Change hasn’t come too quickly for newly ascendant constituencies.
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Posted inPolitical Animal
Don’t Let David Buckel’s Death Be in Vain
As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures—and when it comes to the climate crisis, we are indeed living in desperate times. It’s hard to overstate the passion and principle of pioneering attorney David Buckel, who died one week ago today at the age of 60. He did not pass away from a dreadful […]
Posted inPolitical Animal
Complicity or Avoiding a Pavlovian Response?
The outrage isn’t simply about what Trump says or tweets, it’s about what his administration is actually doing.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Yes, Roy Moore Hates the Gays
It ain’t breaking news that Roy Moore hates gay people.
Posted inPolitical Animal
LGBT Workplace Discrimination Is Likely Headed to the Supreme Court
It could be one of Neil Gorsuch’s first big cases.
Posted inEducation, K-12
What Can Betsy DeVos Really Do?
Experts on left and right assess possibilities for expanding school choice and limiting the work of the Office for Civil Rights
Posted inFeatured, Politics
How Trump Will Roll Back Obama’s Progress on Gay Rights
The new administration poses a serious threat to LGBT people.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Right is a Hoax
[If Republican presidential candidate Donald] Trump doesn’t win, some are even openly talking about violent rebellion and assassination, as fantastical and unhinged as that may seem. “If she’s in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. That’s how I feel about it,” Dan Bowman, a 50-year-old contractor, […]
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
The Orlando Shooting: Can Educating the Public Keep LGBTQ Youth Safe?
It’s more urgent now than ever.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Time for Grief
After a tragedy like the Orlando shooting, it can sometimes be easier to pull away from the 24-hour news cycle.
