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May 16, 2023 Top News As Right-Wing Judiciary Thrashes Democracy, Dems Reintroduce Bill to Expand Supreme Court "Our freedom to make decisions about our lives, bodies, and futures is at stake," said the head of Planned Parenthood, which supports the legislation. "Everything is on the line: abortion rights, voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, our democratic institutions, and our bodily autonomy." Brett Wilkins Billionaire Spent Over $1 Million Trying to Defeat Public School Champion in Philly Mayoral Race Helen Gym's campaign manager has said charter school advocate Jeffrey Yass is "bankrolling a false smear campaign against the only candidate in the race with a real vision to invest in Philly's public schools." Jessica Corbett Big Pharma's 'Rampant Corporate Lawlessness' Cost Americans $40 Billion in 2019: Report "Big Pharma is manipulating and breaking the law to expand corporate profits at the expense of patients and taxpayers." Jake Johnson Watchdog Calls for 2024 US Campaigns to Make 'No Deepfake' Pledge "The technology will create legions of opportunities to deceive and defraud voters in ways that extend well beyond any First Amendment protections for political expression, opinion, or satire," warned Public Citizen president Robert Weissman. Brett Wilkins 'Absolutely Terrible Idea': Jayapal Warns Biden Against Accepting GOP Assault on Food Aid Sen. John Fetterman also denounced the Republican attempt to impose more punitive work requirements on SNAP recipients, saying he "didn't come here to take food away from hungry kids." Jake Johnson

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Opinion US National Security Experts: Give Peace in Ukraine a Chance A full-page ad in The New York Times calls the war an “unmitigated disaster,” and urges President Joe Biden and Congress to help bring it to an end “speedily through diplomacy.” Medea Benjamin,Nicolas J.S. Davies Immigrants Facing Deportation Should Have Lawyers. Congress Can Make That Happen. Lawmakers must act swiftly to enshrine the right to fundamental dignity and fairness into law by guaranteeing high-quality representation for all people whose life, liberty, or community ties are at risk in the immigration system. Nick Turner,Nicole Melaku It Is Now Democracy vs. Authoritarianism. There Can Be No Compromise The danger is at the doorstep. In many ways, it is already inside the house. Trumpian fascism must be vanquished now and forever. Neither silence nor complacency is an option. Robert Reich

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