In Calmer Debate, Biden and Trump Offer Sharply Divergent Visions for Nation
In a more restrained appearance, President Trump told Joseph R. Biden Jr., “You didn’t get it done” in Washington. Mr. Biden accused...
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“We’re Not a Democracy”
Using the Supreme Court, the Senate, and the Electoral College, Trump and the Republican Party are trying to build defenses against...
read moreRushed Judicial Confirmation Poses Severe Threat to Civil Rights, Damages Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-0 along party lines this morning to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the...
read moreNational Catholic Reporter: Barrett’s moral relativism is cause for rejection from the bench
The United States Senate should reject the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.We believed it was wrong for...
read moreHow We Should Defend Against an Impending Trump Coup
President Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power no matter who wins the election. What is to be done if...
read more‘Would Be So Wild If Harrison Pulled This Off!’: Democratic Challenger Pulls Ahead of Lindsey Graham
The development came after former President Barack Obama released an ad urging South Carolinians to vote for “my friend Jaime...
read moreForcing the Vulnerable in Alabama to ‘Choose Between Voting and Staying Alive,’ SCOTUS Upholds Ban on Curbside Ballot Drop-Off
“An outrageous 5-3 ruling that puts Alabama voters at risk.” Source: Forcing the Vulnerable in Alabama to ‘Choose...
read moreSouth Carolina Could Reject a Record Number of Ballots
Voting rights groups warn that mixed messages around a witness requirement and a new bar on ballot curing could lead to...
read moreIt’s ‘Court Reform,’ Not Court Packing
But whatever they call it, Democrats should embrace fixing a Supreme Court that has become an unaccountable legislature in all but...
read moreA Trump Defeat Will Not End the Far-Right Threat
For decades now, the Democratic political establishment has overseen the betrayal of progressive and working-class hopes and...
read moreLabor Prepares for Last-Minute General Strike If Trump Tries to Steal Election
The AFL-CIO executive committee is reportedly considering adopting a position similar to one pitched by regional unions. Source:...
read moreThere’s Nothing Sacred about Nine Justices; a Livable Planet, on the Other Hand . . .
The composition of the Supreme Court has varied over time, but another number is constant: without fundamental transformation to...
read more‘Shameful Power Grab’: Democrats Boycott and Progressives Protest as GOP Votes to Send Barrett Nomination to Senate Floor
“Republicans refuse to listen or care, putting their insatiable quest for power ahead of the people they vowed to serve and the...
read more3 of Trump’s Signature Immigration Policies Are on the Line at the Supreme Court
Trump’s border wall, the “Remain in Mexico” policy, and his attempt to weaponize the census against immigrants hang in the balance....
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