Stripping Bare the Arguments against Marriage Equality

Stripping Bare the Arguments against Marriage Equality

What’s the marriage equality debate really about? Proponents see it as a question of equality. There’s no reason, they say, not to let loving, same-sex couples wed. Opponents frame the issue as a fight over whether the courts have the right to change their definition...
Health Care Under Fire

Health Care Under Fire

Look out, the Supreme Court’s black-robed gang of far-right ideologues is rampaging again. The Supreme clan is firing potshots at the Affordable Care Act. Caught in the crossfire is the court’s own integrity, along with the health of millions of innocent...
A Mythical Right to Discriminate

A Mythical Right to Discriminate

The Supreme Court is now considering cases that could usher in nationwide marriage equality, and state-level gay marriage bans are falling faster than you can say “equal protection under the law.” People who want to turn back the clock on rights for their...
Speech for Sale

Speech for Sale

When five Supreme Court justices decreed that corporations are entitled to full free speech rights in our elections and that corporate money is a form of speech that can’t be restricted, they produced a nightmare tsunami of corporate cash that is now drowning...
Restoring Government by the People, for the People

Restoring Government by the People, for the People

One of the many privileges of living in a democracy is the ability of each of us to have an equal say about how we are governed. Through elections, our lawmakers can be held accountable for how well they fight for the interests of the people they represent. In theory,...