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- by Madison PaulyLast month, Missourians voted to add the right to abortion until viability into their state constitution—making their state one of ten to enshrine abortion rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But simply having the constitutional right to abortion does not alone change anything on the ground: The courts must enforce this right […]
- by Madison PaulyThe Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case that could pave the way for states to kick Planned Parenthood clinics and affiliated doctors out of their Medicaid programs. The case threatens the ability of the nation’s largest family planning organization to provide their low-income patients with birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing […]
- by Josh Axelrod“So where’s my German friends?” Donald Trump asked a fawning Mar-a-Lago crowd on Election Day, before flashing a grin and a thumbs up for a photo with a group of young men. The German friends in question: Fabrice Ambrosini, a former politician forced to resign after a video surfaced of him doing a Hitler salute; […]
- by Joseph WintersThis story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As global temperatures rise from the burning of fossil fuels, researchers and policymakers have proposed solutions like installing renewable energy, replacing gasoline-powered cars with electric ones, and developing technology to suck carbon out of the air. But these policies often address climate […]
- by Dan FriedmanOn a long flight in the mid-aughts, I decided to read The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz. I thought of it like giving myself an assignment, the kind of thing I tended do when I was younger. I wanted to understand an argument I expected to disagree with. But this proved to be a […]
- by Alex NguyenElon Musk appears to be leaning even further into an embrace of far-right extremism. Following his social media assault to block a congressional spending bill meant to avoid a government shutdown, the tech billionaire took to X and described the racist, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as Germany’s last, best hope. “Only the AfD […]
- by Melvis AcostaDonald Trump has promised to carry out the biggest mass deportations in history during his second term—which would not only be cruel to the millions directly affected, but also disastrous for the country as a whole. As my colleague Isabela Dias wrote earlier this year: The nation’s undocumented immigrants grow and harvest the food we […]
- by Tim MurphyThe staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a completely non-exhaustive and subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to write about something that brought joy or discontent. Enjoy. When you start walking around a city with a small child, you notice […]
- by Inae OhThe staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. Importantly, this is a completely non-exhaustive and subjective list, giving our reporters a chance to write about something that brought joy or discontent. Enjoy. Is there any good and normal way to be on social media? It […]
- by Michael MechanicAbout a month ago, the Commonwealth Fund published the results of its biannual survey on the state of health insurance coverage in the United States. Good timing, given the recent uproar over the business conglomerates that dominate the sector and seem to be more concerned with maximizing investment returns than ensuring the health and wellbeing […]
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- by Amelia Thomson-DeVeauxWelcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration […]
- by Geoffrey SkelleyThe second Republican presidential primary debate is less than two weeks away, so time is running out for GOP contenders to meet the Republican National Committee’s qualification criteria. To make the Sept. 27 debate, each candidate must have at least 3 percent support in two qualifying national polls, or at least 3 percent in one […]
- by Nathaniel RakichOn Wednesday, Utah Sen. Mitt Romney announced he would not run for reelection in 2024. On the surface, the electoral impact of Romney’s decision is minimal — his seat should stay safely in Republican hands. But it’s still notable because it represents the departure of one of the few remaining Republican senators who had a […]
- by Nathaniel RakichWelcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. nrakich (Nathaniel Rakich, senior elections analyst): For a long time, the economy has been seen as a big liability for President Biden in his reelection bid. Inflation soared in 2021 and 2022, culminating at a rate of 9.1 percent last June. The same […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll […]
- by Galen DrukeAmong the most politically tuned-in, last week saw the kind of hand-wringing and accusations of bias surrounding the polls that you’d usually expect from the final two months of a campaign, not the final year and two months of a campaign. The focus was largely on general election polls: Whether a Wall Street Journal poll showing former President Donald […]
- by Nathaniel RakichIn his presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pitched himself as a transformational leader who has reshaped the politics of his home state. His 2022 reelection by 19 percentage points “was not just a big victory,” he has argued. “It was really a fundamental realignment of Florida from being a swing state to being […]
- by Monica PottsPresidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years later. If either is elected again next year, at ages 78 and 81, respectively, they will be older than the previous […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Galen DrukeNow that we are on the other side of Labor Day and summer is subsiding, this is — as tradition goes — when focus on political campaigns really begins to heat up. The off-year elections this November will get some attention, but the main attraction is still the 2024 Republican presidential primary. In this installment […]
- by Ed ScarceCarlos Turcios of the Dallas Express went looking for the missing congresswoman and was surprised by what he'd found. Not only had Granger's Washington and Dallas offices been closed since Thanksgiving (the only way you could reach anyone was by voicemail), but a tip led him to find that Granger was living in an assisted […]
- by HeatherThe United States isn't the only place Musk is meddling. Now he's embracing the far right neo-Nazi party in Germany: Elon Musk appears to be leaning even further into a full neo-Nazi embrace. Following his social media assault to block a congressional spending bill meant to avoid a government shutdown, the tech billionaire took to […]
- by HeatherLook who's making empty threats against United States Senators. Russian shill Tucker Carlson. Tucker Carlson Says Any GOP Senator Who Votes ‘Against Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation’ Is ‘Enemy Of The United States’: Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson said Thursday that any Republican Senator who ends up voting against confirming former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi […]
- by Susie MadrakElections matter! Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced this week that nearly 23,000 Connecticut residents who have medical debt will have some or all of it wiped away under the first round of a major initiative through a partnership with the national nonprofit organization Undue Medical Debt. The nonprofit contracts with state and local governments and […]
- by Chris capper LiebenthalSahil Kapur of NBC News caught up with Rep. Drunken Van Orden (MAGA-Nearest corner bar) and asked him about the chaos and mayhem the Republicans are causing with passing a budget bill in order to comply with President Musk's and his puppet, Orange Felon's, demands. Needless to say, DVO was more than bit confused: KAPUR: […]
- by Steve in ManhattanConstant Commoner – Sandy Hook and the promises we never kept; emptywheel – NYT buries its own role in Trump's attacks on the rule of law; First Draft – can a president also be House speaker? Left Jabs – was Obamacare saved when we weren't looking? Will Tell Stories for Food – gifts for people […]
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- by John AmatoWith so much new music being put out and new stars created each year, it's ironic that one of the most played songs on Spotify in 2024 was Journey' "Don't Stop Believing" Billboard: More than a billion Spotify streams, a Library of Congress National Recording Registry placement and plays at virtually every sporting event around […]
- by Jessica CorbettAfter six years at the helm of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, dedicated to "building the infrastructure" necessary to effectively fight for key policies on Capitol Hill, term-limited Rep. Pramila Jayapal is determined to ensure that the CPC's incoming leaders "are as successful as possible." Jayapal (D-Wash.) spoke with Common Dreams on Wednesday about her time […]
- by Chris capper LiebenthalOn Friday afternoon, hundreds of students from Madison East and Madison West High Schools walked out and marched to the state capitol to protest the lack of gun safety laws and to express the fear they have for their own lives: Hundreds of students from East & West high schools in Madison walked out of […]
- by Jason EasleyTrump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can't legally be used to cut Social Security.
- by Jason EasleyPresident-elect Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to a deal that would fund the government now but raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and cut $2.5 trillion in spending, which looks like cuts to healthcare.
- by Jason EasleyDonald Trump demanded that the debt limit be raised as part of the government funding bill, but 38 House Republicans ignored his request and voted down the bill.
- by Jason EasleyDonald Trump and JD Vance are blaming President Biden for the havoc caused by Elon Musk over the government spending bill.
- by Jason EasleyThe first little bit of pressure involving passing a bill to keep the government open has broken House Republicans and may cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job.
- by Jason EasleyX boss Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum on his social media platform as House Republicans are moving forward with a bill to fund the government that he opposes.
- by Jason EasleyTrump is now threatening to sue The Des Moines Register and the former pollster for their inaccurate Iowa poll. The newspaper should dare Trump to sue and laugh at his threat.
- by Jason EasleySenate Republicans cut a deal with Democrats to appoint a slate of Biden judges in exchange for four federal judge seats, but three of the four judges have reversed their retirement plans.
- by Jason EasleyIndustry groups have written a 21-page letter to Trump asking him to roll back Biden's environmental regulations so that they can pollute the air and water.
- by Jason EasleyMeet The Press's Kristen Welker asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about Biden pardoning his son, and Sanders responded by taking Welker to school.
- by Left WisdomAxios this is in Israel(bear in mind, this is the sharing of a personal opinion although it is backed up by history and my personal observation which I insists has relevance…I am NOT a spelling or grammar expect, although if I get a sign that a word is misspelled, I will try to correct it. Just […]
- by Left Wisdompicture found under Nazi on FreepicYeah, I have thawed from my “freezing grief” of Tuesday election. And I no longer are willing to stay silence as I watch this country in the place of acceptance of a Felon with dreams of being dictator given cover by the racists and homophobes, and transphobic in the country aided […]
- by Left Wisdoma picture from the internet from Jan 6, 2021’s insurrectionWell, violence is not far away when MAGA gets “owned” by things that make no difference in the scheme of life. If you have spent any time “listening” to right wing media or reading the missives they publish to see where their minds are, you know […]
- by Left WisdomLook at this!!!! This is what we are likely going to have to look at if the MAGA cult manage to win this election….or we don’t get our nation to stand for the right thing. Sadly, although Biden has tried to do something about this atrocerity, the Congress has drug its heels and still insists […]
- by Left WisdomAre Mammoth coming back — science, really?found at freepixOk, I am currently reading a science fiction novella about a sometime in the near future time when the Wooly Mammoth, or at least some version has been brough back to life. Apparently the humans of that time have NOT managed to do a good job of saving the Earth from […]
- by Left WisdomPicture of Springfield Ohio..for the point of the blogWe all know what has been going on for a while now. Most of us, hopefully, by now, have gotten the reports about the bomb threats against City Hall and various schools (High and College) in Springfield, Ohio. It has been started, or at least kept going and […]
- by Left WisdomAin’t this some absolute crap? The image at the top is the first evidence I had of this particular case of stupidity that has ramifications for the betrayal of the LGBTQ community of the United States. Gullible people are born every single day. No wonder it has been said that a dub is born every […]
- by Left WisdomImagine living in Nashville, Tn. You find yourself living in a city that rivals Atlanta as an important, if a bit more bucolic city of the South. You live where Country Music is king, but has companions in lots of other musical venues, pop, rock and roll and gospel in particular. The world renowned Ryman […]
- by Left WisdomThis man, Epstein, is known to be a purveyor of women. He operated an organization that allowed wealthy men to fulfil their worst, most corrupt fantasies. The right has claimed for a long time that Clinton was part of the Lolitta train, but there is another person’s name was found in the testimony. Some of […]
- by Left Wisdompicture used on another post but illustrating the beauty that we may lose if we don’t at least vote to try to do something about itwww.cbsnews.com/…Ok, I admit I didn’t read the entire article, but just reading the headline, let me say this first and foremost.Anybody that claims to be a Democrat that stays at home […]
- by Josh Blackman12/22/1789: Justice Levi Woodbury born. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 22, 1789 appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Eric BoehmDespite campaigning against Donald Trump's tariff hikes, Biden left many of them in place.
- by Eugene Volokhbecause there's not enough evidence that the response would recur (which is what is required for an injunction, which is a forward-looking remedy).
- by Eugene VolokhYesterday's decision by Judge William K. Sessions III (D. Vt.) in University of Vermont Students for Justice in Palestine v.… The post Court Upholds Interim Suspension of Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter for Prohibited 10-Day Tent Demonstration appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Josh Blackman12/21/1922: Justice Pierce Butler takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: December 21, 1922 appeared first on Reason.com.
- by Liya PalagashviliA TikTok ban could devastate thousands of independent workers, but the real challenge lies in modernizing labor laws to support the new economy.
- by Elizabeth Nolan BrownThe Biden administration's war on "junk fees" is emblematic of its nanny state instincts.
- by Jeff LuseNearly half of the universities in the College Football Playoff are located in states where sports betting is illegal.
- by Peter SudermanThe Bulwark's Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell debate Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch on choosing a side in politics.
- by John RossRolodexes, rabbit holes, and challenge coins.
- by We speak with Yale historian and author Timothy Snyder, an expert on authoritarianism, about how corporate America has responded to Donald Trump’s reelection. Snyder’s 2017 book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century came out just a month after Trump began his first term, and opened with the warning: “Do Not Obey in Advance.” […]
- by We continue to look at the U.S. health insurance industry and how patients can fight back against their providers with advocate Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of health initiatives at the Community Service Society of New York and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York campaign. She says her advice for patients is to […]
- by Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism. Thompson’s assassination has brought renewed attention to the practices of the health industry and especially UnitedHealth Group, which reported $22 billion in profits last year. For more, we […]
- by Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in U.S. history, pressuring the company at the height of the holiday period to follow the law and bargain with those who have organized with the Teamsters union. The strike includes warehouse workers and drivers at seven distribution centers in some […]
- by Israel’s Genocide in Gaza Claims 77 Palestinian Lives Over Past Day, Israeli Settlers Vandalize West Bank Mosque Amid Continuing Israeli Attacks Across Occupied Territory, U.S. Officials in Damascus as Syrian Kurds Seek to Fend Off Possible Turkish Incursion, Syrian Youth, Women Gather to Demand Respect for Human Rights from Incoming Gov’t, Striking Amazon Workers in […]
- by “When you’re in prison, the retaliation starts. … I don’t think my judge sentenced me to go through this.” The U.S. government has agreed to pay a record-breaking amount of nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by 103 people who survived sexual abuse and assault at a federal women’s prison in California. The facility, […]
- by Human Rights Watch is accusing Israel of committing acts of extermination and genocide by deliberately restricting safe water for drinking and sanitation to the Gaza Strip. The report details how Israel has cut off water and blocked fuel, food and humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip, and deliberately destroyed or damaged water and sanitation […]
- by “We were not prepared for what we were going to see,” says Human Rights Watch researcher Hiba Zayadin, who recently visited one mass execution site turned mass grave in Syria, following the sudden fall of the authoritarian Assad family from power. More than 150,000 Syrians remain unaccounted for after being held in Assad’s prisons, and […]
- by Israeli’s Attacks Continue Across Gaza Despite Talks of Nearing Ceasefire, Twin Palestinian Sisters Killed by Israeli Attack as They Attempted to Leave Gaza, Haaretz: Israeli Soldiers Arbitrarily Kill Palestinians, Then Declare Them Terrorists, Israel Bombs Yemen, Killing at Least 9, Senate Passes $895B Pentagon Bill, Includes Ban on Healthcare for Military Trans Family Members, Government […]
- by We speak with The Nation's Chris Lehmann about President-elect Donald Trump's escalating attacks on the press and how major media figures and institutions are “capitulating preemptively” to the pressure. ABC News recently settled a defamation suit brought by Trump by making a $15 million donation to his future presidential library, despite experts saying the case […]