The Supreme Court has eviscerated the ability for a majority of citizens to elect the representatives they want and have their will enacted.
women’s rights
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Roe,’ Precedent, and Reliance
In his draft opinion, Justice Alito dismisses the idea that unintended pregnancies can upend women’s lives.
Posted inLaw and Justice
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.
Posted inLaw and Justice
‘Roe’ Repeal and Minority Rule
The leaked Court decision is the logical consequence of our systemic bias against majorities.
Posted inTAP
Advice to Progressive Menfolk
Today on TAP: What to say after you find out that the Supreme Court is going to overturn Roe v. Wade
Posted inPolitics
Free Idea for Moderate Democrats: Criticize Republicans
Conservative positions on abortion and LGBT rights are astoundingly unpopular. It could be better sledding for moderates than condemning their own party.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Red-State War Against Women, Gays, Transgender Americans …
Republicans’ culture-war legislation is both wedge-issue politics and a subjugation of women and minorities.
Posted inWorking in America
Ron Kim Targets a New York Progressive Heavyweight in Allegations of Wage Theft
Kim accuses the Chinese-American Planning Council of rampant wage theft—and, in coordination with 1199SEIU, of blocking workers’ access to the courts.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Care Crisis Isn’t What You Think
Our problems are deeper than a lack of care infrastructure.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Court and the Rise in Vigilantism
Last Friday’s ruling on Texas’s new anti-abortion law makes it possible to undo long-established rights.