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Your Week in Review
'Physically Obstructing Justice,' Dozens of Republicans Storm Closed-Door Impeachment Hearing
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Republican stunt "essentially shut down the impeachment inquiry for
a time," said the Washington Post 's Rachel Bade.
At Pro-Fracking Conference, Trump Addresses Companies 'Whose Profits He Has Put Above the Health and Safety of the Planet'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Outside of Pittsburgh conference, activists declare, "We need to step up
today and protect our water! Because without water there is no life."
Sanders Dominates Youth Vote and Regains Second Spot in New National 2020 Poll
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Young people polled across the country have consistently chosen Bernie
as their guy. Maybe it's because they know he's gonna cancel student
debt!" said Sanders adviser Winnie Wong.
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Testimony by Top Diplomat Bill Taylor on Trump and Ukraine Elicits 'Holy Sh*t' Responses From Members of Congress
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A "explosive" closed-door testimony by William Taylor, a career diplomat
who sharply questioned the Trump administration's attempts over the
summer to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe
Biden, could begin a "sea change" in House Democrats' impeachment
inquiry against the president, according to lawmakers who were in the
room.
'This Is How We Change the World': To Address Climate Crisis, Video Explains, Democracy Movements Must Rise
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
To get "sweeping policies enacted," says The Leap, "our movements have
started taking the next step: winning elections and entering
government."
'Everyone in America Should Support You,' Says Elizabeth Warren at Rally With Striking Chicago Teachers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I'm here to stand with every one of the people who stand for our
children every day."
'This Is Just Cruelty and Exclusion': Amid Trump's Attack on Poor, One Million Fewer Kids Receiving Medicaid and CHIP
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Trump administration's aggressive efforts to monitor who is
benefiting from government assistance programs has appeared to have what
critics say is their desired effect—pushing more than a million children
off Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program in less than
two years.
"I'm Willing to Fight for Someone I Don't Know": Sanders Speech Becomes Viral Rallying Cry
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"There is an America that most people believe in," said Congresswoman
Ilhan Omar. "It is an ideal. It's not a reality yet."
'Go Home America. After You Made Our Sons Die': Outraged Syrian Kurds Throw Dirt and Rotten Food at Fleeing US Troops
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"To the U.S. Army who are leaving northeast Syria, tell your children
that the children of the Kurds were killed by the Turks and you did
nothing to protect them."
'We Should Be Worried': Study Confirms Fear That Intense Ocean Acidification Portends Ecological Collapse
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The acidification of the Earth's oceans, which climate scientists warn
is a dangerous effect of continued carbon emissions, was behind a mass
extinction event 66 million years ago, according to a new study.
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