WEEK IN REVIEW: Message to Democrats: 'Let's Give Working Folks a Reason to Turn Out'

 

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The Week in Review

Corporate Media Mostly Mum as US Strikes Kill at Least 20 in Somalia "This is a completely under-the-radar news story, one that was curiously absent from the headlines in all of the major newspapers this morning," wrote one expert after the latest U.S. strike on Somalia. Read more → Biden Urged to Take Steps to Finally Get Rid of DeJoy as He Plows Ahead With Job Cuts "Claims that Biden can't do anything to oust DeJoy are misleading," said one watchdog group. Read more → Sanders Blasts 'Rigged Economy' as Chipmakers Cut Investments After Big Handout "Intel announced it will be cutting back on plans to increase jobs by $4 billion while increasing dividends for its wealthy shareholders," the Vermont senator wrote on Twitter. Read more → 'We Will Vote This Dirty Deal Down,' Tlaib Says of Manchin's Oil-Friendly Side Agreement "We sure as hell don't owe Joe Manchin anything now," said the Michigan progressive. Read more → Dr. Oz Derided Over Ad Attacking Fetterman's Support for 'Free Healthcare' "What's radical," responded a top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders, "is 338,000 Americans dying during the pandemic because they could not afford for-profit healthcare." Read more → Omar to Democrats: 'Let's Give Working Folks a Reason to Turn Out to Vote for Us' "For every moderate suburban Republican, there are line cooks, homeworkers, dishwashers, cashiers, farmworkers who would vote a straight Democratic ticket if they were given a reason to." Read more →

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Opinion

The Climate Movement's Fight to Undo the Worst Provisions in the IRA Begins After President Biden’s signing of a "historic" climate bill, environmental organizers have plenty of work ahead to keep fossil fuels in the ground. by Mitch Jones Read more → Liz Cheney and Donald Trump—The Two Faces of American Totalitarianism Cheney represents another branch of American totalitarianism, one built on institutions, elites, and stability. Hers is the slow totalitarianism of internal spying, voter suppression, dark money elections, and dynastic politics. by Richard Eskow Read more → Who Are the 10 Most Dangerous People in America? Of course, there are many people in corporate America, the media, politics, philanthropy, the military, and other sectors who, on a daily basis, threaten our society, but the people listed here (in no particular order) are my top ten. by Peter Dreier Read more → Democrats: Use Labor Day as an Action Day to Highlight Workers Rights The Democrats have not been taking advantage of the one national holiday dedicated to working people. by Ralph Nader Read more →

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