Until there is a federal law banning abortion, California and the other states that are home to the vast majority of the country’s population, wealth, productivity, and academic achievement will be forming pathways for women in repressive states to receive …
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It’s Been a Great Couple of Weeks for Fascism in America
Until the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions on guns, abortion, and Miranda rights, any of us could have been forgiven for believing that the judiciary had no political bias. All that’s out the window now. At this point, we are …
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Oath Keepers May Go Down on Seditious Conspiracy
Federal prosecutors are expanding the charges against nine high-ranking “Oath Keepers” to include seditious conspiracy, which carries far more prison time than using “force to oppose the authority of the federal government” and “the lawful transfer of power to President …
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Abortion Will Always Remain Legal in Canada
A reader asks, “Is this (Canada) an option?” Of course it is, for people with passports, who are wealthy enough to travel a couple thousand miles round-trip and absorb all the associated costs. I join millions of Americans in saying …
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s Attempt to “Survive the Stench”
The “stench” associated with the overturning of Roe v. Wade is considerable, most notably because four Supreme Court justices lied on this subject during the senate confirmation hearings. The behavior of Clarence Thomas, however, may be worse. In particular, he’s …
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How Long Will the Right-Wing Media Defend the Architects of the Insurrection?
As time passes and the noose tightens around the necks of those who attempted the coup, we’re continuing to learn a great about the country we live in. Something that fascinates me is the far-right “news” media’s support of those …
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Abortion Bans and U.S. Politics
The ban on abortion in a large and growing number of states, driven as it is by far-right-wing Republicans, may work politically in the most backward and ignorant regions of the country. But how is this going to fly for …
The United States Lies in a Pit of Disgrace
During the darkest days of U.S. policing that followed the murder of dozens of unarmed black men over the past few years, I used to ruminate on how sorry I felt for the hundreds of thousands of thoroughly decent law …
How Far Will the Prosecution of the Insurrectionists Ultimately Go?
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for the disbarment of all lawyers who participated in the coup attempt. Sounds good to me, and everyone else who cares about justice and rule of law. Yet it raises the question: …
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No, We Weren’t Overreacting
Here’s a voice that speaks to so many of us. “How wrong can this go?” our friends asked us. “How much power does a U.S. president really have to change the nation’s social fabric and destroy the core structure of …
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