Two new books about the politics of love stress the importance of intimate relationships as part of organizing for a better world.
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The Limits of Harris’s Family Policy
Today on TAP: $6,000 for newborns and universal affordable child care are great—but don’t speak to many young men.
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Republicans Turn Against Same-Sex Marriage
Today on TAP: Their panic about the evils of woke turns their previous semi-support for same-sex relationships into flat-out rejection.
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Q&A: Justice on the Brink
Linda Greenhouse, the doyenne of Supreme Court journalism, considers the crisis of confidence that has marred the Court’s legitimacy.
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The ‘Dobbs’ Promise Gets Tested at the Supreme Court
A Supreme Court case being heard next week will begin to test whether the elimination of rights in ‘Dobbs’ will remain limited to abortion.
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Of All Things, Progressive Bipartisanship
The midterms displayed a polarized America. Paradoxically, the thin Republican House majority and some substantive areas of convergence produce opportunities.
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The Grotesque, Wonderful Respect for Marriage Act
The bill is a sensible response to a deep division among Americans about a fraught moral issue.
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Senate Democrats Take a Run at Messing Up Same-Sex Marriage Wedge Issue
Today on TAP: Linking same-sex marriage codification to a government funding bill draws mass opposition.
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The End of the Right to Privacy
Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade also threatens gay rights, contraception, and even interracial marriages.
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Want to End Inequality in America? Stop Pushing Marriage.
Prioritizing matrimony as the solution to inequality and poverty has failed to make a dent in the myriad of challenges facing families.