Saturday, October 19, 2024
■ The Week in Review
The Republican presidential nominee is threatening funding if teachers "don't teach what he wants," said one teachers union leader. "That's indoctrination and it's dangerous."
By Julia Conley • Oct 18, 2024
"Far from expressing contrition for cashing in on the presidency, Donald Trump has made explicit his intent to expand his commodification of federal office if re-elected."
By Brett Wilkins • Oct 18, 2024
A Sludge review of new federal filings shows that the fossil fuel industry has donated a record sum to groups dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House and Senate.
By Jake Johnson • Oct 17, 2024
"If everyone in America watched this two-minute clip, Trump would go down in a landslide," said climate leader Bill McKIbben.
By Julia Conley • Oct 17, 2024
"Do you see what they did there, on their own network?"
By Jon Queally • Oct 17, 2024
"Consumers shouldn't have to navigate a Rube Goldberg machine to get out of a subscription they purchased with a keystroke," said one advocate.
By Julia Conley • Oct 16, 2024
"We must overturn the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision and move to public funding of elections," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
By Jake Johnson • Oct 16, 2024
"I care about human rights," said the New York congresswoman in response to her Democratic colleague in the Senate. "I care that billions of U.S. tax dollars' worth of weapons are carrying out unspeakable atrocities."
By Olivia Rosane • Oct 16, 2024
"Today's food crises are largely manufactured," said an Oxfam campaigner, pointing to Israel's use of starvation as a weapon of war in the Gaza Strip.
By Jake Johnson • Oct 16, 2024
The New York Times' opinion editor rejected baseless claims that it published fabricated images in an essay highlighting U.S. healthcare workers' experiences in the Gaza Strip.
By Jake Johnson • Oct 15, 2024
