Week in Review: God Save the People

 

The Week in Review

Analysis Shows 'Quiet Fleecing' of US Workers—Not 'Quiet Quitting'—Is the Real Problem "Workers are more productive than ever, but their pay hasn't kept pace while top 1% wages have skyrocketed," says the Economic Policy Institute. Read more → 'Abhorrent and Anti-Democratic': Outrage as DNC Panel Blocks Vote on Dark Money Ban "The Democratic Party, by not allowing this resolution to come to the floor, is complicit in the railroading of democracy itself," said former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner. Read more → 'Unfit for the Bench': Trump-Appointed Judge Orders Halt to DOJ Review of Seized Materials "This judge is now an active participant in Trump's crimes," said one critic. Read more → Jayapal Ties Trumpian Rhetoric to Violent Threats Against US Lawmakers and Democracy "We've got to get people in government who actually believe in government," said the Washington Democrat, "and who believe in democracy, believe in voting, believe in our Constitution." Read more → Last Operating Reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Shut Down The move, made possible by restoring a backup power line, came ahead of a global week of action by peace groups pushing for a diplomatic resolution. Read more → 'End the War With Nature,' Says UN Chief From Flood-Ravaged Pakistan Noting that "loss and damage from the climate crisis... is happening now, all around us," António Guterres, calls on governments "to address this issue at COP27 with the seriousness it deserves." Read more →

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Opinion

To Win in November, Democrats Must Listen to Citizen Groups Civic leaders know how to win debates, how to urge cracking down on corporate crooks, and how to expose waste, fraud, and other abuses that rile people up who often feel powerless. by Ralph Nader Read more → Release the Dirty Permitting Bill Draft Now If Congress establishes a permitting system that disempowers communities and weakens environmental protections, the clean energy industry build out will come at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society. by Lakiesha Lloyd Read more → Mourn the Queen, But God Save the People Great Britain hasn't just lost a monarch. The British social welfare state, once a shining beacon for Western democracies, is also dying. by Richard Eskow Read more →

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