The GOP is uniformly the party of forced pregnancy and the party committed to eliminating female autonomy.
Roe v. Wade
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Remember: The Supreme Court Is on the Ballot in Every Federal Election
It’s long past time for progressives to become as obsessive about the Supreme Court as right-wingers are.
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A Million Women March on Collins and Murkowski
Expecting Sens. Collins and Murkowski to defend abortion rights is a fool’s errand unless unprecedented pressure is brought to bear.
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Doing Things You Might Regret
As they used to say, the whole world is watching—and unfortunately, that includes the most reactionary elements of the world. This is why recent events in North Dakota bear close watching: An environmental activist from Seattle was sentenced Tuesday to serve one year in prison for targeting an oil pipeline in North Dakota. Michael Foster, […]
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How Not to Save the Planet
Last year, I expressed misgivings about efforts by those concerned about the climate crisis to rely upon the “necessity defense” when prosecuted for acts of civil disobedience intended to raise awareness about America’s refusal to commit to an expedited transition away from fossil fuels. At the time, I was concerned that if climate hawks were […]
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Another Brick in the Wall: The End of Black and Latino Republicanism
Remember Marco Gutierrez, the right-wing hack who hitched his sorry star to Donald Trump last year? Gutierrez gained infamy when he told MSNBC’s Joy Reid: My culture is a very dominant culture. It is imposing and it’s causing problems. If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner. […]
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Crimes and Misdemeanors: Part I
“I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear, that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States…” Imagine hearing that at noon on January 20, 2017. Just imagine it…and imagine the horror that would […]
