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April 10, 2023

Top News

'What a 15-Week Abortion Ban Looks Like in Real Life': Nearly Death

"They are playing with people's lives with this law," said one Florida woman who suffered a pregnancy complication and was denied care.

Dick Durbin Under Fire for Letting GOP Senate Minority Veto Biden Judges

The Senate GOP only has effective veto power over Biden judges "because Durbin refuses to revoke the blue-slip tradition that willingly grants Republicans the ability to obstruct," said one observer.

1,300+ Scientists Urge JPMorgan Shareholders to Vote for End to New Fossil Fuel Financing

"It's time for big banks to listen to the science and stop funding climate destruction," said one advocate.

'This Is America': At Least 4 Killed, 8 Injured in Louisville Shooting

"We're horrified and sickened," said March for Our Lives. "Power and peace to those that lost their lives. We'll fight like hell in their memory. This makes 146 mass shootings this year."

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Wall Street 'Overjoyed' as Biden Lets Medicare Advantage Insurers Off Easy

One healthcare stock analyst called the Biden administration's weakened reforms a "sigh of relief" for the insurance industry.

Expelled Tennessee Democrat Says GOP Is Threatening to Cut Local Funding If He's Reinstated

"This is what folks really have to realize," said former state Rep. Justin Pearson. "The power structure in the state of Tennessee is always wielding against the minority party and people."

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'Absolutely Insane': Greg Abbott Seeks Pardon for Man Convicted of Murdering BLM Protester

'It Is Your Duty': Dem Lawmakers Urge Chief Justice to Probe Clarence Thomas Secret Trips

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Opinion

Children Cried, Racism Thrived, Democracy Died – 10 Terrible Days in Tennessee

Republicans cherish the right to life, but only until the moment of birth. They value democracy, but only when it suits them. They defend dissent, but only when they are the dissenters.

TikTok-ing at the Doomsday Clock

I'm too old to be hip on social media, but I understand growing up while thinking daily about the threat of nuclear armageddon.

A Change in Values to Reverse a Nation in Perilous Decline

We need a value to replace greed as our highest goal. Compassion? Justice? Love of truth? We do not know how to name it precisely, but that does not mean we cannot strive for something that can guide us, other than concerns with money.

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