Tag: Supreme Court
Women’s March determined to disrupt Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, dozens arrested
“Women are disrupting this hearing today because our lives are at risk."
‘I came to put my body on the line:’ Both inside...
"Many citizens before me have fought for the equal rights of women. I can't be silent when someone is nominated to the Supreme Court who would take our equal rights away."
Trump’s White House hiding Kavanaugh documents should be a much bigger...
This is a complete break from tradition and should be a national scandal. And yet, media coverage does not reflect that reality.
‘What are they hiding?:’ Kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin despite suppression of...
Critics warn his confirmation could lead to major rollbacks of civil rights, environmental regulations, gun control measures, voting rights and reproductive rights, including possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.
How ‘Janus’ will boost income inequality in America
The U.S. Supreme Court has totally ignored that union warning with its Janus decision.
Who is Brett Kavanaugh? Inside the right-wing history of Trump’s Supreme...
Kavanaugh has deep ties to the Republican Party and will push the Supreme Court further right if he is confirmed.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 5, 2018
Protests at the Statue of Liberty, a neo-Nazi has governmental security status, the Supreme Court rules against unions, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.
Money talks: Justice Kennedy’s retirement tied to the Trump family, Koch...
As Americans wait for answer regarding the two families' ties, conservative Republicans are all in on Trump's future nominee.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.