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The Week in Review


Researchers Warn Great Salt Lake's Retreat Threatens Crucial Ecosystem, Public Health <[link removed]>

"The lake's ecosystem is not only on the edge of collapse. It is collapsing," said one ecologist.

January 07, 2023


Rejecting Bump Stock Ban, Federal Court Legalizes 'Instrument of Mass Murder' <[link removed]>

Bump stocks were used to modify firearms used in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, which killed 60 people in Las Vegas in 2017.

January 07, 2023


After Selling 'Soul to Sedition Caucus,' McCarthy Finally Elected Speaker <[link removed]>

The final vote followed a dramatic 14th ballot vote in which tensions soared on the floor of the House chamber.

January 07, 2023


'The GOP Is Irretrievably Broken': House Adjourns After McCarthy Fails to Win Speakership <[link removed]>

"Still not sworn in because the Republicans are having a hard time picking their leader," said Democratic Rep.-elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost. "This is a snapshot of how they'll operate for the next two years."

January 03, 2023


Industry Lobbyists Fret as Sanders Prepares to Take Over Powerful Senate Health Panel <[link removed]>

"Lol good," responded Public Citizen's Rick Claypool, mocking the corporate lobbyists' complaints.

January 03, 2023


'Absolute Madness': Record-Shattering Heat Dome Hits Europe <[link removed]>

It's "the most extreme event ever seen in European climatology," said one climatologist. "Nothing stands close to this."

January 02, 2023



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Opinion


The Republican Party Is Now More Dangerous Than It's Ever Been <[link removed]>

For years now, a major goal of the extreme right has been to undermine Social Security and Medicare, the most popular programs in the federal government. The fight to protect them from this assault starts now.

Robert Reich


McCarthy Did Not "Cave" To the Right-Wing. He Is the Right-Wing <[link removed]>

When Marjorie Taylor Greene is the pivot on which "the mainstream" turns, then what exactly has the "mainstream" become?

Jeffrey C. Isaac


Insurrection 2.0: The GOP Is Now a Party Focused on Sabotage and Destruction <[link removed]>

What we saw this week is a preview of much worse to come, with or without McCarthy as figurehead speaker.

Pierre Tristam


Will GOP Voters Ever Wake Up to How Much GOP Lawmakers Screw Them Over? <[link removed]>

From stagnant wages to soaring costs for rent, medical, and prescription drugs-the so-called "conservative" voter never seems to figure out what's going on.

Thom Hartmann



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