Week in Review | The 'Real Trump Agenda' Is Clear

Saturday, November 23, 2024 ■ The Week in Review Critics Say 'History of Enabling Sexual Abuse' Makes McMahon Unfit for Top Education Post "This is someone accused of ignoring rampant sexual abuse under her watch," said one advocate. "It's an insult to survivors and a blatant attack on the safety of students nationwide." By Julia Conley • Nov 22, 2024 Georgia Fires Entire Maternal Mortality Panel After Reporting on Abortion Ban Deaths "This is how they cover up what abortion bans do—fire anyone who helps tell the stories of harm," said one journalist. "Everyone who is or can be pregnant will pay the price." By Jessica Corbett • Nov 21, 2024 US Plutocrats $276 Billion Richer Since Trump Win—And GOP Wants to Give Them Even More "The tax fight is starting now," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "Will we sign our names to more giveaways to President-elect Trump's billionaire buddies, or will we fight for tax fairness for the American people?" By Jake Johnson • Nov 21, 2024 Trump National Security Advisor Pick Threatens ICC Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Republican Rep. Mike Waltz declared that the International Criminal Court, which is recognized by more than 120 nations including major U.S. allies, "has no credibility." By Jake Johnson • Nov 21, 2024 Senate Rejects Sanders' Bid to Halt Arms to Israel Over Gaza Atrocities "Our taxpayer dollars should be used to fund education, housing, and healthcare for Americans, not to support the destruction of innocent lives abroad," said one advocacy leader "deeply saddened" by the votes. By Jessica Corbett • Nov 20, 2024 Dr. Oz Nomination Seen as Potential Boon for Medicare Privatization "Dr. Oz wants to fully privatize Medicare," warned one advocacy group. "That’s why Donald Trump put him in charge of Medicare." By Eloise Goldsmith • Nov 20, 2024 'Unfit': Trump Nominates Dr. Oz to Run Medicare "By nominating RFK Jr. and Mehmet Oz," said one public health expert, "Trump is giving his middle finger to science." By Julia Conley • Nov 19, 2024 Senate Finance Chair Says GOP Push for Medicaid Cuts Spotlights 'Real Trump Agenda' "The votes are tallied and Trump is headed back to the White House, so his campaign trail populism is over and done with," said Sen. Ron Wyden. By Jake Johnson • Nov 19, 2024 GOP Targets Medicaid, SNAP Benefits to 'Pay for Tax Cuts for Their Billionaire Donors' "The GOP wants to make food and healthcare unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people in our country," said Rep. Summer Lee. "Make no mistake on who they're serving." By Jake Johnson • Nov 18, 2024 House GOP Revives Bill to Let Authoritarian Trump Crush Nonprofits "We urge the House of Representatives to reject this dangerous bill and to protect our freedom of speech and our right to dissent," said the president of Oxfam America. By Jake Johnson • Nov 18, 2024

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■ Opinion The ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Is Also an Indictment of US Policy and Complicity Ultimately, this is the story of how the Israel lobby undermined America, wrecked the Middle East, and set a series of international crimes against humanity in motion. By Jeffrey D. Sachs • Nov 21, 2024 Trump’s Victory Is a Despicable Reflection of the American Character More than a Trump problem, there’s a voter problem. If you elect a monster once, you’ve made a mistake. If you elect it twice, you’re the monster. By Dan Dinello • Nov 21, 2024 Could Trump 2.0 End the American Century? Trump’s second term will almost certainly be one of imperial decline, increasing internal chaos, and a further loss of global leadership. By Alfred W. Mccoy • Nov 20, 2024 Trump Is Creating a Government of Billionaires, by Billionaires, for Billionaires With his cabinet appointments, Trump wants to deflect our attention while he and his fellow moguls loot America. By Robert Reich • Nov 19, 2024 Are You Ready Now to Solve the Problem Bigger Than Trump? This isn't "I told you so." This is, "let's talk about where we go from here." By Douglas Giles • Nov 16, 2024

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