The Moral Travesty of Trumpcare
by Robert Reich Shame on every one of the 217 Republicans who voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act on Thursday, and substitute basically nothing. Trumpcare isn’t a replacement of the Affordable...
View ArticleUS conservatism expands to final frontier: City Hall
DENVER (AP) — For decades, a well-funded conservative group has helped state lawmakers across the U.S. write legislation to rein in unions, expand charter schools and lower taxes. Now, it’s expanding...
View ArticleGoogle staffer’s hostility to affirmative action sparks furious backlash
A Google software engineer’s polemic against diversity efforts has left female staff “shaking in anger” and forced the tech giant to defend its patchy record on racial and gender equality. The 10-page...
View ArticleAnother Thing Disappearing From Rural America: Maternal Care
A new study shows that more than half of the country’s rural counties now don’t have hospitals with obstetric services. And women of color are being hit the hardest. by Adriana Gallardo and Nina...
View ArticleTrump’s Policy Catastrophe
by Robert Reich It’s easy to get caught up in the deeply flawed character of Donald Trump. We also need to recognize the policy catastrophe of this presidency. This past week Trump ordered an end to......
View ArticleA woman interviewed 100 convicted rapists in India. This is what she learned.
NEW DELHI — In India, many consider them “monsters.” Madhumita Pandey was only 22 when she first went to Tihar Jail in New Delhi to meet and interview convicted rapists in India. Over the past... Read...
View ArticleEverything You’ve Always Wanted to Know about the Trump-Republican Tax Plan
by Robert Reich Have you noticed that there’s no Trump tax plan and no Republican tax plan? All they’ve come up with so far is a bunch of platitudes about how nice it would be... Read More
View ArticleIn Alabama, no good outcomes for the Republican Party
As a public figure, Moore has long been a renegade. He is a throwback to a different era and an embarrassment to many in his state. Even before the women came forward to accuse... Read More
View ArticleGod says no to Michele Bachmann via billboard
God has a plan for Michele Bachmann and a senate race is not a part of it, at least according to a Minnesota billboard. A billboard appeared in St. Paul , just as thousands of people are... Read More
View ArticlePoll: CA Republicans Rohrabacher, Knight face Trump backlash
California Republicans’ hopes for re-election in 2018 may rest on separating themselves from the unpopular President Trump. A new poll shows that’s not happening as the year begins, at least in two of...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood to target 8 states, spend $20 million as part of midterm...
Washington (#CNN)Planned Parenthood’s political arm is targeting eight states with competitive Senate and governor’s races in its largest-ever midterm election campaign. The offensive is set to cost...
View ArticleTrump administration family planning strategy is under fire
The Trump administration has adopted a new strategy for how it issues tens of millions of dollars in federal family-planning grants, giving preference to groups that stress abstinence and making it...
View ArticleIreland Is Holding A Referendum On Abortion, And Misinformation Is Already...
With less than two months to go until Ireland holds a historic referendum on repealing the eighth amendment – the law which prohibits abortion in almost all circumstances – Facebook is expected to be...
View ArticleAs polls narrow before the abortion vote, is rural Ireland setting up a...
The polls have narrowed so much that a result once nearly taken for granted now hangs in the balance; the media are under fierce attack for bias; and questions are swirling about foreign influence...
View ArticleIreland votes by landslide to legalise abortion
Ireland has voted by a landslide to legalise #abortion in a stunning outcome that marks a dramatic defeat for the Catholic church’s one-time domination of the Republic. The Irish electorate voted by...
View ArticleStormont must act on abortion reform ‘or Westminster will’
The equalities minister has urged Northern Ireland’s politicians to take action to liberalise abortion law or risk Westminster stepping in. After a highly charged debate in the House of Commons on...
View Article‘Where The Need Is’: Tackling Teen Pregnancy With A Midwife At School
The student comes in for a pregnancy test — the second time she’s asked for one in matter of weeks. She’s 15. She lives with her boyfriend. He wants kids — he won’t use protection.... Read More
View ArticleSenator reveals conditions at detention facilities caused ‘pregnant women...
In an interview with MSNBC’s Kassie Hunt, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) revealed the horrors she saw at the detention facility that she visited in Southern California. President Donald Trump’s...
View ArticleThe Trump Takeover of the Courts
by Robert Reich Trump’s most lasting legacy might be his impact on the federal court system. It must be stopped. Quite apart from the Supreme Court, Trump is already having a dramatic effect on the......
View ArticleHow Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Could Undo Kennedy’s Legacy
There is no mystery about Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s favorite word. It is “dignity,” which he invoked repeatedly in his opinions. The word appears three times in his 2003 decision in...
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