Saturday, May 31, 2025
■ The Week in Review
One expert critic said the updated request "confirms once again that the president continues to break his promises to lower families' costs and help people who are struggling to make ends meet."
By Jon Queally • May 31, 2025
"We're at the point where a U.S. senator is saying healthcare and hunger don't matter because we all die eventually."
By Jake Johnson • May 30, 2025
"At a moment when U.S. democracy is threatened by MAGA authoritarianism and deep inequality, doubling down on private-sector solutions while ignoring redistributive policy is a dangerous distraction," said one critic.
By Brett Wilkins • May 29, 2025
"Given the high stakes of the budget bill—soaring inequality as benefits for the poor are slashed to finance tax cuts for the rich—every tool at Senate Democrats' disposal should be employed," wrote journalist David Dayen.
By Jake Johnson • May 29, 2025
"We will have to keep up the pressure, scrutiny, and eventually formal oversight until we finally take back our government from Musk and the entire billionaire class," said Rep. Greg Casar.
By Jake Johnson • May 29, 2025
"It's hard to overstate how badly wrong bringing in foreign mercenaries, such as those allied with Erik Prince, will likely go given the current security, social, and political dynamics," one journalist warned.
By Jessica Corbett • May 28, 2025
"Doing the same old thing (or nothing) nets the same dismal results," wrote one petition signer.
By Eloise Goldsmith • May 28, 2025
The vigil at Harvard University took place as UNICEF said that at least 50,000 Palestinian children have been killed or wounded in Gaza during 600 days of Israeli bombs, bullets, and blockades.
By Brett Wilkins • May 28, 2025
The delivery hub was run by the Israel- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which aid agencies have boycotted.
By Julia Conley • May 28, 2025
"That was effectively impossible a few years ago," said one expert.
By Jake Johnson • May 28, 2025
"The Trump tax scam is a grift for the ultrarich, including those who are in charge of passing this legislation themselves, and a betrayal to hardworking Americans everywhere," said the head of Accountable.US.
By Jessica Corbett • May 27, 2025
"It's cruel and inexcusable," said Rep. Judy Chu.
By Jessica Corbett • May 27, 2025
