Reading Time: 6 minutes Despite one stinging defeat after another, religious conservatives keep trying to outlaw abortion—now, by making it illegal to travel out of red states to places where it’s legal.
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The 2023 elections: Signs of hope
Reading Time: 3 minutes Democrats extended a winning streak in 2023, as abortion rights continues to be a huge and motivating issue for voters.
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The lights are shining in Blue America
Reading Time: 4 minutes While red states continue to suffer from laws they voted for, Democrats in blue states are passing a blizzard of laws to help people and make their lives better.
Posted inHealthcare
The lights are flickering in Red America
Reading Time: 6 minutes Abortion bans, anti-vax ideology, and other right-wing culture-war issues are creating a mass exodus of doctors from red states. Conservative voters will end up paying with their lives for the policies they wanted.
Posted inMeaning & Purpose
Don’t be yourself
Reading Time: 6 minutes A growing movement of Christian evangelicals decries “expressive individualism,” or in other words, the freedom to make your own choices and decide what to do with your own life.A growing movement of Christian evangelicals decries “expressive individualism,” or in other words, the freedom to make your own choices and decide what to do with your own life.
Posted inReproductive rights
Victory in Ohio: Issue 1 goes down in flames
Reading Time: 3 minutes Issue 1, a cynical attempt to persuade Ohioans to vote away their own power, goes down to resounding defeat. The way is cleared for reproductive autonomy to become a protected right in the Buckeye State.
Posted inReproductive rights
When you can’t win, change the rules: Abortion and Ohio’s Issue 1
Reading Time: 4 minutes American voters across the country are making their support for reproductive rights crystal clear. So in every state where they have power, Republicans try to make it harder for citizens to make their voices heard.
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The yearly torment of living in red states
Reading Time: 2 minutes We who live in conservative rural states suffer an annual nightmare as right-wing legislators try to wreck personal freedoms and sound science. In the 2023 West Virginia legislative session, which ended last weekend, the troglodytes tried to (1) force rape and incest victims to bear babies, (2) pass a “religious freedom” law to let Christians […]
Posted inEnvironment
Too many people
Reading Time: 2 minutes Wealthy, well-developed nations are nearing ZPG (zero population growth), which makes life better for everyone.
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The 2022 midterms: Not a red wave but a blue wall
Reading Time: 4 minutes This was the best midterm for the incumbent party in decades, and we have you-know-who to thank for it.