Saturday, September 20, 2025
■ The Week in Review
"If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting," warned the National Press Club after journalists told of rule changes.
By Jon Queally • Sep 20, 2025
"Republicans gave away trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy," said US Sen. Ed Markey. "Now they are asking Americans to work longer. We won’t stand for it."
By Brad Reed • Sep 19, 2025
"What ICE just did to me was a violent abuse of power—and it’s still nothing compared to what they’re doing to immigrant communities," said the Illinois congressional candidate.
By Jessica Corbett • Sep 19, 2025
"It is unacceptable that states and companies are aware that their revenues come from death, destruction, and immense suffering of Palestinians, yet they have decided to look away," said the head of Amnesty International.
By Jessica Corbett • Sep 19, 2025
"We will not be intimidated and we will defend the First Amendment," said Rep. Robert Garcia.
By Brad Reed • Sep 18, 2025
"I hope he can first define what antifa is, because there is no antifa organization," said one congressman.
By Julia Conley • Sep 18, 2025
"These companies are turning the public airwaves into another propaganda arm of the Trump regime," said one critic.
By Julia Conley • Sep 18, 2025
"The TikTok ban wasn’t primarily about national security or influence... but rather political control," one tech columnist wrote.
By Stephen Prager • Sep 17, 2025
"It's a five-alarm fire," one Kentucky soybean farmer said, describing the harmful effects of the president's tariffs.
By Brett Wilkins • Sep 16, 2025
"He wasn't a Groyper. He also wasn't Antifa," said journalist Ken Klippenstein, who obtained Tyler Robinson's Discord messages and spoke with a childhood friend of the 22-year-old suspect.
By Jessica Corbett • Sep 16, 2025
"This is the time where every American must stand proudly for free speech and our freedoms," said Rep. Ro Khanna.
By Brad Reed • Sep 16, 2025
The countries' foreign ministers urged Israel to "refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla" and "to respect international law."
By Brett Wilkins • Sep 16, 2025
