Sunday Review: August 28, 2022

GOP Scrambling To Stop Midterm Bleeding

GOP Worries Rise
Kinzinger: GOP In Trouble, Party Has No Real Leadership
Republicans Growing Pessimistic They Can Have Big Majority In House
Once Unthinkable, Dems Now Think They Can Keep The House
Dems: Abortion Ruling May Be Blessing In Disguise

PLUS:
Mar-A-Lago Documents Assessed For Possible National Security Risks — NPR
Inside Trump’s War On The National Archives — Washington Post
National Archives Hit With Threats After Trump Search — Axios
Warren Warns Fed Action Is Going To Tip Economy Into Recession — CNN
Sanders Blasts Student Loan Forgiveness Critics — Politico
On The Front Lines Of The Fight To Save The Amazon — The Intercept
Omicron Booster Shots Just Around The Corner — Los Angeles Times
US Warships Transit Taiwan Straight — Reuters
Ukraine And The Politics Of Permanent War — Chris Hedges
Rationing Medical Supplies Costing Disabled People Their Lives — The Nation

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Evening Drive: August 26, 2022

Workers Strikes Popping Up Around The World

One Of The Largest Nurses Strikes In US History Is Brewing
Ithaca Starbucks Workers Strike After Unjust Firing
Royal Mail Strike Begins, 115,000 Strong
Scotland’s Bin Strikes Spread
South African Workers Strike Over Cost Of Living

PLUS:
Takeaways From Redacted Mar-A-Lago Affidavit — Washington Post
Read The Affidavit Here — HuffPost
One Way Pharma Lobbyists Actually Lost — The Lever
How Sinema Blew Up Biden Nominee Needed For Regulation — The Intercept
Fed Sees “Pain Ahead” To Beat Inflation — Reuters
DOW Plunges 1,000 Points Following Fed Comments — CNN
Children’s Hospitals Remain A Target For Harassment — NPR
Will California Banning Cars Do More Than IRA On Climate? — Mother Jones

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Evening Drive: August 25, 2022

Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Concerns Heat Up

Mar-A-Lago Search Affidavit To Be Released Tomorrow
Trump Singles Out Garland As Probe Intensifies
Trump’s Lawyer Expresses Regret Over Ignoring Initial Doc Request
Trump’s Legal Concerns Dampening GOP Midterm Hopes

PLUS:
Conservatives Outraged Over Debt Cancellation — HuffPost
Putin Calls For Sharp Expansion Of Russian Military — New York Times
Arkansas Can’t Ban Transgender Care, Court Rules — Politico
Environmental Groups Ask EPA To Crack Down On Appliances — Mother Jones
Biden Urged To Reseal Iran Nuclear Deal — Common Dreams
Defund The Police Algorithms — Jacobin
The Abortion Election — The American Prospect
Google Will Only Show Verified Abortion Providers In Searches — CNBC

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Evening Drive: August 24, 2022

Mixed Reactions To Student Debt Cancellation

$10,000 Isn’t Enough
McConnell Complains About Student Debt Relief After Tax Giveaway To Rich
How To Qualify For Debt Forgiveness

PLUS:
GOP Fearmongers About Progressives, But Dems Remain Neoliberal — Jacobin
US Banks Pouring $23 Billion Into Russian Carbon Bomb Projects — Common Dreams
More Sandy Hook Parents Still Seek Justice — VICE
DeSantis Went Extra Mile To Back School Board Candidates — Mother Jones
Cheney Independent Run Would Hurt Biden More Than Trump — The Hill
Exposing The Biggest Political Donation In US History — The Lever
Twitter Whistleblower To Testify In Senate Hearing — Politico

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Evening Drive: August 23, 2022

Primaries In Florida, New York

Crammed New York Primaries After Redistricting
Fringe Lunatic Laura Loomer Loses In Florida, Refuses To Concede
Crist Edges Fried
Val Demings To Face Rubio In November
Full Results

PLUS:
Midterm Prospects Looking Up But Dems Still Need Long Game — Jacobin
Trump’s Defiance Of DOJ Rules On Classified Docs Comes Into Focus — The Hill
Without Presidency’s Protections, Trump Struggles For A Strategy — NYT
Experts Stunned After Trump’s Late-Night Release Of NARA Doc — RawStory
How Trump’s FBI Director Is Navigating MAGA Hate — Politico
Ron Johnson Playing Dumb Over Jan. 6 Plot — The Intercept
Profits Of Grain Giants Spark Global Criticism — Common Dreams
Biden To Announce $10K In Student Debt Forgiveness Tomorrow — HuffPost
Why CNN Cancelled Brian Stelter — Robert Reich

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Evening Drive: August 22, 2022

Biggest Political Donation Ever Goes To Right-Wing Group

Reclusive Billionaire Drops $1.6 Billion On Dark Money Group
Leonard Leo, Anti-Choice SCOTUS Pioneer, Controls The Funds
Who Is Leonard Leo?
Leonard Leo The Trump Whisperer

PLUS:
Judge Says FBI’s Evidence For Searching Mar-A-Lago Is Reliable — Politico
Trump Sues To Stall FBI Probe — The Hill
Judge Warns Redacted Affidavit Could Be Meaningless — HuffPost
Voting Systems Files Were Shared With Trump Supporters — WaPo
DHS Jan. 6 Investigators Stonewalled, Raised Alarms Last Year — The Intercept
Dems Hope To Counter SCOTUS Decision On EPA — New York Times
Ireland’s Struggle For Abortion Rights Should Inspire US — Jacobin
More Trigger Bans Loom As 1 in 3 Women Lose Most Abortion Access — WaPo
90% Of Marine Species Face Extinction — Common Dreams

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Sunday Review: August 21, 2022

Was The American Dream Ever Even Real?

How Republicans Distort Promises Of The American Dream
How Inflation Is Changing Americans’ Spending Habits
How Retailers Are Handling Inflation

PLUS:
Contemplating The Climate Crisis — The Lever
How Inflation Is Changing Americans’ Spending Habits — NPR
At Least 21 Killed In Somalia Hotel Siege — Reuters
Liz Cheney Defends Mar-A-Lago Raid — CNBC
PFAS Water Contamination Not Going Away? — CBS News
FBI Director Trying To Avoid Blowback — Washington Post
Seven Philosophies Better Than Longtermism — The Intercept

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Evening Drive: August 19, 2022

Appeals Court Rules Against Barr In DOJ Memo Case

DOJ Improperly Redacted Memo To Barr On Trump Obstruction
Memo Must Be Made Public Now
Watchdog Group’s FOIA Prompted Suit

PLUS:
Judge: Prosecutors Can’t Enforce Michigan’s Abortion Ban — Politico
Panel To Investigate Social Media Threats After Trump Search — Reuters
White House Breaks Silence On Mar-A-Lago Raid — RawStory
DOT To Launch Dashboard For Cancelled Flights — The Hill
DCCC Tests Ads Linking GOP To High Gas Prices — The Intercept
What Is ‘Quiet Quitting’? — NPR
What Happens When Bussed Migrants Arrive In DC? — Mother Jones
Corporate Media Mostly Mum On Somalia Airstrike — Common Dreams
Trump’s Legal Woes Enter Another Protracted Phase — Politico

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Evening Drive: August 18, 2022

Senate Now A Toss-Up

Senate Control Up For Grabs: Cook Political Report
GOP Pumps $28 Million Into Ohio Race
Val Demings Leads Rubio In Florida
Ron Johnson Trailing Mandela Barnes In Wisconsin
Fetterman Has Commanding Lead Over Oz In Pennsylvania

PLUS:
College Students Worried Anti-Abortionists Will Rat Them Out — VICE
Biden Keeping Student Loan Borrowers In Limbo — The Hill
Coalition Working To End Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ — The Intercept
Judge Asks DOJ To Release Redacted Trump Search Docs — HuffPost
Water Cutbacks On Tap For Bone Dry West — American Prospect
The US Could Be On The Verge Of A Railroad Strike — Jacobin
Bible Among Dozens Of Banned Books At Texas School — NPR
If You Ran The CIA Please Shut Up — Discourse Blog
USPS Gets Money From IRA For Electric Vehicles — Mother Jones
How An Obscure Tax Incentive Led To Affordable Homes — Washington Post

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Evening Drive: August 17, 2022

No Miracle Cure For Dr. Oz’s Campaign Woes

Dr. Oz Claims He Has 2 Houses. He Has 10.
Fetterman Raises $500K With Viral ‘Crudité’ Roast Of Oz
GOP Cuts Ad Spending In Pennsylvania

PLUS:
Trump Has His Own History With Espionage Act — The Intercept
Giuliani Arrives To Testify In Georgia Election Probe — HuffPost
US Retail Sales Were Flat In July Due To Inflation — Associated Press
China Sends Troop To Russia For ‘Vostok’ Exercise — Reuters
Texas School District To Remove Anne Frank’s Diary From Library — JTA
The EU Was Built On A Rejection Of Democracy — Jacobin
Monkeypox Is A Workers’ Rights Issue — In These Times
White Extremists Have Found Their Guy For The Senate — Vanity Fair
The Internet Can’t Stop Talking About Andrew Tate — NBC News
Where K Street Money Went In The Wyoming Primary — Politico

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