Saturday, December 9, 2023
■ The Week in Review
"If not for the Bush tax cuts, their extensions, and then the Trump tax cuts, the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio would be declining indefinitely," wrote Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 8, 2023
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"Refaat Alareer embraced everything good and pure about Gaza and Palestine," said one friend. "He will not be forgotten and his legacy will live on for many generations to come."
By Brett Wilkins • Dec 7, 2023
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"Many large firms, beyond just the commodities sector, are using their power to preserve their profit margins," said the co-author of a new report.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 7, 2023
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"The oil and gas industry could stick taxpayers with a massive bill of between $2.9 billion and $17.7 billion," warned Public Citizen's Alan Zibel.
By Jessica Corbett • Dec 6, 2023
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The former president's remarks came as his allies are reportedly preparing specific plans to wield the federal government to target political enemies, including journalists.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 6, 2023
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"The fact that Congress has to pass a resolution saying that anti-Zionism and antisemitism are the same thing means that people's efforts to end the conflation of the two are getting somewhere," argued one critic.
By Brett Wilkins • Dec 4, 2023
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"The last thing Americans need is a Bezos-backed investment company further consolidating single-family homes and putting homeownership out of reach for more and more people. Housing should be a right, not a speculative commodity."
By Jon Queally • Dec 3, 2023
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■ Opinion
With only 11 months to go, this feels like the political crisis of our lifetimes. Where is the resistance we need?
By Will Bunch • Dec 6, 2023
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The case before the U.S. Supreme Court, Moore vs. the United States, could increase federal debt by trillions of dollars by making it impossible to tax the rich for unrealized gains.
By Miles Mogulescu • Dec 6, 2023
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Should he somehow, despite four criminal indictments and multiple trials, return to the White House on January 20, 2025, we can’t say we weren’t warned.
By Clarence Lusane • Dec 6, 2023
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They can't try to have it both ways indefinitely. If they really helped working people meet the economic challenges facing them, the party would lose favor with the barons of finance and their corporate cronies.
By Les Leopold • Dec 4, 2023
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