Week in Review: 'Dystopian Plots,' Christian Nationalist Crusaders, and the Anger Needed for the Fights Ahead

Saturday, June 15, 2024 ■ The Week in Review 93 Nations Back ICC as Israel Faces Charges for War Crimes in Gaza A joint statement calls on "all States to ensure full co-operation with the Court for it to carry out its important mandate of ensuring equal justice for all victims of genocide, war crimes, [and] crimes against humanity." By Jon Queally • Jun 15, 2024 DeSantis Declares Emergency Over Floods After Cutting Stormwater Funds "As I'm sitting here stuck on a Brightline train because of flooding in my district, all those stormwater projects he cut look pretty stupid right now," a Florida lawmaker said. By Edward Carver • Jun 13, 2024 Biden Urged to 'Put Up a Major Fight' Over Mass Layoffs at John Deere One labor advocate implored the president to "put the heat on John Deere and show the working class that you're tougher than Trump when it comes to saving American jobs." By Jake Johnson • Jun 13, 2024 Supreme Court Starbucks Ruling Seen as Gift to Corporate Union-Busters The head of the union representing Starbucks workers said the ruling "underscores how the economy is rigged against working people all the way up to the Supreme Court." By Brett Wilkins • Jun 13, 2024 News of Chomsky's Ill Health Prompts Outpouring of Gratitude for 'Lion of the Left' "So many thousands of people have stories about how he has changed their lives," said one admirer. "He certainly changed mine." By Brett Wilkins • Jun 12, 2024 'We Should All Be Angry' That Corporations Spent Trump Tax Windfall on Buybacks: Expert "Corporations took their tax windfalls and spent a trillion dollars of it in 2018 on stock buybacks instead of on worker wages or innovation," said Sarah Anderson of the Institute for Policy Studies. By Jake Johnson • Jun 12, 2024 AOC, Raskin Announce Bill to Rein in 'Captured and Corrupted' Supreme Court "A group of anti-democratic billionaires with their own ideological and economic agenda has been working one of the three co-equal branches of government," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By Julia Conley • Jun 12, 2024 Sanders, Omar Lead Call for Biden to Back Global Tax on the Rich "This is a historic opportunity for the United States to provide global leadership on tax fairness and also strengthen the administration's vital domestic efforts to achieve a fairer tax system." By Jessica Corbett • Jun 11, 2024 US Jury Holds Chiquita Liable for Colombian Death Squad's Murder of Banana Workers "The verdict does not bring back the husbands and sons who were killed," said one attorney, "but it sets the record straight and places accountability for funding terrorism where it belongs: at Chiquita's doorstep." By Brett Wilkins • Jun 11, 2024 Democrats Target Pro-Trump 'Dystopian Plot' With Stop Project 2025 Task Force "We need a coordinated strategy to save America and stop this coup before it's too late," said Rep. Jared Huffman, who is spearheading the new task force. By Jake Johnson • Jun 11, 2024 Caught on Tape, Alito Exposed as 'Crusader for Christian Nationalism' "Justice Alito can hardly blame his wife this time," said one critic. By Julia Conley • Jun 10, 2024

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■ Opinion The Second US Civil War Has Already Begun This time, the rebels are using their power inside the government and their influence through social media to subvert fundamental democratic institutions. By Steven Harper • Jun 14, 2024 They’re Arresting the Wrong People Inside of Congress While they are arresting peace activists for exercising First Amendment rights, they are making plans to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—a war criminal with an actual arrest warrant request. By Olivia Dinucci • Jun 12, 2024 If Joe Biden Doesn't Intervene to Stop Mass Layoffs at John Deere, Who Will? The president should let Deere know that they can’t continue to receive taxpayer money if they ship taxpayer-funded jobs to Mexico. By Les Leopold • Jun 12, 2024 The End of Affordable Internet The federal funding contained in the Affordable Connectivity Program offered a vital lifeline for people in South Carolina and nationwide. Now we must fight to resurrect such a program so that everyone has digital access that enriches individual lives and communities. By Ro Khanna,Annie E. McDaniel • Jun 11, 2024

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