Jim Jordan and Wisconsin Republicans Know the Law—They Just Don’t Care

Here’s just one charge from the indictment. Luft was working for a think tank. In the summer of 2015, it is alleged, a Chinese national who was the head of something called the China Energy Fund Committee, or CEFC, approached Continue reading Jim Jordan and Wisconsin Republicans Know the Law—They Just Don’t Care

Jim Jordan and Wisconsin Republicans Know the Law—They Just Don’t Care

In sum: Wisconsin is functionally not a real democracy in which each vote counts equally. The voters elected a judge who campaigned according to the existing laws and whose presence threatens to make the state a functioning democracy (there’s a Continue reading Jim Jordan and Wisconsin Republicans Know the Law—They Just Don’t Care

Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors

A trio of appeals court judges on Monday allowed Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect—and they justified the ruling by citing the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Alabama passed a law in April Continue reading Alabama Judges Use Abortion Ban Logic to Block Care for Trans Minors

Stunning New Memo: Trumpworld Knew Fake Elector Scheme Would Fail, Didn’t Care

Madeline Cuomo regularly bashed her brother’s accusers, slut-shaming them and describing them as “despicable” and “unsophisticated.” Other choice words she used included “home wrecker,” “unauthentic,” and “bimbo photos.” The group followed her cues, often repeating her attacks word for word Continue reading Stunning New Memo: Trumpworld Knew Fake Elector Scheme Would Fail, Didn’t Care

Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care, study finds

CNN  —  Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care than others, a new study from the Urban Institute found. The study, released earlier this week, is based on data from the Continue reading Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care, study finds

RFK Jr. Was a Compulsive Womanizer, and Yes, We Should Care

Europeans can no longer snicker about the American puritanical streak, the old litmus test for our politicians. Bill Clinton had an affair, and while Republicans were convulsed, America, after the initial shock, basically yawned. But then came Donald Trump, who Continue reading RFK Jr. Was a Compulsive Womanizer, and Yes, We Should Care