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June 8, 2020

EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN THE COURTS IN 2020: AFFIRMING WOMEN’S CONSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY, AND THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CHANGE *THEIR* CONSTITUTION, ONCE AND FOR ALL

Equal rights for women in America are the focus of a very important lawsuit in Massachusetts federal court – and it’s going on right now. Women have been fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment for more than a hundred years. A brief was recently filed in support of women’s equality …

June 8, 2020

Bulletin Board: Equal Means Equal

Dear Naomi, On Monday, Equal Means Equal and its co-plaintiffs accused the Trump administration of causing “catastrophic legal injury” by refusing to carry out the will of the people and acknowledging the Equal Rights Amendment became the 28th Amendment to the Constitution when Virginia ratified the measure on January 27th of 2020. DOWNLOAD …

June 2, 2020

Six Ways to Fight for Justice Now

Six Ways to Fight for Justice Now Dear friend, Like you, we are disgusted by the racist killing of George Floyd. We are outraged at the contrast between white “reopen” protesters being treated with deference and Black protesters being tear-gassed. And we are driven to action shaken by the protests and uprisings …

June 1, 2020

Opinion: The Supreme Court Is About to Make Seismic Rulings on Reproductive Rights

Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/the-supreme-court-is-about-to-make-seismic-rulings-on-reproductive-rights/ The rights of women to terminate their pregnancies and to receive free contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are on the chopping block. Those challenges to reproductive freedom are consistent with Trump’s agenda of pandering to the religious right while erasing Barack Obama’s achievements. The Supreme Court …

May 30, 2020

Lindsey Boylan Live: Take-No-Prisoners Challenger Seeks to Unseat NYC’s Jerrold Nadler

“Lindsey Boylan is running to unseat longtime incumbent and Democratic party stalwart Rep Jerrold Nadler in New York City’s Tenth Congressional District. This is an influential and heterogenous district, which encompasses the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the West Village, Wall Street itself, and lower income parts of Brooklyn. The needs of the …

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