But it took a colleague’s disbelief in that statistic to make me realize what had happened to me.
Conservatism
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
45 Years After Stonewall, the LGBT Movement Has a Transphobia Problem
Pride revelers often laud the role played by trans activist Sylvia Rivera in the Stonewall riots, a turning point in the fight for LGBT rights. But after the parade, trans people are forgotten—or worse.
Posted inLaw and Justice
How a Bad Interpretation of a 1976 SCOTUS Case Set the Stage for Citizens United
The Buckley v. Valeo decision was more complicated and subtle than the “money equals speech” slogan for which it’s misremembered.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Supreme Court Hampers EPA on Greenhouse Gases But It Could Have Been Worse
The majority opinion by Scalia made it harder for the government to regulate polluters, but doesn’t appear to impede the administration’s new climate regs.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Dear Thom Tillis: How Long Does It Take For a Black Person to Become a Traditional North Carolinian?
An open letter to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, who is currently running for U.S. Senate, is prompted by his comments about the Republican Party’s demographics.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Epic! Cheney Made to Answer to Paul Waldman’s Assessment of Iraq Record
In an epic bit of television, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly reads Waldman’s critique of Cheney’s Iraq record to the former vice president on the air—and demands a reaction.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
HBO Movie on Prop 8 Marriage Equality Case Fails As Documentary
By omitting the faces and fears of those opposed to same-sex marriage, The Case Against 8 presents its story as nothing more than a victory lap, assuming every viewer is happy the Supreme Court decision that overturned California’s ban.
Posted inBooks
The Road to Marriage Equality: Boies and Olson’s Wedding March
What the limelight-loving legal team did and didn’t win for same-sex couples’ right to marry.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Three Reasons Liberals Lack Traction With Voters, Despite Conservative Failures
The liberal imagination has been stunted by decades of conservative obstruction.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Meet the Billionaire Brothers You Never Heard of Who Fund the Religious Right
The Wilks brothers, whose fortune comes from fracking, give tens of millions to right-wing groups and anti-choice “pregnancy centers,” anti-LGBT groups, and organizations affiliated with ALEC.
