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May 23, 2023
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US Judge Sets Hearing for 14th Amendment Case on Eve of Debt Limit X-Date <[link removed]>
While a DOJ attorney declined to disclose the government's position, one observer said it seems to be: "Stop trying to make us... get rid of the debt ceiling. That sort of thing is for high-level insiders only, not pesky labor unions that are going about it all wrong." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Durbin, Experts Rip Crow Lawyer's Claim That Senate Lacks Authority to Probe Thomas Gifts <[link removed]>
"Harlan Crow thinks he is the law," remarked one legal expert. "The billionaire and his lawyer apparently believe they get to stop congressional investigations if they so choose." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Federal Workers Union Urges Biden to Reject GOP Austerity, Invoke 14th Amendment Over Debt Limit <[link removed]>
"I urge you not to yield to threats but instead to heed the advice of many legal scholars who have concluded that you have the inherent power, and indeed the duty, to avoid a default," wrote AFGE's leader. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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GOP Resolution to Block Student Debt Relief Would Have 'Ruinous Impact,' Report Warns <[link removed]>
"MAGA politicians... want to reinstate student debt previously canceled for more than 260,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters, and others," said AFT president Randi Weingarten. "It's an immoral clawback of the absolute worst kind." <[link removed]>
Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>
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Progressives Call for Philanthropic Investments to Defeat the Rise of US Fascism <[link removed]>
"The good news," the authors of a new People's Action white paper assert, "is that the antidotes to authoritarianism are in every community and available to be activated right now." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Who's Funding 'No Labels'? Pro-GOP Billionaires Opposed to Democracy <[link removed]>
"At the end of the day, these billionaires and large corporations are deeply invested in maintaining the status quo and opposing Democrats' agenda for working people." <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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'Our Joy Is Ours': Amid Mounting Attacks, Youth Hold Trans Prom Steps From US Capitol <[link removed]>
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Time to Take the Kid Gloves Off With Supreme Court Reform <[link removed]>
Since assuming the Court's top post, Chief Justice John Roberts has led the court on a rightwing trajectory. Enough is enough. <[link removed]>
Bill Blum <[link removed]>
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On Nuclear Weapons, G7 Leaders Not Good Enough <[link removed]>
Summit in Hiroshima fails to meaningfully contribute to nuclear disarmament. <[link removed]>
Ivana NikoliÄ Hughes <[link removed]>
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The War in Ukraine Was Provoked-and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace <[link removed]>
By recognizing that the question of NATO enlargement is at the center of this war, we understand why U.S. weaponry will not end this war. Only diplomatic efforts can do that. <[link removed]>
Jeffrey D. Sachs <[link removed]>
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