Optimism? In This Economy?!
A group of ten current and formerly incarcerated people in Alabama filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday to allege inhumane conditions in the state’s prison system, and called it a “modern day form of sl...
13 Dec 202325min
The Golden Globe Standard
The UN Climate Change Conference – known as COP28 – hit a major roadblock on Monday. There’s disagreement between countries because a potential deal stops short of a promise to phase out the use of fo...
12 Dec 202322min
All's Well That Ends Sickle Cell
The Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted the abortion procedure for Kate Cox, a 31-year-old pregnant woman who was granted the country’s first court-ordered abortion last week since the fall of Roe....
11 Dec 202320min
Texas Grants Nation's First Court-Sanctioned Abortion
A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a woman can terminate her pregnancy because of a lethal abnormality in the fetus. It’s the first attempt in the country to use the courts to obtain an abortion since ...
8 Dec 202327min
Biden Delivers Billions More Student Debt Relief
Senate Republicans blocked meaningful gun control once again Wednesday by stopping a Democratic measure that would have banned assault-style weapons. Unfortunately, the failed Congressional effort cam...
7 Dec 202316min
Tommy Tubervillainy
GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama finally backed down on Tuesday after single-handedly blocking nearly every single military promotion for almost a year. He released the vast majority of his hol...
6 Dec 202322min
SCOTUS Decides Fate Of Landmark Opioid Settlement
The Biden administration is sounding the alarm to Congress about the need to pass a funding bill to support Ukraine in their war with Russia. White House budget official Shalanda Young sent a letter t...
5 Dec 202320min
Hundreds Dead In Gaza After Truce Ends
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed since fighting resumed after a weeklong truce between Israel and Hamas ended Friday morning. Israeli officials are also preparing for a ground invasion of the sout...
4 Dec 202320min
