Saturday, February 15, 2025
■ The Week in Review
"In every election cycle since the disastrous Citizens United decision, we have seen more and more special interest dark money poured into campaigns across the country," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
By Julia Conley • Feb 13, 2025
"This is what the tech oligarchy looks like," one writer said of a forecasted $400 million contract for the Elon Musk-owned company.
By Jake Johnson • Feb 13, 2025
"Elon loves corporate welfare for himself, rugged individualism for the poor," wrote a top adviser for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
By Eloise Goldsmith • Feb 12, 2025
"House Republican leadership put a giant bullseye on Medicaid, with the intent to strip Americans of their healthcare benefits to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations."
By Jake Johnson • Feb 12, 2025
"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."
By Jake Johnson • Feb 12, 2025
"Does anyone really think that the oligarchs give a damn about ordinary Americans?" the senator asked. "Trust me, they don't."
By Jessica Corbett • Feb 11, 2025
Defeating Republican efforts to slash health coverage for the nation's poor, said one observer, is also an opportunity "to expose and deepen the fractures in Trump's coalition, and to shatter the illusion that he can't be stopped."
By Jon Queally • Feb 11, 2025
"We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now," said one legal expert. "We never have seen anything like this."
By Jake Johnson • Feb 11, 2025
"We have one simple message," said another lawmaker: "Keep your hands off."
By Jessica Corbett • Feb 11, 2025
"The reality is that it's about tax cuts for the rich, paid for by import taxes on the American working and middle class," said Justin Wolfers, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Michigan.
By Eloise Goldsmith • Feb 10, 2025
"We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to tyranny," said one Democratic in the House.
By Jon Queally • Feb 9, 2025
"There's no reason to build this in Guantánamo unless you want to do things you don't think you could get away with on the U.S. mainland. It's easy to put tents in Florida. But they're putting them in Cuba. Ask yourself why."
By Jon Queally • Feb 9, 2025
