Rights and Democracy
Destroy Our Future
Newt Gingrich has a Super PAC called “Winning Our Future.” Mitt Romney’s is called “Restore Our Future.”
Buying Our Future
Already, four of the top GOP presidential contenders have dropped out. Michele Bachmann went first, because she was too wacky, followed by Jon Huntsman, because he was too sane. Herman Cain gave up because he was too exposed, and Rick Perry because he was too dim-witted.
USS Super PAC
Interview with Roe v. Wade Lawyer Sarah Weddington
January 22 marks the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. That ruling has been called the most significant of the 20th century. Certainly it was the most significant for women.
Animal-Rights Activists Like Me Aren’t Terrorists
I was three weeks away from taking the Law School Admissions Test in 2004 when I was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism.
South Carolina on my Mind
Yet another Republican ABM (Anybody But Mitt) candidate has experienced failure to launch. The Newt Gingrich rocket that seemed oh-so-formidable just a few weeks ago didn’t survive an avalanche of negative ads financed by stealth Romney money in Iowa. It crashed and burned on takeoff.
Organize in 2012
It’s a new year, at last. I say “at last” because 2011 was a rough ride, politically.
High Stakes for Immigration
Mariela Obregon Chavarria hoped to return to her native country of Nicaragua one day, but arriving in handcuffs and escorted by security officers wasn’t what she had in mind. After seven years living and working in the United States, Mariela was arrested and held in four different detention centers around the country for two months. When she was deported, her three-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, remained behind.
Education Cuts Aren’t Smart
Once upon a time, America professed to believe in a strong public education system. While we still talk about public education as the great equalizer that can offer a pathway out of poverty, the nation is falling far short in assuring millions of poor children, especially those of color, upward mobility.
Losing My Cool
Ask anyone. I pride myself on being seldom surprised, shocked never. This political year, however, has called my cool into question. I’ve been nothing but shockingly surprised all year.
