Saturday, December 21, 2024
■ The Week in Review
"Nearly 60% of mandatory spending is for Medicare and Social Security," noted one expert. "If they don't touch those, they'd have to cut Medicaid to the bone."
By Jake Johnson • Dec 20, 2024
Starbucks Workers United accused the company of "backtracking on our promised path forward" and failing to present a "serious economic proposal" to unionized baristas.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 20, 2024
"We think that it is important to work now, while AI models do not pose catastrophic risks, to understand threats that might become more salient with future, more capable models," wrote the researchers.
By Eloise Goldsmith • Dec 19, 2024
"Welcome to the Elon Musk presidency," wrote Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia.
By Eloise Goldsmith • Dec 19, 2024
"People in Gaza are struggling to survive apocalyptic conditions, but nowhere is safe, no one is spared, and there is no exit from this shattered enclave," said the humanitarian group's secretary-general.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 19, 2024
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 • Dec 18, 2024
"This study mirrors the Biden administration's entire four-year approach to advancing a clean energy future: weak and half-hearted," one advocate said.
By Olivia Rosane • Dec 17, 2024
"By branding itself as an active party of economic populism that fights for needed changes for the working class, the Democratic Party can put itself in a position to regain the support of the voters it lost in 2024."
By Jessica Corbett • Dec 17, 2024
"I think it's time to tell the military-industrial complex they cannot get everything they want," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "It's time to pay attention to the needs of working families."
By Jake Johnson • Dec 17, 2024
"Sorry I couldn't pull it through everyone—we live to fight another day," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on social media following the vote.
By Jake Johnson • Dec 17, 2024