Your Week in Review | Common Dreams Jan. 16, 2021

Your Week in Review

'His Conduct Was Seditious': House Democrats From Texas Demand Ted Cruz Be Expelled From Senate by Jon Queally, staff writer  "In his effort to appease Donald Trump and his supporters, Senator Cruz encouraged these terrorists to wage armed insurrection against America."  No, Open Sedition Is Not a First Amendment Right by Pierre Tristam  The right to protest is not in dispute. If that's all the mob had done, its rights would certainly be defensible and protected.  As Democrats Confirm They Did Not Host Pre-Insurrection Capitol Tours, Which GOP Members Can Say the Same? by Jon Queally, staff writer  "I can say with 100% confidence I didn't give any Capitol tours to anyone last week," said Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on Friday. "Any Republicans out there who want to join us in answering this question?"  Will Trump's Grand Finale Be Conviction by the US Senate? by Ralph Nader  Congressional Republicans have aided and abetted, for four years, Trump's assertion that "With Article II, I can do whatever I want as president." Dangerous Donald did just that.  'Talk About a Super Spreader': Analysis Finds Online Election Misinformation Fell by 73% After Trump Barred by Jon Queally, staff writer  After Trump's lies disappeared from Twitter and Facebook, the dissemination of falsehoods and the conversations based on them fell dramatically.  Sotomayor Says 13 People Executed During Trump Killing Spree 'Deserved More From This Court' by Jon Queally, staff writer  "This is not justice," said the liberal Justice after the state murder of Dustin John Higgs as she excoriated the court's conservative majority for essentially rubber-stamping the administration's rushed death penalties.  After Biden Unveils Covid-19 Relief Plan, Tlaib Doubles Down on Demand for $2,000 Monthly Payments by Jessica Corbett, staff writer  "Stop compromising the working class, and our most vulnerable neighbors," said the Michigan congresswoman.  'Damning' New IG Report, Says ACLU, Shows Just How Far Trump Team 'Was Willing to Go to Destroy' Immigrant Families by Brett Wilkins, staff writer  "Just when you think the Trump administration can't sink any lower, it does."  'Famine Not Seen in 40 Years': UN Warns Pompeo Decision in Yemen Could Lead to Hundreds of Thousands—If Not Millions—Dead by Kenny Stancil, staff writer  "It literally is going to be a death sentence," said the World Food Programme chief about the U.S. Secretary of State's decision to label the Houthis a terrorist organization.  With Dire Assessment, Scientists Warn Humanity in Denial of Looming 'Collapse of Civilization as We Know It' by Jessica Corbett, staff writer  "We aim to provide leaders with a realistic 'cold shower' of the state of the planet that is essential for planning to avoid a ghastly future."

In Pictures: Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol Building | Common Dreams News

In Pictures: Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol Building | Common Dreams News: "They're in the chamber. One is up on the dais yelling 'Trump won that election!' This is insane."

Photojournalists and social media users witnessing the events inside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday shared shocking pictures and video footage of the mob of fascist pro-Trump supporters who stormed the legislative offices shortly after an inflammatory speech delivered by President Donald Trump at a rally focused claiming that the results of the 2020 election—in which he was soundly defeated—are fraudulent…

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'Arrest the President': Accountability Demanded After Fascist Mob Incited by Trump Storms Capitol by Jake Johnson, staff writer  "He shouldn't just be impeached or removed from office. He should be in jail."

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'Really Terrifying Stuff': US Senate in Lockdown After Pro-Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol by Andrea Germanos, staff writer  "I've been reporting from the capitol for 11 years, nearly every working day. Never seen it like this."  In Pictures: Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol Building by Common Dreams staff  "They're in the chamber. One is up on the dais yelling 'Trump won that election!' This is insane."  Before Chaos Hit, GOP Lawmakers Denounced for 'Desperate Attempt at a Coup' by Denying Election Results by Brett Wilkins, staff writer  A desperate attempt at a coup is about to begin -- But let’s be clear: the results of the 2020 election will not be overturned.   "Let's Go Back Eight Weeks": Off-the-Rails, Lie-Spewing Trump Pleads for Election Do-Over at DC Rally by Jake Johnson, staff writer  The lame-duck president's unhinged speech came as members of Congress met to officially certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory.  'Kill the Filibuster': Senate Democrats Urged to Act Quickly to End Era of GOP Obstruction by Jake Johnson, staff writer  "Mitch McConnell absolutely should not have a veto."  'Barbaric': Nebraska Governor Puts Undocumented Meatpackers at Back of Vaccine Line by Kenny Stancil, staff writer  "Everyone deserves to be vaccinated, especially the workers who feed us—and essential workers have earned a fast-track to citizenship."  Progressive Push for $2,000 Checks in Georgia Shows Bold, Universal Policies Winning Strategy for Democrats by Julia Conley, staff writer  "In almost every respect, the campaigns that Warnock and Ossoff ran were closer to what progressives counseled than what moderates have counseled."  'Era of Small Ideas Is Over': With Democrats Poised to Seize Senate, Progressives Say Party Has Mandate to Go Big by Jake Johnson, staff writer  "Recurring survival checks, union jobs that pay a living wage, guaranteed healthcare, racial justice, voting rights, immigration reform, climate action, reproductive justice, education, and much more. It can't wait!"  After Court OKs Trump Arctic Refuge Auction, Biden Urged to Immediately Ban Drilling on Public Lands by Jessica Corbett, staff writer  "Trump's last-ditch effort to extract fossil fuels in this sacred region is a direct assault on Indigenous sovereignty, our climate, and communities." News & Views | 1/16/21 – (GO HERE)