Saturday, July 13, 2024

■ The Week in Review


'The Right to Vote Is Under Attack' as House Republicans Pass SAVE Act

"Republicans want to throw up barriers because when people vote, they lose," said Congresswoman Summer Lee.

By Brett Wilkins • Jul 10, 2024



Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Articles of Impeachment Against Alito, Thomas

"Congress has a legal, moral, and democratic obligation to impeach," said the New York Democrat.

By Jake Johnson • Jul 10, 2024



'Thought It Was a Joke': Bullets Now For Sale in Vending Machines in 3 GOP-Led States

"In a country awash in guns and ammo, where guns are the leading cause of deaths for kids, we don't need to further normalize the sale and promotion of these products," an expert said.

By Edward Carver • Jul 10, 2024



Majority in US Say Project 2025 Is Exactly What Trump Represents

In a new survey, American voters expressed fear that Project 2025 is "an unprecedented, extreme Republican plan that will fundamentally alter the American government, making Trump even more dangerous in a second term."

By Julia Conley • Jul 10, 2024



If Biden 'Must Step Aside,' Why Aren't Democrats Filling the Streets to Demand It?

So far, one journalist noted, "the loudest voices trying to force him out of the race are elites: major media columnists and wealthy donors."

By Jessica Corbett • Jul 9, 2024



'All of Our Tricks Worked': Spoof ExxonMobil Ad Nails Just How Easy It's Been for Big Oil

"Do you have any idea how easy it is to get you off our backs with a little bullsh*t about your responsibilities to the planet?"

By Brett Wilkins • Jul 9, 2024



Elders Arrested Protesting Citibank Funding of Planet's Destruction

"We are on the cusp of a ruined planet, and the big banks like Citi are funding it, to the tune of trillions," said one organizer.

By Brett Wilkins • Jul 8, 2024



'Unfathomable': Lancet Study Estimates Gaza Death Toll May Exceed 186,000

"The horror unfolding in Gaza is unquestionably a genocide, and the full extent of that horror won't be truly known until it comes to an end," said one political analyst.

By Julia Conley • Jul 8, 2024



'Go Forth and Win!' Labor Movement Celebrates Life of Jane McAlevey (1964-2024)

"No individual did more in the 21st century to spread the ideas and practice of a fighting, community-rooted, member-driven labor movement than Jane McAlevey."

By Jon Queally • Jul 8, 2024


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■ Opinion


French Elections: What the Global Left Should Learn About Defeating the Far-Right

A united left is a formidable opponent that cannot only halt the surge of neo-fascism, but can also offer a positive and inspiring vision for the future.

By C.J. Polychroniou • Jul 10, 2024


Nobody for President: This Absurd Election Choice Should Have Us Thundering in the Streets

Members of a sane society would grind everyday life to a halt given the choice between a smoldering ghost and an aspiring Nazi monster.

By Phil Wilson • Jul 9, 2024


NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War

It is downright puzzling that millions of people aren’t protesting in the streets every day to deescalate the crisis between Russia and the West and pull civilization back from the brink.

By Chris Wright • Jul 9, 2024


I've Been With the DNC for 31 Years. Here's My Democratic Proposal to Get Us Out of This Mess

The major benefits of this process are that it would be seen as an open, transparent, and democratic process.

By James Zogby • Jul 8, 2024


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