It’s that time of year again,whensixconservativelawyersimpose a retrograde view of the worldon unsuspecting people everywhere. Yup, it’s the end of the year for the Supreme Court. And this year,the rightwing hijacking of thecourt is going to be more apparent than ever. Tuesday’sdecision inCarson v. Makinreally sets the tone for the …
Read More »We Don't Need Andrew Cuomo
No amount of smoothing or spin can overshadow the indelible photograph published in the New York Times on Monday night: Governor Andrew Cuomo, red-faced and leering, clutching the face of a woman half his age at a wedding while she recoils in disgust. The photograph capped a week-long wave of …
Read More »What We All Had to Lose
Wednesday is the fourth anniversary of when the man who is now president went to Dimondale, Michigan, a working-class suburb of Lansing, and, referencing black voters, barked out for the first time, “What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump?” Well, how much time did he …
Read More »Anti-Choice Politicians Are Using the Coronavirus Crisis to Deny Abortion Rights
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, while the rest of the nation is focusing on staying healthy and social distancing, anti-abortion politicians and movement leaders have been doing the only thing they know — pursuing an agenda to shut down abortion clinics. Capitalizing on the mantra to never let a crisis go …
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