| Oct 10, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyIf in charge, You’d like to stay; Keep others home, On election day. In some nations, the government is committed to getting everyone out to vote. Some of our states, like California, have special voter protection acts aimed at the same goal. But elsewhere, it...
| Oct 3, 2012 | Environment / HealthHealth law’s safe, As it can be; Now don’t blame,This Court on me. Many Republicans expressed shock, even betrayal, when Chief Justice John Roberts himself turned out to be the Supreme Court’s turncoat Republican who upheld the Affordable Care Act....
| Jul 31, 2012 | UncategorizedThe media spectacle surrounding the Supreme Court’s upholding of the Affordable Care Act eclipsed another important judgment the Court made that week. In American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock, the Court voted 5-4 to reaffirm its Citizens United v....
| Jul 30, 2012 | Rights / DemocracyIf there were ever any hope that the Supreme Court’s right wing would temper its assault on clean elections laws, that hope recently slipped away. In a five-four decision issued at the end of June, the Court’s conservative majority — the same five...
| Jul 23, 2012 | Environment / HealthSteve Gepner almost died four times. His health care saga began mundanely enough, as many do. After all, how many of us expect we could be hours or days away from life-threatening illness? Steve and his wife, Sue, live in Colorado Springs. He’s an auto mechanic....
