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The Week in Review
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Fetterman Calls for Prosecution of Corporate Executives 'Gouging Consumers'
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AOC Says Congress Could Reverse Trump Tax Cuts to Cancel All Student Debt
"You could undo the 2017 tax cuts for the 1% and forgive all student loans plus have money left over," said the New York Democrat.
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Throwing Millions Out of Work Won't Address the Root Causes of Rising Prices
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Fossil fuels are the bedrock upon which our modern society has been built, but now the blessing has become a curse.
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Student Loan Debt Is an American Malignancy Born of Ronald Reagan
Forgiving student debt is not a slap at anybody; it's righting a moral wrong inflicted on millions by Reagan and his morbidly rich Republican buddies.
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