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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

■ Today's Top News 


'Slap in the Face to Working-Class Families': Senate Sends Biden $895 Billion Military Bill

"We do not need to spend almost a trillion dollars on the military, while half a million Americans are homeless and children go hungry," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Brett Wilkins



'They Are Done With the Disrespect': Atlanta Amazon Drivers Join Strike Threat

"If Amazon Teamsters are forced onto the picket line, it's because the company has failed its workforce," said Teamsters general president Sean O'Brien.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Democratic Leaders Accused of Bowing to GOP Attack on IRS Funds

"For the second straight year, President Biden and the Democrats are poised to sacrifice a significant chunk of one of their biggest accomplishments," one critic lamented.

By Brett Wilkins



'Plutocracy Is Its Own Kind of Dictatorship,' Biden Antitrust Chief Warns in Farewell Address

"When companies larger, wealthier, and more powerful than most world governments threaten individual liberty with coercive private taxation and regulation, it threatens our way of life," said U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter.

By Eloise Goldsmith



Trump FTC Pick Casts Lone No Vote on Rule Banning Deceptive Junk Fees

Andrew Ferguson has opposed several major initiatives championed by Lina Khan, including FTC rules banning anti-worker noncompete agreements and making it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions.

By Jake Johnson



Outside First DOGE Caucus Meeting, Republican Says 'There Will Be Some Cuts' to Social Security

"I think these should be on the table," GOP Rep. Greg Lopez said of Social Security and Medicare.

By Jake Johnson


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■ Opinion


Now Is the Time to Protect Progressive Organizations

Defending progressive nonprofits as Trump takes power again will help ensure the protection of civil liberties and democratic institutions over the coming months and years.

By Mattie Armstrong-Price


Corporate Titans Bend the Knee to Trump's Fascism

In fascist states, corporations and wealthy individuals fall all over themselves to gain the favor of the fascist strongman leader or they lose out big.

By Thom Hartmann


Lina Khan Is Big Tech's Worst Nightmare—Here's Why She Should Stick Around

You know you’re making an impact when you’re challenging the status quo and ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. Regardless of Trump's arrival, she should stay at the FTC as long as she possibly can.

By George Rakis