Week in Review: Trump, Vance, Billionaires, and the Method to Their Madness

 

Saturday, August 17, 2024 ■ The Week in Review Harris Applauded for Proposing First-Ever Ban on Corporate Price Gouging "It's wonderful to see the vice president unleash a suite of policy proposals to crack down on these cheaters and protect Americans' pocketbooks," said one advocate. By Julia Conley • Aug 15, 2024 In Undercover Video, Project 2025 Architect Says Trump Is 'Very Supportive of What We Do' A watchdog group secretly recorded Russell Vought, a former Trump administration official, explaining his plan to get confidential Project 2025 plans into the Republican nominee's hands if he wins in November. By Jake Johnson • Aug 15, 2024 Little-Known Project 2025 Policy Would Tax Benefits for More Than 15 Million Workers "Organized conservative constituencies for the corporate class got everything they wanted in the first Trump administration," wrote one economist. "There's no reason to expect this time to be different." By Julia Conley • Aug 14, 2024 'Sickening Beyond Words': Biden Approves Another $20 Billion in Weapons for Israel "Authorizing billions of dollars in new arms transfers effectively provides Israel a carte blanche to continue its atrocities in Gaza," said one critic. By Jake Johnson • Aug 14, 2024 'Method to His Madness': Sanders Warns Trump Is Setting Stage for Election Denial "What Trump is doing is laying the groundwork for rejecting the election results if he loses," the U.S. senator said. By Brett Wilkins • Aug 13, 2024 Trump Asked for $1 Billion to Do Big Oil's Dirty Work. Meet the Billionaire Making It Happen "Oil barons are bankrolling the Trump campaign because Donald Trump promises to impose their policy 'wish list' that will make them even richer," said the Harris campaign. By Jessica Corbett • Aug 13, 2024 'Is This a Joke?': Tlaib Blasts Blinken for Geneva Convention Remarks Amid Gaza Carnage "You supported sending more U.S.-made bombs being used to commit war crimes... How can you say you are for respecting international human rights laws?" Tlaib asked. By Olivia Rosane • Aug 13, 2024 UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges Over Effort to 'Intimidate Workers' "When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. By Jake Johnson • Aug 13, 2024 Leading Senate Democrat Calls JD Vance 'A Phony' on Child Tax Credit "If JD Vance sincerely gave a whit about working families in America, he would have shown up in the Senate a week and a half ago and voted for my proposal to expand the Child Tax Credit," said Sen. Ron Wyden. By Jake Johnson • Aug 12, 2024 'Holy Sh*t This Ad Is Powerful': UAW Says It Knows How to Defeat Trump and the Billionaire Class "This is brilliant," said author Naomi Klein in response to new United Auto Workers ad. "It's also the message we need to be sending non-stop." By Jon Queally • Aug 10, 2024 VIEW ALL NEWS JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ Opinion Candidate From Hell: Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Suicidal Act As president, he would undoubtedly prove to be a first-class global heat machine and voting for him would be the slow-motion equivalent of putting an atomic weapon in the Oval Office. By Tom Engelhardt • Aug 15, 2024 Trump and Musk Team Up for Absolute Stupidest Climate Discussion in World History The two most dangerous men on Earth just got together for a little chat—and it was shocking to hear with your own ears just how casual they are about the destruction of the planet we call home. By Bill Mckibben • Aug 13, 2024 We Have 147 Days to Prevent Another Capitol Insurrection Before January 6, 2025, we need Americans across the country to demand that their lawmakers have the courage to certify the 2024 election results and reject the extreme Project 2025 agenda. By Michael Fanone,Aquilino Gonell • Aug 12, 2024 Billionaires for Trump and Vance Here they are. They have names. They have billions. And they're the leading American oligarchs backing the ticket that wants to kick the working class and poor people in the face. By Alan Singer • Aug 11, 2024 VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194