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Your Week in Review


Residents evacuate the New Orleans area amid warnings of Hurricane Ida's severity.

by by Julia Conley
The storm is expected to be one of the strongest ever to hit Louisiana, rivaling Hurricane Laura in 2020.


US plane leaves Afghanistan

by by Julia Conley
The Pentagon reported that Friday's drone strike killed two ISIS-K targets, while an elder in Jalalabad said several civilians had been kiiled.


Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a town hall in West Lafayette, Indiana.

by by Julia Conley
"Never in our lifetime has there been a piece of legislation which goes as far as this does to address the long-neglected needs of the working class and the middle class of this country."

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by by Thom Hartmann
Bush & Cheney have gotten away with lying us into two wars & wildly enriching their friends; meanwhile, more people are dead & the media won't even ask the right questions. Will we ever learn?


afghanistan women

by by Sonali Kolhatkar
The Taliban's return ought to be sparking retrospection among American elites about the folly of exploiting Afghan women’s oppression for war.


People gather to check on missing relatives a day after a deadly attack outside Kabul's international airport, at a hospital run by Italian NGO Emergency, in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 27, 2021. (Photo: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images)

by by Kenny Stancil
"We must resist the urge to let our pain dictate our policy," said Rep. Sara Jacobs. "If we don't, we will have learned nothing from the last 20 years."


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by by Julia Conley
"Poll after poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of voters support bold action."


Pelosi and PPC

by by Jessica Corbett
"We refuse to let conservatives stop us from getting what people need and deserve," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "We have to pass a bold reconciliation bill first."


An evacuated resident points in the direction of his home following a flash flood, which came as Tropical Storm Henri made landfall, in Helmetta, New Jersey on August 22, 2021. (Photo: Tom Brenner/AFP via Getty Images)

by by Kenny Stancil
A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and global sea levels hit record highs in 2020.


John Lewis Voting Rights

by by Jon Queally
"As long as we let the filibuster stand, this necessary bill will be stuck in the Senate," warned Congresswoman Jayapal. "It’s your right to vote or the filibuster."

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