Over the last year, the Supreme Court’s conservatives have weathered revelations of lavish gifts and expensive trips from people with interests before the court, family members with connections to extremist movements and ongoing cases, and more.
This week in OtherWords, Peter Montgomery adds more red flags to that pile — almost literally. Peter explains the extremist flags seen flying outside Justice Samuel Alito’s homes and what they imply about the justice’s views — and whether Alito can be trusted with election cases going forward.
Also this week, in our ongoing series of stories on the structural causes and solutions to poverty, Sharvonne Walker shares her story of how getting help from public programs growing up helped her give back as an adult. And Pamela Covington explains how subsidized child care, which helped her escape poverty years ago, needs a dramatic expansion.
New This Week…
Red Flags Over the Supreme Court | Peter Montgomery
At the very least, Justice Alito should recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election.
I Got Help. Now I Give Back. That’s How a Healthy Society Should Work. | Sharvonne A. Walker
If lawmakers slash the social safety net any further, millions of stories like mine won’t be possible.
Affordable Child Care Helped My Family Out of Deep Poverty. Can We Save It? | Pamela M. Covington
We need to fix our fraying safety net so other families get the same chance.
CARTOON: Supreme Surrender | Khalil Bendib
While the White House raises the white flag on Supreme Court reform, different flags are flying over the court itself…
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