Archive for January 2026

One of the first major decisions of the Supreme Court under John Roberts’s tenure as Chief Justice came in 2007 in Gonzales v. Carhart, a landmark case that upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. But Roberts had been on the (undisclosed) record as critical of Roe v. Wade since at least 1981. That year, when he was working…Read More

[ad_1] President Donald Trump has said on multiple occasions in recent months that he takes a “large” dose of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. His comments could perpetuate a common misperception, so we wanted to clarify the current science and what the recommendations are. Low-dose aspirin is recommended for people who have already experienced a cardiovascular event, but it generally…Read More

[ad_1] This week in OtherWords, our contributors grapple with the latest wave of ICE violence, including the killings of Minneapolis activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The Rev. William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, two faith leaders, compare the killings to lynchings during the last century’s civil rights movement. And like the countless regular people who joined those movements despite…Read More

[ad_1] Cliquez ici pour lire la version française de cet article. We’re excited to announce that Michael Aubry has joined the Action Network team to provide dedicated support to Canadian partners. With more than a decade of experience in Canada’s labour movement, most recently with the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Michael has extensive knowledge of the tools and strategies behind effective…Read More

[ad_1] Click here to read this post in English. C’est avec grand plaisir que nous accueillons Michael Aubry dans l’équipe d’Action Network à titre de conseiller spécial. Sa mission : répondre aux besoins de nos partenaires d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Michael compte plus de dix ans d’expérience dans le milieu syndical, notamment à l’Alliance de la Fonction publique du…Read More

[ad_1] State capacity is in vogue. For decades, scholars theorized and debated the concept in academic obscurity; now, talk of state capacity saturates popular policy and political discourse. And whereas the scholarship focused on states’ ability to pursue official goals autonomously from powerful social groups, today’s purported state capacity liberals in the popular press—including Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, and Matthew…Read More

[ad_1] Dr. Robert Greene II, who teaches history at Claflin and is the lead instructor for Modjeska Simkins School, awards Bernadette Hampton her certificate at last year’s graduation ceremony in Columbia. The Modjeska Simkins School, now in its 11th year of … Continue reading → [ad_2] Source linkRead More

[ad_1] New York Rep. Mike Lawler wrote a New York Times op-ed this week urging leaders in both parties to tone down their rhetoric and ease political divisions. This came mere months after Lawler donated to a candidate accused of inciting a riot. Campaign finance disclosures show that Lawler’s campaign gave $1,000 to Erin Crowley in October 2025. At the…Read More

JOIN OUR LIST Every week, People’s Action shares actions you can take online and with our member group After the killings of Alex Pretti by border patrol and Renee Good by ICE agents, it’s clear that these masked, violent, and untrained agents must be removed from our communities.We demand that: * ICE and border patrol agents be removed from Minnesota and…Read More

For all the talk one hears about political polarization shoving everyone into opposite camps, our pundit class is still disproportionately infected with the scourge of political centrism. And predictably, in the wake of the Renee Good and Alex Pretti shootings, a new conventional wisdom has crept into the discourse: the right has reacted to their deaths with shocking sadism and…Read More