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To Defend Our Rights, Defend Our Democracy
The attack on abortion rights is part of a bigger campaign against democracy. The late John Lewis offers a model to overcome it.
Most Americans Support Abortion Rights. Do Your Leaders?
Now’s a good time to search out their position. If they oppose your fundamental rights, then it’s your right to send them packing.
Reform the Supreme Court
Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support.
We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump
If Trump gets a “get out of jail free” card after trying to join armed rioters at the Capitol, the dangers are incalculable.
Do Fear the Reaper
He’ll come for every right, eventually.
Editor’s Picks
An Ugly New Era of “States’ Rights”
Giving extreme new powers to autocratic, gerrymandered, and unaccountable state governments is not democracy.
How Long Will We Sacrifice Our Kids to the Gun Lobby’s Paranoia?
A well-heeled lobby, a paranoid minority, and the GOP have made it all but impossible to regulate the leading cause of death for American kids.
We’ll All Need Home Care Someday
And many of us, like my son, need it today. What will it take for our leaders to invest in it?
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Most Americans Support Abortion Rights. Do Your Leaders?
Now’s a good time to search out their position. If they oppose your fundamental rights, then it’s your right to send them packing.
To Defend Our Rights, Defend Our Democracy
The attack on abortion rights is part of a bigger campaign against democracy. The late John Lewis offers a model to overcome it.
Reform the Supreme Court
Unelected judges shouldn’t have the power to take away rights most Americans support.
We Have a Smoking Gun — Indict Trump
If Trump gets a “get out of jail free” card after trying to join armed rioters at the Capitol, the dangers are incalculable.
An Ugly New Era of “States’ Rights”
Giving extreme new powers to autocratic, gerrymandered, and unaccountable state governments is not democracy.
Do Fear the Reaper
He’ll come for every right, eventually.
A Pastor Marches for a Moral Economy
The Poor People’s Campaign marched on Washington to demand action on poverty. Here’s why one pastor joined them.
To Prevent Formula Shortages, Break Up Monopolies
Food experts have warned for years that monopolies make our food supply vulnerable. Now babies are paying the price.
The Evidence Is Clear: Trump Must Be Indicted
With democracy itself under siege, Attorney General Merrick Garland must uphold his oath to defend the Constitution.
Freedom to Repress
The upcoming U.S. meeting with Saudi Arabia doesn’t have the makings of a human rights summit.
