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The Week in Review



Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks in the U.S. Capitol
'It's a Trap': Advocates Warn Against McConnell-Backed Election Reform Gambit
"Who on this earth believes Mitch McConnell woke up this morning and decided to start caring about democracy? Nobody."
by Jake Johnson



January 6 Capitol attack
Campaign Aims to Bar All Jan. 6 Insurrectionists—Including Trump—From Future Public Office
"We are urging election officials to make clear that insurrectionists such as President Trump and his congressional allies are barred from ever again holding public office, as is required under the 14th Amendment."
by Brett Wilkins



Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks at a press conference
Jayapal Leads 50+ Democrats in Urging Biden to End Trump-Era Assault on Medicare
A Medicare privatization scheme launched in the final months of Trump's presidency poses a grave "threat to patient care and outcomes," lawmakers warned.
by Jake Johnson



Student loan protest
Jayapal to Biden: 'Grab a Pen' and Cancel Student Debt for All
"Give the people want they want, need, and deserve," says chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus.
by Julia Conley
Opinion



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Nuclear War Over Ukraine?
Bankrupt America is in no position to fight for Ukraine.
by Eric Margolis



Scene from
The Critique of Apocalyptic Profit-Seeking in "Don't Look Up" Hits Close to Home
The movie is a parable about an existential threat to the planet and the inability of political leaders to deal with the looming crisis except through a prism of self-interest—both personal and corporate—that ultimately endangers all of humanity.
by Tony Norman
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