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It’s International Human Rights Day. Try Telling That to the People of Gaza.

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Experiences prove that these people become more extreme because they are disappointed, and they feel that they have been deceived for years by countries and parties that carried the torch of justice, equality, and nondiscrimination. These principles were quickly extinguished Continue reading It’s International Human Rights Day. Try Telling That to the People of Gaza.→

The Supreme Court Isn’t Done Messing With Your Reproductive Rights

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As The New Republic’s editor, Michael Tomasky, pointed out, the word “vermin” has a fairly noteworthy place in the history of political rhetoric. “To announce that the real enemy is domestic and then to speak of that enemy in subhuman Continue reading The Supreme Court Isn’t Done Messing With Your Reproductive Rights→

Conservative Judges Are Dismissing Decades of Precedent to Try to Kill the Voting Rights Act

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“Taken at face value, these statements appear to create an open-and-shut case that there must be a way to privately enforce Section 2,” Stras wrote. “If five Justices assume it, then it must be true. The problem, however, is that Continue reading Conservative Judges Are Dismissing Decades of Precedent to Try to Kill the Voting Rights Act→

Abortion Rights Supporters Claim Massive Victory in Ohio Election

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While introducing the new censure resolution, McCormick railed against Tlaib for describing the chant “from the river to the sea” as an “aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence,” and lambasted her for allegedly promoting the destruction of Continue reading Abortion Rights Supporters Claim Massive Victory in Ohio Election→

The Supreme Court Might Finally Be Drawing a Line on Gun Rights

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who signaled in a concurring opinion in Bruen that he might be willing to uphold certain gun restrictions in future cases, also pointedly observed on Tuesday that domestic-violence protection orders are part of the federal background check Continue reading The Supreme Court Might Finally Be Drawing a Line on Gun Rights→

Michigan Republicans’ Plan to Overturn Voting Rights Is Sinister

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Naturally, Newsom doesn’t have to actually keep his promise about appointing a Black woman. In 2021, when Kamala Harris resigned from her Senate seat to become vice president, Newsom appointed Alex Padilla, who became the state’s first Latino senator. But Continue reading Michigan Republicans’ Plan to Overturn Voting Rights Is Sinister→

Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?

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Even if one or both of these ballot measures were to succeed in November, it would not necessarily be a harbinger of Democratic success in 2024. Ohio, once considered a critical swing state in presidential contests, has trended ever rightward Continue reading Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?→

Top Israeli Official Declares His Rights Trump Those of Palestinians

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A top Israeli official has admitted that Israeli rights take priority over the rights of Palestinians. Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir confessed on Wednesday that he believes his family’s rights are more important than the freedom of movement Continue reading Top Israeli Official Declares His Rights Trump Those of Palestinians→

How Blue States Are Fighting for Voting Rights When Washington Doesn’t

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Prior to the Shelby decision, states and counties with the worst histories and recent records of voting discrimination had to obtain “federal preclearance”—that is, approval from the Department of Justice or a federal court—before implementing any changes to voting laws Continue reading How Blue States Are Fighting for Voting Rights When Washington Doesn’t→