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4 days ago | progressivehub.net | Juan Cole |Ryan Black

Madrid’s foreign minister said, “The sole interest that all of us gathered here today have is to stop this unjust, cruel, and inhumane Israeli war in Gaza, break the blockade of humanitarian aid, and move definitively toward a two-state solution.”By Juan Cole, Informed CommentThe Spanish wire service EFE reports that delegations from 20 countries met Sunday in Madrid in a push to pressure Israel to halt its total war on Gaza and to establish a Palestinian state.

1 week ago | progressivehub.net | Jake Johnson |Ryan Black

“We can cut plenty of other things,” President Donald Trump told West Point’s graduating class. By Jake Johnson, Common DreamsU.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday bragged to West Point’s graduating class that he has refused to cut Pentagon spending and touted his push for an annual military budget of $1 trillion, arguing that other programs should be on the chopping block instead.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Akela Lacy |Ryan Black

A day after being attacked by a pro-Israel mob, protesters were shot by rubber bullets — whose use is restricted by California law. By Akela Lacy, The InterceptPolice conspired to violently attack anti-genocide protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles last year, according to a suit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Freddy Brewster |Ryan Black

Companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud and trickery want Trump to let them freely buy and sell your personal information. By Freddy Brewster, The LeverAs the Trump administration attempts to eviscerate the federal agency tasked with overseeing consumer protection, Big Tech trade associations and data brokers peddling consumer data are trying to kill a rule that would limit how they can sell sensitive personal information like your Social Security number and home address.

2 months ago | progressivehub.net | Ryan Black |Eloise Goldsmith

“We MUST overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections,” Sanders continued, referencing the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That ruling stuck down existing limits on how much money a corporation can directly spend to support a political campaign, and has since enabled unlimited campaign spending by corporations and other outside groups—including what are known as dark money groups.