Sonia Sotomayor’s Dissents and Opinions Speak to the People

Sonia Sotomayor’s Dissents and Opinions Speak to the People

US Supreme Court Nominee hearing Sonia Sotomayor July 13, 2009 in Washington, DC (Shutterstock) By Mackenzie Long, Teen Vogue The Supreme Court has always been shrouded in mystery and essentially free from accountability. That’s largely by design. Oral arguments, final decisions, and written orders are the only aspects of justices’ work that are regularly made […]

Opinion: Why Trump-Appointed Judge’s Mask Decision is Particularly Disastrous

Opinion: Why Trump-Appointed Judge’s Mask Decision is Particularly Disastrous

By Jill Filipovic, CNN CNN — I absolutely hate wearing a mask on long flights. I’m also appalled that masks are no longer required for air travel and on other forms of public transit. On Monday, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the Biden administration’s public transportation mask mandate was unenforceable. The US Centers […]

Kamala Harris, Daughter of a Jamaican Immigrant, Meets With Island’s Prime Minister

Kamala Harris, Daughter of a Jamaican Immigrant, Meets With Island’s Prime Minister

Kamala Harris hosts a political rally in Reno, Nevada on October 27, 2020. (Shutterstock) By Noah Bierman, LA Times Vice President Kamala Harris — whose father emigrated from Jamaica —met Wednesday with the island nation’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, at the White House, marking another historic moment for the first Black and South Asian vice […]

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

When congressional Republicans had a chance to impeach and convict Trump for blackmailing Zelensky, 247 of them refused.

The Loathsome Hypocrisy of Republicans Who Now Applaud Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Belgium on December 15, 2021 (Shutterstock) By John Nichols, The Nation Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a hero’s welcome from the US Congress this week, with Republicans joining Democrats in applauding for the embattled leader of a country that is resisting a brutal Russian […]

Caribbean Cannot Ignore Escalating Tensions Over Ukraine

Caribbean Cannot Ignore Escalating Tensions Over Ukraine

Pro Ukraine protesters gathered outside the White House after Russia invaded Ukraine. – Washington DC, USA- February 24th, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Sir Ronald Sanders Global tension is rising concerning Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe after Russia reach it borders. Ukraine was a part of the defunct Soviet Union, declaring its independence in 1991 when […]