WEEK IN REVIEW: Corruption and Grift as the World Burns

 

The Week in Review July 13, 2023 Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor "This is outrageous," said one critic. "Democrats should raise hell over this." July 12, 2023 State Officials Told to 'Carry Out Their Duty' by Keeping Trump Off 2024 Ballot The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution "is clear that anyone who takes an oath of office and then engages in insurrection is forever barred from holding public office again," said one campaigner. July 12, 2023 'Shocking Breach': Probe Shows Tax Prep Companies Shared Personal Data With Tech Giants One expert called the new revelations "a five-alarm fire" for taxpayer privacy. July 11, 2023 Dems' Wealth Tax Bill Would Extend Social Security Solvency by 75+ Years: Analysis "This bill shows that Social Security is fully affordable—as long as the wealthiest among us pay their fair share," said one advocate. July 11, 2023 Manchin Fumes as Federal Court Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction One climate advocate applauded the court for giving communities "a measure of reprieve" by stopping construction of the pipeline in Jefferson National Forest. July 10, 2023 Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarm About House GOP Introducing 'Big Lie Bill' One critic warned the legislation would "increase the influence of billionaires, corporations, and secret money in our elections while putting up barriers for eligible voters to vote." July 10, 2023 'Clarence Thomas Needs to Resign': Report Shines More Light on Justice's Gifts From the Rich Thomas has "received benefits—many of them previously unreported—from a broader cohort of wealthy and powerful friends" than was previously known, according to The New York Times.

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