To allow the resurgence of a strong labor movement and the creation of a functioning multiracial democracy, the labor movement and its allies should support the Judiciary Act to add four seats to the Supreme Court.
This vote was a receipt – on the Congressional record – that these Republican lawmaker do not give a damn about regular folks in their districts. All of them will have to answer to their voters next year.
There can be a wide variety of definitions of DEI terminology which can make conversing difficult Operating from shared definitions will provide a shared basis for conversations.
The stakes of the 2024 presidential election are high: MAGA extremism remains the political core of the Republican Party, and Donald Trump is already positioned as the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. As President Biden laid out in his announcement today, we need a unified coalition to not only stand against MAGA extremists, but to fight for our abortion rights, our freedoms, and our democracy.
After months of refusing to provide specifics about their hostage demands, we finally know what Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans want in exchange for doing the bare minimum to avert a financial catastrophe. And it's just as bad as we expected. Literally take food off the table of millions of families just trying to get by.
Americans are tired of justices who act with this little regard to the law and as though they are immune from consequences – whether it’s Thomas and his lavish vacations or his colleague Samuel Alito’s alleged leak of a Supreme Court decision to right-wing anti-abortion activists, clearly the Court has gone off the rails and is in desperate need of reforms in order to restore its legitimacy.
Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s victory is a testament to her ability to connect with the voters through her commitment to protecting and fighting for every person’s right to choice, freedom, and democracy. She is beyond qualified, and will bring balance and much-needed perspective to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.