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May 3, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Supreme Court and ethical standards

There was a Senate hearing yesterday on ethical standards at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s decisions on voting rights, labor laws, reproductive freedoms, and more impact our lives and shape the direction of our nation. But Americans’ confidence in the integrity of the Supreme Court h…

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May 2, 2023 at 7:26 PM

ethics at the Supreme Court

The United States Senate held a hearing today on ethical standards at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s decisions on voting rights, labor laws, reproductive freedoms, and more impact our lives and shape the direction of our nation. But Americans’ confidence in the integrity of the Suprem…

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April 30, 2023 at 6:40 PM

candidate / president / authoritarian wannabe / national disgrace

This past Thursday, former Vice President Mike Pence testified before the grand jury looking into Donald Trump’s plot to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election. Look, the American people have been subjected to candidate / president / authoritarian wannabe / national disgrace Donald Tr…

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April 29, 2023 at 6:05 PM

his unpleasant visage and his unhinged blather

On Thursday, former Vice President Mike Pence testified before the grand jury looking into Donald Trump’s plot to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election. Look, the American people have been subjected to candidate / president / authoritarian wannabe / national disgrace Donald Trump for…

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April 28, 2023 at 6:52 PM

dang, Mike Pence

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified yesterday to the grand jury looking into Donald Trump’s plot to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election. Look, the American people have been subjected to candidate / president / authoritarian wannabe / national disgrace Donald Trump for 7 year…

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April 25, 2023 at 7:12 PM

this Republican plan is cruel and anti-American

House Republicans — as part of their brinkmanship over the urgent need to raise the debt ceiling — are about to pass an extortionate proposal to slash government spending. Republicans claim this plan shows they are “responsible” and “serious.” That’s a lie. The Republican plan would force a…

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April 24, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Tucker Carlson is off the air

Earlier today, Fox “News” announced that it is parting ways with Tucker Carlson — its most popular prime-time host. Now, Fox could replace Carlson with someone even more racist, spiteful, and obnoxious. Or Carlson could end up shopping his “talents” — and millions of followers — to a rival ne…

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April 20, 2023 at 6:21 PM

paying the price for the Big Lie

Fox News will pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to drop its defamation lawsuit against the network. That’s more than the reported net worth of music icons like Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Mick Jagger, or Taylor Swift. More than the reported net worth of beloved movie star…

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April 19, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Fox News forks over 1.2 Bruce Springsteens to avoid trial

Yesterday, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to drop its defamation lawsuit against the network. That’s more than the reported net worth of music icons like Beyoncé, Bruce Springsteen, Dolly Parton, Mick Jagger, or Taylor Swift. More than the reported net worth of be…

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April 18, 2023 at 8:38 PM

there's negotiation and then there's extortion

Republicans in Congress are trying to exploit the debt ceiling to do something very cruel. To get away with their cruelty, congressional Republicans are counting on the rest of us either misunderstanding what the debt ceiling is or not paying close attention because it sounds wonky. It is nor…

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April 16, 2023 at 6:17 PM

American exceptionalism at its most degenerate

This past Monday, a man killed five people and wounded eight others at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. As has become tragically common in America, the killer used an AR-15 style rifle. These and other military-grade weapons exist for exactly one reason — to mow down human beings as rapidly an…

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April 14, 2023 at 5:49 PM

ban assault weapons

On Monday, a man killed five people and wounded eight others at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. As has become tragically common in America, the killer used an AR-15 style rifle. These and other military-grade weapons exist for exactly one reason — to mow down human beings as rapidly and feroc…

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April 13, 2023 at 7:13 PM

we have to fight this insane abortion ruling

Last Friday, a Trump-appointed judge in Texas, Matthew Kacsmaryk, issued a ruling intended to further limit abortion access nationwide — even in states where large majorities of residents support keeping it legal. The ruling purports to overrule the FDA’s approval — 23 years ago! — of a drug ca…

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April 12, 2023 at 9:18 PM

America has more guns than people

On Monday, a man killed five people and wounded eight others at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky. As has become tragically common in America, the killer used an AR-15 style rifle. These and other military-grade weapons exist for exactly one reason — to mow down human beings as rapidly and feroc…

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April 11, 2023 at 7:57 PM

somehow it is 1984 and 2023 at the same time

Big Brother really is watching you. The Transportation Security Administration is rolling out facial recognition technology in America’s airports. In fact, the head of the TSA recently said that the agency intends for “biometrics” such as facial recognition technology to eventually be mandato…

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April 8, 2023 at 7:06 PM

what they did in Tennessee is a disgrace

A long note today. Stick with me. In the 2020 election, Donald Trump beat Joe Biden 61% to 37% in the state of Tennessee. No doubt, Tennessee is a red state — the tenth reddest in the country according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. But because of radical and self-serving gerryma…

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April 7, 2023 at 7:16 PM

this is not what democracy looks like

A long note today. Stick with me. In the 2020 election, Donald Trump beat Joe Biden 61% to 37% in the state of Tennessee. No doubt, Tennessee is a red state — the tenth reddest in the country according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. But because of radical and self-serving gerryma…

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April 5, 2023 at 5:58 PM

the felony charges against Trump

Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse yesterday. Trump was charged with 34 felonies related to hush money he is said to have paid adult actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. He was also fingerprinted. This indictment was issued by a grand jury composed of everyday Americans who loo…

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April 4, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Donald Trump's dirty fingers

Earlier today, Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan courthouse. Trump was charged with 34 felonies related to hush money he is said to have paid adult actress Stormy Daniels in 2016. He was also fingerprinted. This indictment was issued by a grand jury composed of everyday Americans wh…

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March 25, 2023 at 7:06 PM

we must not give in to threats of violence

Donald Trump has been spewing some fresh bile on his imitation Twitter platform, Truth Social. On Thursday, Trump called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is Black, an “animal.” Faced with the prospect that the law might finally catch up with him, Trump said, “THIS IS THE GESTAPO ……

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March 24, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Trump invokes death and destruction

Donald Trump has been spewing some fresh bile on his imitation Twitter platform, Truth Social. Yesterday, Trump called Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is Black, an “animal.” Faced with the prospect that the law might finally catch up with him, Trump said, “THIS IS THE GESTAPO … B…

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March 22, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Corporate America has given over $40 million to 'Big Lie' Republicans in Congress

In the early morning of January 7, 2021, 147 members of Congress (each one a Republican, by the way) opposed certification of the 2020 presidential election results. All 147 had seen their own safety — not to mention our very democracy — at risk just hours earlier when a violent mob stormed the…

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March 21, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Pharma CEO testifying to Congress tomorrow

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel is testifying tomorrow before the United States Senate at a committee hearing chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bancel will have to answer questions about Moderna’s profiteering from the COVID-19 vaccine. A few salient facts: Development of the vaccine sold by Mode…

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March 20, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Big Business bankrolling insurrectionists in Congress

In the early morning of January 7, 2021, 147 members of Congress (each one a Republican, by the way) opposed certification of the 2020 presidential election results. All 147 had seen their own safety — not to mention our very democracy — at risk just hours earlier when a violent mob stormed the…

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March 18, 2023 at 7:34 PM

more banks could fail if we keep rewarding recklessness

The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank — whose recent collapse is our country’s second largest bank failure ever — made $9.9 million last year. The CEO of Signature Bank — whose collapse two days later is the third largest bank failure in U.S. history — made $8.6 million in 2022. And here’s the thing…

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March 16, 2023 at 8:32 PM

being a Big Bank CEO is good work if you can get it

The CEO of Silicon Valley Bank — whose recent collapse is our country’s second largest bank failure ever — made $9.9 million last year. The CEO of Signature Bank — whose collapse two days later is the third largest bank failure in U.S. history — made $8.6 million in 2022. And here’s the thing…

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March 15, 2023 at 6:56 PM

we can't trust big banks to regulate themselves

In case you hadn’t heard of Silicon Valley Bank until it collapsed last week, a few things to know: Before it failed, Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in the United States. If “16th largest” doesn’t sound that big, consider this: there are around 4,700 FDIC-insured commercial ban…

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March 14, 2023 at 8:01 PM

'these bank failures were entirely avoidable'

In case you hadn’t heard of Silicon Valley Bank until it collapsed last week, a few things to know: Before it failed, Silicon Valley Bank was the 16th largest bank in the United States. If “16th largest” doesn’t sound that big, consider this: there are around 4,700 FDIC-insured commercial ban…

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March 13, 2023 at 4:51 PM

tell Biden not to revive this inhumane practice

As widely reported this past week, the Biden administration may resume the Trumpian “policy” of detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. from Mexico. Please join Public Citizen in urging President Biden not to resort to such an inhumane practice. This is the most basic thing: Peop…

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March 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM

warehousing human beings at the border

As widely reported this past week, the Biden administration may resume the Trumpian “policy” of detaining migrant families who cross into the U.S. from Mexico. Please join Public Citizen in urging President Biden not to resort to such an inhumane practice. This is the most basic thing: Peop…

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March 9, 2023 at 7:17 PM

major network still spreading Trump's Big Lie

A company that makes voting machines is suing Fox News for broadcasting unfounded allegations that it rigged the 2020 election. With this lawsuit, internal communications and sworn testimony from Fox News bigwigs such as Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity — even the network’s CEO,…

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March 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM

Fox News must fire Tucker Carlson

A company that makes voting machines is suing Fox News for broadcasting unfounded allegations that it rigged the 2020 election. With this lawsuit, internal communications and sworn testimony from Fox News bigwigs such as Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Sean Hannity — even the network’s CEO,…

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March 7, 2023 at 7:26 PM

claw back $100 billion from weapons and waste

Pentagon spending is wildly out of control. U.S. military spending exceeds that of the next nine countries combined. We spend roughly 10 times more than Russia does on weapons and war. Avoidable spending waste — as identified by the Pentagon itself! — vastly exceeds the combined budgets of …

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March 6, 2023 at 7:08 PM

People Over Pentagon Act of 2023

Pentagon spending is wildly out of control. U.S. military spending exceeds that of the next nine countries combined. We spend roughly 10 times more than Russia does on weapons and war. Avoidable spending waste — as identified by the Pentagon itself! — vastly exceeds the combined budgets of …

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March 3, 2023 at 7:32 PM

it would take 353,704 years

Today’s email is about a guy named Ray Dalio. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, stick with me. Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. His net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion. Here’s what that looks like: $19,100,00…

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March 2, 2023 at 7:14 PM

more progress on reining in Big Pharma

Yesterday, pharma giant Eli Lilly announced it will reduce the price of some forms of insulin it sells. That is good news. And it would not have happened without sustained pressure from organizations like Public Citizen and our supporters. For example, just a few months ago — in collaborati…

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March 1, 2023 at 12:01 AM

at moments like this

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run into a situation where so many people assume enough othe…

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February 28, 2023 at 8:08 PM

not sure if you saw

Support Public Citizen Earlier today, I emailed to let you know that we are in danger of coming up short in the online fundraising that powers the work you and Public Citizen do together. (That message is copied below in case you missed it.) I noted that at moments like this, we sometimes run in…

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February 28, 2023 at 4:18 PM

we need to look behind the curtain

Support Public Citizen Not sure if you saw my earlier emails. I wanted to give you a “peek behind the curtain” you might not get from other nonprofit organizations. Every year, we find ourselves facing a shortfall at the end of February. And it’s not just that February has fewer days than th…

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February 27, 2023 at 7:35 PM

need to make sure you know about this

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…

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February 26, 2023 at 8:35 PM

it's happening *again*

Support Public Citizen Here’s the situation: We typically see an uptick in online donations on the 30th and 31st of each month. But of course there is no 30th or 31st of February. So with the month winding down, we’re facing a drop-off in donations and a shortfall that could really limit the…

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February 25, 2023 at 6:54 PM

make billionaires pay their fair share

Today’s email is about a guy named Ray Dalio. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe you haven’t. Either way, stick with me. Ray Dalio is the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. His net worth is estimated at $19.1 billion. Here’s what that looks like: $19,100,00…

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February 23, 2023 at 6:56 PM

Jimmy Carter calls it 'unlimited political bribery'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 22, 2023 at 7:12 PM

former President Jimmy Carter called it 'stupid'

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 21, 2023 at 11:16 PM

what Jimmy Carter said about Citizens United

As Jimmy Carter enters hospice care at his home in Georgia, I’ve been looking back to some of what the former president has said about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That’s the infamous 2010 Supreme Court ruling that has allowed billionaires and Big Business to spend literally …

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February 18, 2023 at 11:32 PM

if you want to fight Big Pharma's price gouging

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…

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February 17, 2023 at 8:11 PM

vaccine maker Moderna feels the pressure

I’ve been emailing you about Moderna’s intention to more than quadruple the price of the COVID vaccine it markets, which was developed with government scientists and almost entirely funded by the American people. Thousands of Public Citizen supporters have taken action to tell Moderna’s CEO not…

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February 15, 2023 at 9:54 PM

billionaire CEO called to testify before Congress about vaccine price gouging

Senator Bernie Sanders is calling a Pharma CEO to testify before Congress about his company’s plan to price-gouge the American people. Here’s what’s going on: Development of the COVID vaccine marketed by Moderna was almost entirely funded by American taxpayers — to the tune of some $1.7 billi…

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February 13, 2023 at 9:34 PM

tell Pfizer to put lives before profits

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is planning to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. (Moderna has made similar noise.) A few facts: Pfizer made $37.8 billion from its COVID vaccine in 2022. The company made another $18.9 billion from Paxlovid, a COVID treatment it has a monopoly on. Al…

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February 8, 2023 at 7:47 PM

Republicans rise up in defense of Social Security and Medicare

During his State of the Union Address last night, President Biden noted that some Republicans in Congress have openly discussed a desire to “sunset” Social Security and Medicare. Some Republicans in attendance — including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — rose up and shouted that the pre…

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