Transgender Americans are facing unprecedented challenges by society. The Trump administration’s stance against the community has emboldened state legislatures to vent their exclusive impulses on policy. (But) Individuals with fluid gender identities have always existed and always will
The government’s case against automatic birthright citizenship stems from a narrow interpretation a Supreme Court case that militates against the inclusiveness that is supposed to be a hallmark of our values. Just as important is the chaos that would be unleashed by a decision supporting the administration.
Resist the un-American, ethno-religious narrative that encompasses only those of European descent — meaning mostly white — of our nation’s founding that has been illicited worldwide by the Trump administration
Unpalatable policies carried out by the Trump regime are not targeting ‘worst of worst’ criminals.
First, being in the U.S. without proper documentation is not a crime, but a civil offense; second, ICE detaining immigrants with proper paperwork, third, even when participating in the system; and, fourth, these arrests have been brutal
We are not required to work for government services like police protection or fire safety; plus work requirements have been tried before and are ineffective
When so many others, such as former Afghan allies, are being turned away from the U.S. as refugees even before they are given an opportunity to explain why they deserve that status, the obvious question is why South Africans are different.
Most undocumented immigrants have been hard-working residents of the U.S. for years. Without Birthright Citizenshiip, their U.S.-born children would become stateless persons, with no rights because no government would be obligated to protect them. As the political philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote, citizenship is ‘the right to have rights.’
A Ten Commandments display is coercive in its effects, as students cannot opt out of viewing it when it will be present in all educational settings throughout their school years; plus the display will constitute only one version of the Ten Commandments, whereas different versions are orthodox to different religious denominations.
Does Worker Freedom of Speech Act that Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law and will take effect on Jan. 1, prevents businesses from sanctioning or punishing employees who decline to attend meetings that put forward the religious or political views of these businesses. Does it adhere to the First Amendment?
If the Supreme Court thought that by eradicating the right to abortion, the states would figure things out and the justices would no longer be plagued by cases dealing with abortion, they miscalculated.
