Roe v Wade, gone. Just like that, five males and one woman decided they could control women’s bodies and force them to give birth against their will. Fundamentalist certainty and self-righteousness, so much a part of the American ethos, are… Read More ›
Supreme Court
Supreme Court a Tool for the Wealthy Since 1785 & How to Fix It, with Important Implications for the Great US Divide
We use two articles from The Nation and a piece from Heather Cox Richardson to examine how for 250 years the Supreme Court has served the 1% & how this perversion of democracy can be fixed, plus updates from Georgia… Read More ›
Election Update and Supreme Court Strategy
A brief one today, but we wanted to update you on the election, express continuing concerns about a possible coup and offer strategies to counter it. Plus we discuss a brilliant strategy to remedy the Supreme Court travesty from The… Read More ›
Lifetime Judicial Appointments, an Outdated Monarchical Throwback Found Virtually Nowhere But in the US
Lifetime judicial appointments are almost uniquely a US artifact to monarchical rule. We can fix this and we must fix this, as it makes our judicial system prone to political manipulation as we see today. Should abortion rights depend entirely… Read More ›
A Very Brief Tribute & How You Can Honor RBG
We offer a touching tribute to RBG from Heather Cox Richardson, a Vox report on GOP options & challenges, and a 2018 Retake post on how Dems can fix the Supreme Court in 2021. But mostly, we offer our heartfelt… Read More ›