• In a First, Biden Administration Poised to Sanction Israeli Military Unit for Human Rights Abuses
    Apr 24 2024

    Tikun Olam publisher Richard Silverstein: In a First, Biden Administration Poised to Sanction Israeli Military Unit for Human Rights Abuses

    Yale hunger strikers: Student Hunger Strikers Call for Yale Divestment from Companies Providing Weapons to Israel

    Inside Climate News reporter Kiley Price: Victory in European Climate Crisis Lawsuit Could Influence Parallel Efforts Worldwide

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Mexico has cracked down on migrants traveling to the U.S.
    • Chevron profited from illegal surface spills
    • Whistleblowers call out management culture at Boeing


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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  • After Iran Retaliation Against Israel’s Bombing of Embassy in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens Counterattack
    Apr 17 2024

    Boston University professor Assaf Kfoury: After Iran Retaliation Against Israel’s Bombing of Embassy in Syria, Netanyahu Threatens Counterattack

    Independent journalist Julie Dermansky: Media Coverage Lapse of 2023 Marathon Petroleum Refinery Fire Leaves Residents Vulnerable

    Mother Jones fellow Katie Herchenroeder: Arizona Supreme Court Revives ‘Zombie’ 1864 Abortion Ban

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Tension between China and the Philippines heating up
    • Why did the US Navy kill Arizona’s housing bill?
    • Florida slates referendum on constitutional amendment on abortion


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  • Israel’s Attack on Iran’s Syrian Embassy Could Trigger a Perilous Regional War
    Apr 10 2024

    Former CIA analyst and author Melvin Goodman: Israel’s Attack on Iran’s Syrian Embassy Could Trigger a Perilous Regional War

    The Lever investigative reporter Katya Schwenk: The Supreme Court May be Poised to Weaken Federal Anti-Corruption Laws, Legalize Bribery

    FAIR intern Phillip HoSang: Trump, GOP, Right-wing Media Weaponize Disinformation on Immigration

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Russia’s Black Sea naval base ambitions in Abkhazia, Georgia
    • Rural America’s ‘hidden’ homeless
    • Trump Media saved by Russian-American under criminal investigation


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    Produced by Squeaky Wheel Productions: Scott Harris, Melinda Tuhus, Bob Nixon, Anna Manzo, Susan Bramhall, Jeff Yates and Mary Hunt. Theme music by Richard Hill and Mikata.

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  • Abortion and Reproductive Rights are on the 2024 Election Ballot
    Apr 3 2024

    Physicians for Reproductive Health former board chairwoman Dr. Kristyn Brandi: Abortion and Reproductive Rights are on the 2024 Election Ballot

    Hartford Catholic Worker co-founder Jackie Allen Doucot: Activists at Groton Submarine Base Protest the Ongoing Threat of Nuclear War

    Independent journalist Arvind Dilawar: Israeli Propagandists Target US Journalists, Skewing Coverage of Gaza War

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • Niger coup regime closes US counter-terrorism military base, troops

    • Novo Nordisk insulin manufacturer cuts prices, then discontinues it

    • ProPublica reports railroad safety data omits deaths, severed limbs


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  • After 5 Months of Palestinian Carnage, US Finally Allows Passage of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
    Mar 27 2024

    Georgetown University Justice and Peace Program Adjunct Lecturer Josh Ruebner: After 5 Months of Palestinian Carnage, US Finally Allows Passage of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

    Faith Coalition to Stop Cop City member Rev. Keyanna Jones: ‘Stop Cop City’ Opponents Fight for Atlanta Voters to Decide Fate of Militarized Police Training Facility

    Institute for Policy Studies Fellow Karen Dolan: Assessing Biden’s Domestic Policy Agenda as 2024 Election Campaign Heats Up

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
    • China's Article 23 National Security Law tightens grip on Hong Kong dissent
    • Electric vehicles raise prospect of UAW, environmental activism alliance
    • Trump plans to make massive tax cuts for rich, corporations permanent


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  • Biden's Contradictory, Deadly Gaza Policies Prioritize Rhetoric Over Action
    Mar 20 2024

    The Nation Senior Editor Jack Mirkinson: Biden’s Contradictory, Deadly Gaza Policies Prioritize Rhetoric Over Action

    Center for Economic and Policy Research Senior Research Associate Jake Johnston: US and Other Nations Intervene Once Again in Haiti to Address a Crisis They Helped Create

    Elder Climate Activist Karen 'River' Bixler Risks Freedom and Health in Mountain Valley Pipeline Protest

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • India enacts law seen as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims
    • Four US banks have dropped the Equator Principles
    • UnitedHealth exploits an ‘emergency’ it created


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  • Immediate Ceasefire Urgently Needed as Israel Uses Starvation as Weapon of War in Gaza
    Mar 13 2024

    Oxfam America President Abby Maxman and Harvard Medical School assistant professor and Doctors Against Genocide member Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle: Humanitarian Crisis and Starvation Used as a Weapon of War in Gaza Demands Immediate Ceasefire

    Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability founder Mazin Qumsiyeh: Beyond the Devastation in Gaza, Repression & Violence Impact Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank

    Journalist, historian and author Rick Perlstein: Corporate Media Coverage of Election 2024 is Riven by Journalistic Malpractice

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported news summary

    • Fighting flares in the eastern Congo
    • How Bogotá became an environmental hawk
    • Nevada Supreme Court issues major water ruling


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  • Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message
    Mar 6 2024

    Arab American Institute President James J. Zogby: Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a Message

    Jewish Israeli anti-apartheid peace activist Ofer Neiman: The World and Americans Must Hold All Israeli Institutions Accountable for Occupation, Apartheid and Genocide

    Former Connecticut Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher: SCOTUS Review of Trump’s Total Immunity Claim Effectively Delays Jan. 6 Trial Until After Election

    Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary

    • US eyes Asia natural gas market as Texas pipeline OK'd to connect Mexico LNG export terminals
    • Progressive states proposing "Mansion taxes" to address homelessness, affordable housing
    • Israel AIPAC lobby's strategy to defeat Democratic progressives


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