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People For in Action
March 22, 2023 10:41 am | By Rio TazewellDefending the American Way: Our Fight to Protect Democracy
We’re at a critical time for our democracy Across the country, the Far Right is doing the most to try and upend our democracy. From attacks on free and fair elections to attempts to gut access to the ballot box,…
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Op-Ed
March 21, 2023 2:01 pm | By Svante MyrickWhat They Call “Wokeness” We Call Respect
Ah wokeness, the latest outrage from the Far Right. Joining the ranks of “political correctness,” wokeness has become the go-to hot-button buzzword the Far Right throws around whenever something ruffles its feathers. I won’t get into the long, confusing, and…
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Op-Ed
March 17, 2023 2:03 pm | By Svante MyrickHow the Far Right Has Coopted Women’s Issues
March is Women’s History Month, and, unfortunately, it’s not free of assaults on women’s liberties. The Far Right is going after women every way it can, and it’s justifying all the attacks with specious claims about protecting women from imaginary…
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Op-Ed
March 17, 2023 11:38 am | By Svante MyrickThreats to Marriage Rights Are Threats to All Rights
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. If you’ve been watching what’s going on in state legislatures lately, you know that red-state lawmakers are all-in on attacking three things: abortion, voting rights and LGBTQ rights. And in Tennessee, a real…
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News and Analysis
March 15, 2023 7:14 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Holds Hearing that Could Ban or Limit Abortion Pill Nationwide
Matthew Kacsmaryk, a right-wing Texas federal district court judge appointed by former President Trump, held a four-hour hearing on Wednesday March 15 in a case seeking to revoke or limit the FDA’s approval of a key abortion pill. Although he…
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News and Analysis
March 13, 2023 3:01 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Employee the Opportunity to Prove He was Fired Because of Improper Retaliation
Judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominated by President Biden for the Seventh Circuit court of appeals, cast the deciding vote that gave a University of Wisconsin employee the chance to prove that he was improperly fired in retaliation for raising complaints about…
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News and Analysis
March 10, 2023 2:48 pm | By Paul GordonRBG’s Legacy and the Courts of Tomorrow
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg embodied the power of federal courts to make our lives better. Her commitment to justice and equality changed our nation and our lives. This month is the 90th anniversary of her birth. And it is an…
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Op-Ed
March 8, 2023 1:22 pm | By Svante MyrickDon’t Let the Far Right Martha Mitchell You
Recently, I caught the Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary “The Martha Mitchell Effect.” If you’re not familiar, it’s a compelling look at a woman named Martha Mitchell, how she fits into the Watergate scandal, and how she was abused and ignored when…
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Op-Ed
March 7, 2023 4:15 pm | By Svante MyrickThen and Now, Young People are Leading the Fight to Vote
Today marks the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday when 600 brave people stood up to oppression and were met with brutal violence at the hands of police. The event led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965,…
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People For in Action
March 6, 2023 6:20 pm | ByMeet People For President Svante Myrick
Svante Myrick is one of the most dynamic young, progressive Black leaders today. He’s led campaigns focused on transforming public safety, racial equity, voting rights, and empowering young elected officials. Myrick garnered national media attention as the youngest-ever mayor of…
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News and Analysis
March 6, 2023 10:53 am | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Upholds EPA Anti-Pollution Rule Against Power Companies’ Challenge
Judge Michelle Childs, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, wrote a unanimous decision that rejected a challenge by a group of power companies to EPA rules requiring power plants to cut pollution…
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Op-Ed
March 2, 2023 12:20 pm | By Svante MyrickState Takeover Schemes Threaten Public Safety
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Blue cities in red states, beware: conservatives in state government may be coming for your police department. It’s happening in Jackson, Mississippi, where state officials have a plan to stand up a new…
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News and Analysis
February 27, 2023 4:25 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Invalidates Broad South Carolina Laws Improperly Used by Police Against At-Risk Students, Particularly Black Students
Judge Toby Heytens, nominated by President Biden to the Fourth Circuit, wrote a 2-1 decision upholding a district court decision that stopped enforcement of vague state laws in South Carolina that criminalized “disorderly” or “disturbing” conduct in schools. Police officers…
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News and Analysis
February 27, 2023 11:49 am | By Paul GordonConservatives Target Student Debt Forgiveness at the Supreme Court
Far-right politicians are trying to sabotage the Biden administration's moves to forgive student debt for lower-income borrowers. And they think the far-right justices on the Supreme Court will help them. We may have some clues as to whether they are…
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Op-Ed
February 23, 2023 10:52 am | By Svante MyrickBlack History Isn’t “Controversial,” It’s Real Life
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Black history is the undeniable history of this country, its people, actions, triumphs, and atrocities. Yet, Black history is deemed “controversial” by people like Governor Ron DeSantis, institutions like the College Board that…
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Op-Ed
February 16, 2023 10:40 am | By Svante MyrickFlorida Is Just the Latest Battlefield in Right’s War on Education
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. It’s been a few weeks since a mess started boiling over in Florida with the rollout of the new AP African American Studies course, and no one involved is looking good: not the…
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News and Analysis
February 16, 2023 10:14 am | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Upholds Homeowner’s Right to Sue Against Unfair Debt Collection Practices
Judge Bridget Brennan, nominated by President Biden to the Northern District of Ohio, upheld the right of a homeowner to proceed with a federal lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) for misconduct in connection with the servicing…
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News and Analysis
February 13, 2023 4:12 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden Judge Upholds Consumer’s Right to Sue for Injuries Caused by Product Defects
Judge Sarah Geraghty, nominated by President Biden as a district judge in the Northern District of Georgia, rejected an effort by two corporations to throw out a consumer’s lawsuit contending he was seriously injured because of a vehicle’s defective brakes.…
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Op-Ed
February 9, 2023 6:19 pm | By Svante MyrickWhat I Wish We Heard in Biden’s State of the Union
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. Reviews are rolling in for President Biden’s latest State of the Union address, with many of them focusing on a highlight of the evening: the moment the President got Republicans to cheer for…
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News and Analysis
February 7, 2023 1:51 pm | By Elliot Mincberg
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Black Lung Benefits for Widow of Deceased Coal Miner
Judge Stephanie Davis, nominated by President Biden to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, cast the deciding vote in a 2-1 ruling that upheld an award under the Black Lung Benefits Act that went to the widow…