As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault, Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe

New York University professor Zachary Lockman: As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault, Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe

Huffington Post senior politics reporter Jennifer Bendery: GOP's New Speaker of the House is a Christian Right Extremist

Amistad Catholic Worker activist Mark Colville: New Haven Activists Address Housing Crisis, Building Tiny Houses in Their Backyard

Bob Nixon's Under-reported News Summary
• U.S. eases  Venezuelan oil sanctions after Maduro agrees to elections
• Anti-Dobbs election strategy heads South
• Dallas climate activists win major investment in green transit

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