonWe speak with Carlos Fernández de Cossío, Cuba’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, about high-level U.S.-Cuban migration talks held last week in Washington. He says U.S. policies that expedite permanent residency for Cubans in the United States play a major role in the movement of people between the two countries, but adds that the main driver of migration is the decadeslong U.S. embargo. “The economic conditions of the people of Cuba push the…See the Story
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister: Deliberate U.S. Policy of “Destroying Cuban Economy” Drives Migration
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Joe Biden · IsraelMonths ago, a State Department panel urged the Biden administration to disqualify multiple Israeli military and police units from receiving U.S. aid over serious human rights abuses, including rape and torture. According to ProPublica, Secretary of State Blinken received the recommendation in December but has still not taken any action. “[Israeli] Prime Minister Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, they have been publicly and fiercely lobbying against any pr…See the Story
Months Ago State Dept. Panel Exposed Israeli Units’ Rights Abuses, But U.S. Arms Keep Flowing
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Judaism · GazaThousands of Jewish Americans and allies gathered in Brooklyn on Tuesday for a “Seder in the Streets to Stop Arming Israel” on the second night of Passover, held just a block from the home of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, to protest ongoing U.S. support for the Israeli assault on Gaza. “Too many of our people are worshiping a false idol,” said award-winning author and activist Naomi Klein, one of several speakers at Tuesday’s rally. “The…See the Story
Naomi Klein: Jews Must Raise Their Voices for Palestine, Oppose the “False Idol of Zionism”
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Senate · GazaSenate OKs $95 Billion for Ukraine, Israel & Taiwan; U.S. Refuses to Back U.N. Calls for Probe into Mass Graves at Gaza Hospitals; Seder in the Streets: Hundreds Arrested in Brooklyn Protesting U.S. Arming of Israel; Crackdown Continues on College Campuses Against Pro-Palestinian Students; National Enquirer Publisher Admits to “Catch and Kill” Effort to Help Trump Win in 2016; Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Idaho’s Near-Total Abortion Ban; R…See the Story
Headlines for April 24, 2024
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United Auto Workers · ChattanoogaDemocracy Now! speaks with the great labor organizer and writer Jane McAlevey about the historic victory for Volkswagen employees at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory who voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. The plant will become the first foreign-owned car factory in the South to unionize. “This win wasn’t just a win — it was what we would call a beatdown,” says McAlevey, who says the UAW’s recent success is a result of diSee the Story
Labor Organizer Jane McAlevey on UAW’s Win in Tennessee & Her Fight Against Cancer
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United Nations · GazaMore Bodies Uncovered at Nasser Hospital Grave as U.N. Warns of Intergenerational Trauma in Gaza; U.N. Commission Says Israel Still Has Not Provided Evidence of Oct. 7 Allegations Against UNRWA; Gaza Solidarity Encampments and Protests Burgeon Across College Campuses Amid Police Crackdown; PEN America Forced to Cancel Awards Ceremony Amid Fallout over Gaza Stance; Google Fires Another 20 Employees in Retaliation for Project Nimbus Protest; ProsecSee the Story
Headlines for April 23, 2024
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Gaza · GazaPresident Biden has signed legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act despite years of protest from rights groups and privacy experts who say the law is routinely used to conduct warrantless surveillance on millions of American citizens. The Senate approved the FISA bill on Friday in a 60-34 vote, and critics say it not only reauthorizes domestic spying but also dramatically expands its scope. “It’s an enoSee the Story
“Enormous Expansion of the Law”: James Bamford on FISA Extension, U.S.-Israel Data Sharing
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