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The Week in Review

September 08, 2023

Rolling Medicaid Purge Called 'Largest Concentration of Health Insurance Loss' in US History

One activist warned that "this is going to become the healthcare legacy of the Biden presidency" if his administration doesn't act.

September 08, 2023

'Absolutely Devastating News': Antarctica Warming Quicker Than Models Projected

The new study's lead author said that "it is extremely concerning to see such significant warming in Antarctica, beyond natural variability."

September 06, 2023

'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer of 2023 Was Hottest Ever Recorded

"Breaking heat records has become the norm in 2023," said one scientist. "Global warming continues because we have not stopped burning fossil fuels. It is that simple."

September 05, 2023

Senator Files Ethics Complaint Accusing Alito of Scheme to Thwart Congressional Action

"Justice Alito was involved in an organized campaign to block congressional action with regard to a matter in which he has a personal stake," reads the complaint filed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.

September 05, 2023

Bernie Sanders Champions '32-Hour Work Week With No Loss in Pay'

"Needless to say, changes that benefit the working class of our country are not going to be easily handed over by the corporate elite. They have to be fought for—and won."

September 05, 2023

'Burnt Out, Stretched Thin, and Fed Up': Dozens of Healthcare Workers Arrested at Labor Day Protest

"We are prepared to do whatever it takes, even get arrested in an act of civil disobedience, to stand up for our patients," said one Kaiser Permanente worker.

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Why 2% Is the Most Dangerous Number No One Is Talking About

The sheer quantity of chemicals being dumped into the environment is quickly growing—and we only be seeing the beginning of the harm they are doing to us.

Richard Heinberg

US Experience in Afghanistan Offers Lessons for Ukraine, if Leaders Will Heed Them

Most of the mainstream media and the think tank world are treating the memory of the war not as a source of reflection but as an embarrassment to be forgotten as quickly and completely as possible.

Tax the Rich Men North and South of Richmond—and Join a Union Too

We could better tax the rich men near and far from Richmond by getting rid of the special low tax rate on capital gains income and making it the same as taxes on work.

Now Is It Time to Strip Fox of Its Broadcast License?

Fox Corporation stands in an ignoble class all its own, and the network’s vile propaganda and egregious behavior are rightly disparaged by journalists and critics from across the political spectrum.

Steve Macek,Mitchell Szczepanczyk

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