WEEK IN REVIEW: The Billionaires' Assault on Working People and Democracy

 

The Week in Review 'Authoritarianism 101': Trump Plot to Purge Civil Servants If Reelected Draws Alarm "Do not underestimate the destruction this will cause," said one critic. Read more → Sanders Files Amendment to Limit $76 Billion in 'Corporate Welfare' for Microchip Industry "If private companies are going to benefit from generous taxpayer subsidies, the financial gains made by these companies must be shared with the American people, not just wealthy shareholders." Read more → Big Pharma Has Raised Drug Prices 1,186 Times This Year, Analysis Shows "We must put an end to drug corporations' unfettered ability to dictate prices at the expense of patients." Read more → 'CEOs, Not Working People, Are Causing Inflation': Report Shows Soaring Executive Pay "When you look at those numbers and at CEOs trying to blame workers for inflation, it just doesn't add up," said the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Read more → Just 27 Billionaires Have Spent $90 Million to Buy GOP Congress: Report "They're counting on that 'small' investment in anti-tax Republicans to save them billions in taxes," said Americans for Tax Fairness, which conducted the analysis. Read more → Right-Wing Judge Bars $18 Minimum Wage From California's 2022 Ballot "A Trump-nominated judge ruled against 5 million Californians," said the campaigners behind the ballot initiative. Read more → VIEW ALL NEWS Quality journalism. Progressive values. Our new media model is simple: we rely on our readers and thousands of small donations to keep us moving forward. No ads; no paywalls: our content is free, and our readers sustain us. DONATE TODAY Opinion The Fist Bump Was Bad, But Biden's Middle East Policies Are Worse Outrage was absolutely called for. Symbolism is important. But the fist bump and the handshake were the least of it. by Phyllis Bennis Read more → The Lawyers Who Enabled Trump's Assault on Democracy Their prolonged silence forced the nation to live through the catastrophic consequences of their earlier cowardice. by Steven Harper Read more → Hollow Men: All the Cowards of January 6 Much of the Republican Party has been reduced to quivering protoplasm, whimpering under the lash of Trump's whiny invective. by Juan Cole Read more → Joe Manchin Just Proved Why We Need the OLIGARCH Act We need to ensure that the richest people in the country can no longer subvert the overwhelming will of voters by buying the goodwill of elected officials. by Dylan Dusseault, Bob Lord Read more → VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194