Saturday, April 27, 2024
■ The Week in Review
"To sustain this level of blind support for Israel, the U.S. must erode its own democracy," said one foreign policy expert. "And that is what we see happening on U.S. campuses now."
By Julia Conley • Apr 26, 2024
"Under such an approach, the chair would regularly seek Trump's views on interest-rate policy and then negotiate with the committee to steer policy on the president's behalf," The Wall Street Journal reported.
By Jake Johnson • Apr 26, 2024
"It'd be a travesty for justices to delay matters further," said one legal expert.
By Jessica Corbett • Apr 25, 2024
"Please, do not insult the intelligence of the American people by attempting to distract us from the immoral and illegal war policies of your extremist and racist government," said the Vermont senator to Israel's prime minister.
By Jake Johnson • Apr 25, 2024
"There is a question of historical responsibility towards injustice, genocide, and fascism," said Stephen Kapos. "If you are indifferent, if you do not take a stand, you acquire a degree of guilt."
By Brett Wilkins • Apr 25, 2024
"Somehow I don't think the U.S. State Department would defer to Russia as a credible source to investigate itself if a mass grave were discovered in Ukrainian territory it had occupied," said one legal expert.
By Jessica Corbett • Apr 24, 2024
"Why do we even have these institutions of higher learning if we won't let students speak their conscience and protest?" said one University of Texas professor.
By Julia Conley • Apr 24, 2024
"This is a huge testament to our collective strength and resilience as a progressive movement," said the executive director of Justice Democrats.
By Jake Johnson • Apr 24, 2024
"Democrats are delivering for working people!" declared Rep. Pramila Jayapal as the AFL-CIO noted that GOP ex-President Donald Trump "gutted the rules that required overtime pay for millions of workers."
By Julia Conley • Apr 23, 2024