Last Friday’s ruling on Texas’s new anti-abortion law makes it possible to undo long-established rights.
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Posted inBuilding Back America
The Incoherence of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
It reserves money for climate adaptation measures, but lets states use a much larger pot of money to build whatever they want.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Abortion and the Beginning of the End of the Right to Privacy
A Q&A with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on how Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization sets the stage for more restrictive policies.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Astroworld Tragedy Is a Story of Corporate Power
Live Nation is the dominant event promoter in the United States, with a dangerous record on public safety. These two things are connected.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Florida Republicans Follow Texas on Abortion?
An extreme version of the Texas law has been introduced, but the path forward remains unclear.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Terror by Horseback: Systemic Oppression Along the Border
A Texan’s perspective on why Biden must dismantle DHS
Posted inLaw and Justice
We Can Go Back
Thoughts on the Supreme Court, Texas, and the end of Roe v. Wade
Posted inPolitics
The Vanishing Case for Liberal Inaction
Democrats who believe we should keep the filibuster because they fear a Republican majority are just worried about the world as it exists today.
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Boost in Food Stamps, but Hunger Remains
The Biden administration has secured the biggest expansion of benefits in the history of the food stamp program. It’s still not enough.
