AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 9 hours agoScaling back abortion access is consistent with declining democracyverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Philip BumpThe pattern over the past 25 years has been fairly steady: Many countries with prohibitions against abortion have unwound those laws either slightly or substantially. Places like Nepal and Ireland and Colombia have loosened bans on abortion since the turn of the century, as have dozens of other …
AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 18 hours agoHouse passes landmark gun legislation, sending it to Biden to sign into lawNBC News - Rebecca ShabadWASHINGTON — The House passed the most sweeping legislation designed to prevent gun violence in nearly 30 years on Friday, sending the bill to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. The bill passed the House 234-193 Friday afternoon, with 14 Republicans voting with all Democrats to …
AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 7 hours agoIn Overturning Roe, Radical Supreme Court Declares War on the 14th Amendmentverified_publisherThe Intercept - Jordan SmithAlito’s opinion completely elides the significance of the 14th Amendment, which was explicitly designed to address the particular horrors of slavery, …
AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 5 hours agoFall of Roe will have immediate economic ramifications, experts sayverified_publisherAxios - Shawna ChenThe U.S. will see devastating economic consequences from the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, experts warned on Friday. Why it …
AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 14 hours agoSusan Collins and Joe Manchin are among the lawmakers blasting Trump-appointed justices for saying they would respect precedent in light of the Supreme Court's abortion ruling.verified_publisherPOLITICOWhat happened: Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, who is in a crowded Democratic primary to challenge Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), is asking the Jan. 6 select committee to call the senator in for questioning. The panel revealed this week that one of his top aides attempted to get a slate of …
AvatarA Henry Stokesflipped into Independent 15 hours agoSame-Sex Marriage and Contraception Should Be Next on Chopping Block: Clarence ThomasRolling Stone - Nikki McCann RamirezIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court stripped American women of their right to reproductive autonomy. In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court on …