
PA Librarian to Congress: Book Banning Threatens the Future of Our Democracy
Banning books is no way to foster our students’ curiosity, desire to learn, faith in themselves, or faith in our democracy.
Banning books is no way to foster our students’ curiosity, desire to learn, faith in themselves, or faith in our democracy.
It’s part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass deportations. Critics say the program is “dangerous,” it “terrorizes communities,” and “undermines public safety.”
To some extent, President Donald Trump looms over the races, as progressive incumbents — Philly DA Larry Krasner and Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey — have vowed to resist his conservative agenda.
The event was part of Khanna’s “Benefits Over Billionaires” tour making stops in Republican-held swing districts in lieu of their own representatives holding town halls, like Pennsylvania first Congressional district’s Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.
Spectators packed onto balconies, drag queens rode in convertibles waving to attendees, and rainbows in every form colored the landscape for New Hope’s Pride Parade.
Long-term nursing care facilities could close – as have 30 other PA homes in the last five years – leaving elderly, ill or injured local patients in dire consequences.