Midday Magazine: August 29, 2022

DOJ Cuts Through Trump’s Doc Claims

Docs Seized At Mar-A-Lago Have Been Reviewed
DOJ Says Only Limited Number Of Trump Docs Privileged
Republicans Construct Political Shield For Trump Over Search
Unparalleled Test For Justice Department

PLUS:
Greenland Ice Sheet Set To Raise Sea Levels By A Foot — Washington Post
Amy Coney Barrett Cult Drove Women to Tears — Jezebel
The Civil Rights Movement Was Radical to Its Core — Jacobin
Facebook Moderation and Disinformation — FAIR
Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant Disaster Is Waiting to Happen — Intelligencer
The Deranged Demands of the “Anti-ESG” Movement — New Republic
Moderna’s Covid Vaccine Lawsuit and the Future — Axios
High-Tech Public Toilet Start-Up and Social Potty Credit — Washingtonian
Girls Who Code Team Up With Missile Maker Raytheon — VICE

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Morning Commute: August 29, 2022

Mr. Popularity

President’s Polling Numbers on the Rise
It Took Joe Biden, Career Centrist, to Cancel Student Debt
Student Loan Debate Reveals Limits of Economist-Style Thinking
The Case for Higher-Education Price Controls

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Ted Cruz Gives the SCOTUS Game Away — New Republic
Facebook’s Double Standard on Ukraine and Palestine — The Intercept
Human Rights Crackdown in Palestine — FAIR
You’ve Been Lied to About the 1963 March on Washington — Jacobin
Blake Masters Running Away From Abortion Position — CNN
“Juneteenth Parody Party” Hosts Fail to Defend Themselves — Rochester City Paper
SCOTUS Popularity Tanks Even Further — Jezebel
Fall Vaccination Campaign Will Bring New Shots, Worse Access — New York Times
DeJoy Remains Danger to USPS — Common Dreams

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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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Midday Magazine: August 26, 2022

Mar-A-Lago Search Affidavit Released

FBI Affidavit Cites Evidence Of Obstruction
Documents At Mar-A-Lago Included Top Secret Info
Do Presidents Have A Right To Withhold Privileged Docs From Archives?

PLUS:
Reliable Sources and Corporate Media’s Willingness to Examine Itself — FAIR
Biggest Political Donation In US History Exposed — The Insurgents
Reagan and the Origins of Student Debt — The Intercept
Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Simply Not Enough — VICE
Missing The Rain—A Love Letter To Houston — Currently
Humanity Is “Woefully Unprepared” for a Major Volcanic Eruption — Gizmodo
Marc Goldwein and the Limits of Deficit Scolding — American Prospect
Trump Is Drowning in the Mar-a-Lago Scandal — New Republic
Laid-Off HBO Max Execs Claim Company Is Killing Diversity — Daily Beast

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Morning Commute: August 26, 2022

Abortion Politics Heating Up as GOP Scrambles

Blake Masters Scurries Away From Position
Google Puts Abortion Info in Search, Maps
Top Staffer for Anti-Abortion Group Arrested for Soliciting a Minor
‘Pro-Life’: America’s Most Patently Absurd Misnomer

PLUS:

🔈 How We Did It — The Flashpoint Podcast
Trump Search Warrant to Be Revealed Today at Noon — New York Times
Looks Like the Supreme Court May Rule on Abortion Again Very Soon — Jezebel
Manufacturing “Crisis” on the Border — FAIR
Pentagon Finally Unveils Civilian Death Policies — The Intercept
Student Debt Cancellation Opponents Are Absolutely Terrified — Discourse Blog
A Crude Replacement for Local News — HEATED
Leak: Billionaire Donor Instructs GOP to Say Tax Breaks for Rich Affect Workers Instead — Washington Post
IRA Opens Fed Lands to Drilling — American Prospect
A Rare Peek Inside the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy — New Republic

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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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Midday Magazine: August 25, 2022

Kids Head Back To School As Covid Still Looms

Few School Districts In DC Area Are Imposing Vaccine Mandates
Pittsburgh School Board Changes Mind On Masks
NJ’s Largest School District Still Requiring Masks
New York Rolling Back Rules

PLUS:
DOJ Submits Redacted Affidavit In Trump Warrant — New York Times
Startup Using “Sorry to Bother You” White Voice Tech — VICE
Ilhan Omar Ready To Stand With Mn. Nurses Poised To Strike — Jacobin
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars — New York Times
Far Right Claims Big Wins in Florida Schools — Salon
Judge Blocks Part of Idaho Abortion Ban — Axios
Barr Fighting Release of Memo — Common Dreams
Joe Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Good Start — American Prospect
Millions In Covid Aid To Retrain Vets Largely Wasted — Washington Post
An Abortion Ban In Idaho Was Just Blocked. Kind Of. — VICE
Abortion Trigger Bans Just Went Into Effect In 3 More States — HuffPost

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Morning Commute: August 25, 2022

The Times, They Could Be a-Changin’

Dems See New Life in Midterms
Abortion Rights, Democracy Threats Shifting Political Winds
Dobbs Was a “Game-Changer”
Progressives Now Eyeing Tuition-Free College

PLUS:

A Texas School District Just Voted To Ban Talking About Trans People — VICE
Real Estate CEO Wishes for Recession — The Intercept
Why Do We Still Have Lawns? — Washington Post
McConnell Pans Biden Debt Relief Plan — Common Dreams
Student Loan Program Should Just Be the Beginning — Intelligencer
One Way Out of the White House Political Box on Student Debt — American Prospect
Seattle Residents Make Record Use of “Democracy Voucher” Program — American Prospect
WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity — FAIR
How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution — New York Times

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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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