https://nadler.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=Y6MCQTA36P4PPQRV3N3EO55FLI NADLER FILES AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF MIFEPRISTONE ACCESS Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and 240 Democratic Members of Congress filed an amicus brief in the case Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Texas in support of access to Mifepristone, a FDA-approved drug for use in medication abortion care and … Continue reading Congressman Nadler and 240 Democratic members of Congress file amicus brief in support of mifepristone access
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How to stop a Senator from blocking a federal judge selection
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/opinion/editorials/biden-nominations-senate.html How to Stop a Senator From Blocking a Federal Judge Feb. 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m. ET Senator Dick DurbinCredit...Sarah Silbiger/Reuters By The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom. Last February, Senator Ron Johnson, Republican … Continue reading How to stop a Senator from blocking a federal judge selection
Incubators of policies restricting ballot access and claiming fraud
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/05/heritage-foundation-election-voting-rights-republican-states? Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials Groups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims The fight for democracy is supported by About this content Ed Pilkington and Jamie CoreyWed 5 Apr 2023 07.37 EDT Three of the most prominent rightwing groups that spread … Continue reading Incubators of policies restricting ballot access and claiming fraud
How can anyone not be distressed by a U.S. Supreme Justice getting gifts worth more than $500,000?
Clarence Thomas faces impeachment calls after reports of undisclosed gifts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemns ‘shocking corruption’ after ProPublica report details luxury items from top Republican donor David Smith in Washington @smithinamerica, published on Thu 6 Apr 2023 13.46 EDT Clarence Thomas, the most conservative justice on the US supreme court, is facing renewed calls for impeachment after it … Continue reading How can anyone not be distressed by a U.S. Supreme Justice getting gifts worth more than $500,000?
How other countries have responded to mass shootings
How countries around the world have responded to mass shootings By Adam Taylor, Amanda Coletta and Jennifer Hassan Updated November 23, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. EST|Published May 16, 2022 at 9:16 a.m. EDT In the space of less than two weeks, the United States has seen shootings that left six dead at a Walmart, five dead at a LGBTQ nightclub and three dead at the … Continue reading How other countries have responded to mass shootings
Where homeless are housed in NYC
http://www.westsiderag.com/2023/03/31/is-the-uws-overburdened-underburdened-or-just-doing-its-fair-share-in-helping-the-homeless Is the UWS Overburdened, Underburdened, or Just Doing Its Fair Share in Helping the Homeless? March 31, 2023 | 5:34 PM Photograph by Carol Tannenhauser. By Bob Tannenhauser When Community Board 7 meets April 4, the full board will continue discussion of the safe haven for the homeless that the city plans to open … Continue reading Where homeless are housed in NYC
Would an assault weapon ban reduce U.S. mass shootings? Yes, but not all of them
https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/3/28/23660290/nashville-shooting-biden-assault-weapon-ban What an assault weapons ban could — and couldn’t — do to end US mass shootings By Nicole Narea@nicolenarea Mar 28, 2023, 1:50pm EDT What an assault weapons ban could — and couldn’t — do to end US mass shootings Biden again called for an assault weapons ban after the Nashville shooting. Why hasn’t Congress acted? … Continue reading Would an assault weapon ban reduce U.S. mass shootings? Yes, but not all of them
Is Judaism a younger religion than previously thought?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/is-judaism-a-younger-religion-than-previously-thought-180981118/? Is Judaism a Younger Religion Than Previously Thought? A new book by an Israeli archaeologist makes the stunning claim that common Jewish practices emerged only a century or so before Jesus Andrew Lawler, Correspondent, November 15, 2022 8:15 a.m. If Yonatan Adler's theory proves correct, then Judaism is, at best, Christianity’s elder sibling and … Continue reading Is Judaism a younger religion than previously thought?
Nine great ideas to save the planet from people who have earned the right to be heard
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/08/nine-great-ideas-save-planet-thomas-piketty-naomi-klein-bill-mckibben 'Stop setting things on fire': nine great ideas to save the planet ‘The status quo simply isn’t working.’ Photograph: Getty Images Writers and activists including Thomas Piketty, Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben suggest positive steps we can take now Read Greta Thunberg on why we need to act now, Sat 8 Oct 2022 04.00 EDT ‘Take … Continue reading Nine great ideas to save the planet from people who have earned the right to be heard
Russian refugees alter life in the countries that took them in
The United States has a long-standing controversy over how to address the flood of refugees coming over our southern border many of whom are not well-educated and do not have assets or skills. The Russians who decided to leave their country because of Putin and the war are a very different group of people as … Continue reading Russian refugees alter life in the countries that took them in
Reasons justifying a boycott of Walgreens for being anti-choice
How Walgreens supports the anti-abortion movement (with cash and refusal to issue pills; details below) BY JUDD LEGUM AND TESNIM ZEKERIA, MARCH 6, 2023 for Popular Information (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Walgreens, one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains, announced that it will not dispense abortion pills in at least 10 states where abortion … Continue reading Reasons justifying a boycott of Walgreens for being anti-choice
A.I. fight between Google and proliferating competitors
http://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/technology/google-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence.html Google Calls In Help From Larry Page and Sergey Brin for A.I. Fight A rival chatbot has shaken Google out of its routine, with the founders who left three years ago re-engaging and more than 20 A.I. projects in the works. Credit...Alva Skog By Nico Grant Nico Grant, based in San Francisco, writes about Google … Continue reading A.I. fight between Google and proliferating competitors
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