Saturday, May 17, 2025
■ The Week in Review
A newly reported document shows that "anti-fraud checks" implemented at the Social Security agency found virtually no improper benefit claims—while slowing payments substantially.
By Jake Johnson • May 16, 2025
"Can I name someone whose work I respect who doesn't consider it genocide?" said one researcher. "No."
By Julia Conley • May 15, 2025
"I don't feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points."
By Brett Wilkins • May 15, 2025
"We don't live in a dictatorship or a monarchy," said Rep. Delia Ramirez. "Trump's will is not the guiding doctrine of the nation, and our country is not a playground for his and your twisted authoritarian fantasies."
By Julia Conley • May 14, 2025
"This measure would undoubtedly be weaponized by a White House with a track record of attacks against any speech that displeases our authoritarian president," warned one critic.
By Brett Wilkins • May 14, 2025
"The unavoidable truth is that Republicans' core priority with this legislation was to benefit the wealthy at the expense of everyone else, and that is exactly what their bill does," said Democratic Rep. Don Beyer.
By Jake Johnson • May 14, 2025
"The only humane thing to do is to kill the bill before it kills all of us," said the co-leader of Popular Democracy in Action.
By Jessica Corbett • May 13, 2025
"It must be defeated," Sen. Bernie Sanders said of the Republican legislation.
By Jake Johnson • May 13, 2025
"The idea that corporate polluters can pay a fee to freely pollute our communities is beyond the pale," said one environmental advocate.
By Eloise Goldsmith • May 12, 2025
"No U.S. citizen should be detained by law enforcement, at the border or anywhere, because of their protected speech."
By Julia Conley • May 12, 2025
