With the Supreme Court’s opinion on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization issued this week, people who are able to become pregnant are now left wondering how the ruling may effect abortion-related legislation in their home state. In some states, abortion was made almost entirely illegal immediately following the court’s…
“Republicans finally got the Roe v. Wade decision they wanted, and in public, they are delighted,” Politico reports. “More quietly, however, according to interviews with more than a dozen Republican strategists and party officials, they just didn’t want it to come right now — not during a midterm election campaign…
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine. President Joe Biden signed the first federal gun safety legislation in decades today, finally breaking a stalemate on the issue that has long persisted in Congress. “This time, when…
Talks aimed at reviving the nearly-defunct Iran nuclear deal will resume in coming days, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday at the close of a visit to Tehran where he met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. “I am very happy, as Minister has said, and thank you…
If, like me, you woke up yesterday to the SCOTUS Roe decision with utter despair and white-hot rage burning in your heart, here’s a playlist to help you scream it all out. Music always, always helps. When you’re done, gather yourself, go to a march this weekend, then work like…
The Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade. Before today, the right to an abortion was protected under the U.S. Constitution, which meant that state lawmakers couldn’t just ban the procedure if they wanted to. Now states have free rein to ban abortion, to restrict abortion and to regulate abortion.…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to pick a fight with Rep. Jamie Raskin who perfectly set her up. Video: In a heated confrontation today, Jamie Raskin asks Marge if she thinks people have a right to carry guns wherever they want, was it ok for J6 rioters to have guns.…
Yesterday, the Deseret News invited me to write an op-ed on Dobbs. I thought I would have some time to think about it, but the Court moved quicker than I expected. My Op-Ed is titled, “On abortion, justices demonstrate courage under fire.” This piece builds on my essay “Judicial Courage”…
The Toronto Star has published a piece on why Canada is racist. “In a Facebook group, a white woman responds to a post about new government funding for clean water at an Indigenous reserve, complaining that Indigenous people already get too much support and should do a better job…
Labour won a historic by-election in Wakefield, our first such victory since winning Corby in 2012. This success was a huge collective effort won by a great candidate, positive campaign, energised supporters and a Labour Party on the road ahead to government that should make us all feel proud. When…