
What ‘parents’ rights’ is really about | Jamelle Bouie
The reality of the movement is that it is meant to empower a conservative, reactionary minority to dictate education to the rest of the community.
The reality of the movement is that it is meant to empower a conservative, reactionary minority to dictate education to the rest of the community.
Even after you exclude the MAGA radicals, you find a political party whose hostility to a broader, more equitable democracy is deep-seated and profound.
The court's conservative majority has gone far past where the public is, and the public is increasingly skeptical of the court’s power and influence.
The single most important reform we could make for our presidential elections is to end the Electoral College in its current form.
The institution was designed to keep the people in check — to put limits on the reach of democracy and the scope of representation.
The Republican ideal of a “pro-family” agenda is girded on traditional hierarchies. Reproductive autonomy weakens traditional gender hierarchies.
What’s missing from party leaders is any sense of urgency and crisis — any sense that our system is on the brink.
If the senators and other “constitutional conservatives” have any commitment to the Constitution, it is only to the letter of the document, not its spirit.
Americans fighting to defend their voting rights or reproductive rights or the right to live free of discrimination will not find many friends on this...