Week in Review: The 'Corporate Greed' of John Deere

 

Saturday, August 3, 2024 ■ The Week in Review 'Dirty Move': Pentagon Chief Ditches Plea Deals With Tortured 9/11 Defendants One lawyer warned it will not only "push 9/11 victim family members over an emotional cliff," but likely lead "prosecutors to resign and defendants to seek dismissal of all charges for unlawful command influence." By Jessica Corbett • Aug 3, 2024 As Venezuela Court Probes Election Results, US Declares Victory for Right-Wing Opposition Venezuela's foreign ministry hit back at the U.S. State Department, accusing it of spearheading a "coup attempt." By Jake Johnson • Aug 2, 2024 Schumer Introduces 'No Kings Act' to Undo Supreme Court's Presidential Immunity Ruling "Congress has an obligation to act as a check and ensure that the president does not become a king," an expert said in praise of Schumer's move. By Edward Carver • Aug 1, 2024 Fed Chair Accused of 'Trying to Get Donald Trump Elected' by Keeping Rates High "That Powell's Fed still refuses to lower interest rates—after Trump said that rates shouldn't be lowered before the election—raises questions about the central bank's independence," said one watchdog. By Jake Johnson • Aug 1, 2024 Outrage as Senate Panel Advances Manchin-Barrasso Permitting Bill One campaigner called the Energy Permitting Reform Act "a shameless attempt by Sen. Joe Manchin to line the pockets of his fossil fuel donors, sacrifice communities, and endanger our climate." By Brett Wilkins,Jessica Corbett • Jul 31, 2024 7 Green Groups That Didn't Back Biden Just Endorsed Harris as 'Our Only Choice' "With a President Harris, we will have a chance to build the political power to move the bold climate initiatives we need." By Jessica Corbett • Jul 31, 2024 UAW Rips 'Corporate Greed' of John Deere as Mass Layoffs Follow $43 Billion in Stock Buybacks "John Deere's reckless layoffs and job cuts are an insult to the working class people of Iowa and Illinois," said the United Auto Workers. By Jake Johnson • Jul 31, 2024 Trump's Repeated Efforts to Disavow Project 2025 'Not Fooling Anyone' "These attempts to create the appearance of distance between Trump and Project 2025 are happening because Americans are starting to learn about this extreme takeover plan," said one Democratic congressman. By Jessica Corbett • Jul 30, 2024 Fears of Full-Scale War With Lebanon Rise After Israel Bombs Beirut One group responded to Israel's bombing of "a densely populated civilian area in Beirut" by urging governments to "condemn this dangerous escalation and immediately suspend arms sales to Israel." By Common Dreams Staff • Jul 30, 2024 Working-Class Climate Protesters Arrested at JD Vance's Senate Office "JD Vance says he is a champion of the working class. In practice, he's a champion of whoever wrote him the biggest check," said the Sunrise Movement's executive director. By Jessica Corbett • Jul 29, 2024 Woman in Maine Thanks Bernie Sanders for $20 Inhaler That Used to Cost Her $300 "Wanna know why I've worked for Bernie Sanders for 25 years? Moments like this," said the Vermont senator's staff director following an interaction during a weekend tour focused on lifting up the working class. By Jake Johnson • Jul 29, 2024

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■ Opinion Progressives Speaking Out Loud and Clear Against Josh Shapiro as VP It’s no wonder that progressives seem to be lining up in the VP contest behind Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who like Shapiro has some policy wins on cherished liberal issues like expanding free school lunches but isn’t lugging around political baggage like the Pennsylvania governor. By Will Bunch • Aug 1, 2024 Project 2025's Terrifying Christian Nationalist Vision for America The wholesale capture of the state is the ultimate goal of its Christian nationalist architects. If you're not frightened, it's because you haven't studied what they explicitly say they will do if given the chance. By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis,Shailly Gupta Barnes • Jul 30, 2024 Why Josh Shapiro Is Not the Right Choice for Harris VP A running mate who intensely connects her to Biden’s policies on the Gaza war that are so unpopular with much of the Democratic base, party unity—and the chances of defeating Trump—would be undermined. By Jeff Cohen,Norman Solomon • Jul 29, 2024 Hey Trump, Who’s the Real Garbage? On a telephone call-in to Fox & Friends, Trump said Vice President Kamala Harris was “real garbage.” It is now fair game for her to take it up and use it against him. By Robert Freeman • Jul 28, 2024 A Standing Ovation for Genocide If a man like Netanyahu had walked through their home and mangled their children’s bodies so much that they could never forget the way they looked afterward—I wonder if members of U.S. Congress would still applaud. By Danaka Katovich • Jul 25, 2024 10 Principles for Perpetual Peace in the 21st Century The United Nations-based structures are fragile and in need of an urgent upgrade; we should consider this one at the U.N. Summit of the Future in September. By Jeffrey D. Sachs • Jul 24, 2024

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