Saturday, March 30, 2024

■ The Week in Review


'Obscene': Biden Quietly OKs More 2,000-Pound Bombs, Warplanes for Israel

"Arming a war criminal makes you a war criminal," one critic admonished the U.S. president.

By Brett Wilkins • Mar 29, 2024



Former US Lawmaker Finally Enjoys Social Policies He Fought for—In Europe

"I saw and felt what it's like to live in a community where everyone can go to the doctor. Where children aren't massacred by gun violence. It changes everything."

By Jessica Corbett • Mar 28, 2024



'The Bible Exposes Grifters': Trump Rebuked as Christian Nationalist 'Con Man'

"All those legal fees are apparently really making Donald Trump's pockets hurt because his latest commercial venture, after selling sneakers and cologne, is as a Bible salesman," said one critic.

By Brett Wilkins • Mar 28, 2024



State Department Spokesman Urged to Resign Over 'Despicable' Attack on UN Expert

One critic described Matthew Miller's attack on United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese as a "Trumpian smearing of a principled human rights expert."

By Jake Johnson • Mar 28, 2024



House Democrat Calls GOP Budget a 'Blueprint for a Dystopian Hellscape'

Rep. Don Beyer warns the plan "would see unbridled benefits flowing to a wealthy and well-connected few while tens of millions of Americans lose healthcare, housing, retirement security, and food security."

By Jessica Corbett • Mar 27, 2024



Democratic Insider Rips 'Shocking' US Claim That Israel Is Following International Law

"There is no time to spare in pulling back from this outrageous assertion by the State Department," said Center for American Progress president Patrick Gaspard.

By Jake Johnson • Mar 27, 2024



New Video Details Billionaire Trump Donors Bankrolling RFK Jr.'s Run

"Kennedy's donors know that he'll never step foot in the White House, but that was never their goal. Their goal is to ensure that Trump does."

By Brett Wilkins • Mar 27, 2024



Cori Bush Demands Repeal of 'Zombie Statute' Weaponized by Anti-Abortion Zealots

"The Comstock Act must be repealed," said the Missouri Democrat.

By Jake Johnson • Mar 27, 2024



Container Ship That Destroyed Baltimore Bridge Has Troubled History

The Maersk-chartered MV Dali—which lost propulsion just before the collision—not only was involved in a previous crash, but was also briefly detained last year over problems with its propulsion system.

By Brett Wilkins • Mar 26, 2024



'Out-of-Touch Billionaire' Larry Fink Blasted for Calling 65 a 'Crazy' Retirement Age

"I love how rich people are treated as sources of great wisdom when they obviously don't know their ass from their elbow," said one economist.

By Jake Johnson • Mar 26, 2024


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■ Opinion


Ady Barkan’s Legacy: Reclaiming Medicare From For-Profit Corporations

Ady recognized that so-called “Medicare Advantage” plans threaten our cherished public benefit.

By Carmen Rhodes • Mar 28, 2024


Intel Brags of $152 Billion in Stock Buybacks Over Last 35 Years. So Why Does It Need an $8 Billion Subsidy?

What’s to stop the chip-making giant from shoveling taxpayer grants into more stock buybacks?

By Les Leopold • Mar 27, 2024


UN Security Council's Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution Is Not Enough—But It's a Start

Despite weaknesses and false U.S. claims that the resolution is nonbinding, it demands an end to the bombing and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. And that means the possibility of saving lives.

By Phyllis Bennis • Mar 25, 2024


Dead Planet Walking: From Trump's Blood Bath to War World III

If you thought what was once proudly dubbed "the American Century" couldn't get any worse, you clearly haven't been paying attention.

By Tom Engelhardt • Mar 25, 2024


Which Side Are ‘We the People’ on—Democracy or Fascism?

The MAGA movement has now shown us who they really are, and we should believe them.

By Rick Steiner • Mar 24, 2024


As Predicted, Trump's 2017 Corporate Tax Cuts Benefited Rich Executives, Not Workers

Let the research show that what so many economic and policy experts warned at the time has now been confirmed.

By Chuck Marr,Samantha Jacoby,George Fenton • Mar 23, 2024


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