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**The Week in Review**

 

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April 08, 2023 <[link removed]>

'It Is Your Duty': Dem Lawmakers Urge Chief Justice to Probe Clarence Thomas Secret Trips <[link removed]>

"It is well past time for the Supreme Court to align with the rest of government in a proper code of ethics enforced by independent investigation and reporting." <[link removed]>

 

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April 08, 2023 <[link removed]>

Abortion Rights Defenders, House Dems Blast Ruling Annulling FDA's Mifepristone Approval <[link removed]>

"Today's ruling from a MAGA judge-who was hand-selected to hear this case by the anti-abortion activists who brought it-is an audacious act of judicial meddling in our personal healthcare decisions," said one reproductive rights campaigner. <[link removed]>

 

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April 07, 2023 <[link removed]>

'Fascism, Full Stop': Progressives in Congress Condemn Expulsion of Tennessee Democrats <[link removed]>

Congresswoman Summer Lee called the expulsion of state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson "straight-up fascism in its ugliest, most racist form." <[link removed]>

 

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April 06, 2023 <[link removed]>

AOC Says Clarence Thomas 'Must Be Impeached' Over 'Almost Cartoonish' Corruption <[link removed]>

"Barring some dramatic change," said the New York Democrat, "this is what the Roberts court will be known for: rank corruption, erosion of democracy, and the stripping of human rights." <[link removed]>

 

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April 06, 2023 <[link removed]>

'Despicable': Idaho Becomes First US State to Restrict Interstate Travel for Abortion Care <[link removed]>

"Banning abortion wasn't enough for anti-abortion extremists in Idaho; they now want to ban where you go, what information you're legally allowed to obtain, and even what healthcare providers can say." <[link removed]>

 

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April 05, 2023 <[link removed]>

Glaciologist Says New Melting Study 'Frankly Scary. Even to Me.' <[link removed]>

"Ice sheets are retreating fast today," said one expert. "But we see traces in the seafloor that the retreat could go faster, way faster, and this is a reminder that we have not seen everything yet." <[link removed]>

 

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April 05, 2023 <[link removed]>

Defeated Right-Wing Judge Refuses to Concede to Victor He Deems Not 'Worthy' <[link removed]>

"This is just what Republicans do now," said one critic. <[link removed]>

 

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April 05, 2023 <[link removed]>

'A Win for the History Books': Brandon Johnson Defeats School Privatizer in Chicago <[link removed]>

"Tonight is the beginning of a Chicago that truly invests in all of its people," Johnson said in his victory speech. <[link removed]>





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Tennessee Exposes Swift-Moving Fascism Within the GOP <[link removed]>

In the minds of Republicans in Congress, and especially in state capitals, there's an unequivocal message-just go for it. You can trample on democracy with few meaningful consequences. <[link removed]>

Chuck Idelson <[link removed]>

 

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Another Loser Republican Goes Out Whining <[link removed]>

If they win an election, everything is on the up and up. If they lose, something was amiss and certainly unfair. <[link removed]>

Dave Zweifel <[link removed]>

 

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The Corporate Media's Shocking Silence on Latest Tipping Points Study <[link removed]>

When what should be top "headline news," gets nearly no major coverage at all. <[link removed]>

Julie Hollar <[link removed]>

 

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Reflections on The New Anarchy and the Real Danger of MAGA Republicans <[link removed]>

We cannot defeat the greatest threat to U.S. democracy and unity since the Civil War unless we name it. And so we must name it. <[link removed]>

Jeffrey C. Isaac <[link removed]>





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