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The Week in Review July 07, 2023 'Trump Is Disqualified': Activists Aim to Keep Insurrectionist Off Ballot in Key States "Failing to hold him responsible not only violates the Constitution, but it also sets a dangerous precedent for permitting violent attacks on our democracy," said the Free Speech for People campaign director. July 06, 2023 Corporate Windfall Profits Surge to $1 Trillion a Year as Working People Suffer "Big business is gaslighting us all—they're hiking prices to make monster profits, plundering people under the cover of a polycrisis." July 06, 2023 Campaign Aims to Mobilize 'Mad as Hell' Student Loan Borrowers to Unseat Key Republicans "Student loan borrowers have political power. It's time we use it." July 05, 2023 Wisconsin Gov. Uses Line-Item Veto to Boost Education Funding for 400+ Years "This is how you're supposed to legislate," said Nina Turner. July 05, 2023 'Terrifying': Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier "Not a milestone we should be celebrating," said one climate scientist. "It's a death sentence for people and ecosystems." July 05, 2023 Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer' “This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American workers—they just don't want to," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. July 04, 2023 'Totally Indefensible': Biden Nominates Death Squad Backer Elliott Abrams to Diplomacy Panel "Elliott Abrams, enemy of human rights, apologist for mass murder, should have no place within spitting distance of any Democratic administration in any capacity." July 04, 2023 'Huge Victory for Workers': Judge Excoriates Starbucks for Union-Busting in Pittsburgh "Time is ticking, Starbucks and the longer you continue your anti-union crusade," said Starbucks Workers United, "the more the public will learn about your truly heinous actions against workers."

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