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August 5, 2022
The Economic Cost of “Dobbs”
More people who need an abortion will now be unable to obtain one, which will plunge many of them into financial turmoil and curtail their ability to pursue their dreams.
Bryce Covert
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August 5, 2022
Jewish Law Permits Abortion—So Is There a Case to Restore Reproductive Rights?
The Supreme Court’s transformation into a theocracy creates a Jewish First Amendment argument for abortion.
Alexis Grenell
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July 27, 2022
Democrats Can’t Leave Pro-Choice Votes on the Table
The Roe reversal has brought together a potential coalition that, if leveraged, could prove a powerful challenge to the anti-abortion movement.
Addy Baird
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July 21, 2022
The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living
Abortion opponents claim to be advocates for the unborn. But they don’t lift a finger to help families facing hardship.
Katha Pollitt
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July 21, 2022
The Campaign to Reverse “Roe” Was Always About Political Power
The movement has always sought a version of community life that tightly controls sex and sexuality, while sanctioning attacks on women and LGBTQ people.
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
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July 7, 2022
How the Supreme Court Became the Extreme Court
During the past 30 years, Republicans began stacking the court with a new kind of justice—the zealot who not only ignores precedent but ignores reality itself.
Elie Mystal for The Nation
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July 7, 2022
David Cole on What To Do About the Supreme Court, and Sarah Posner on School Prayer
On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, a discussion of how to organize to fix the Supreme Court, and a deeper look at Christian nationalists' influence in politics.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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July 6, 2022
It’s Been 12 Days Since “Roe” Was Revoked—and Biden Is Still MIA
Instead of the political and moral leadership the moment demands, Biden has offered a politics of appeasement.
Elie Mystal
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July 1, 2022
The Biden Administration Needs to Act Like a Blue State
California, Oregon, and Washington are taking more action to protect abortion rights than the federal government.
Sasha Abramsky
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June 30, 2022
Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine
On this episode of Start Making Sense, we revisit the history of forced pregnancy under the slave regime in antebellum America, and speculate on how the war will end in Ukraine.
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense