9 results for tag: rights
At what price power?
On January 21, 2022 concerned citizens from the Wausau area bravely weathered frigid temperatures to stand outside and raise their voices with “End Gerrymandering Now signs.”
Senators need to pass the Freedom to Vote Act
The For the People Act was the very first bill the Democratic-led Congress submitted after Joe Biden became President.
Doing redistricting right
We know that gerrymandering is undemocratic and antithetical to good governance. We know leaving redistricting to the politicians of either party is a mistake.
So you think it’s bad in Texas…
The current 20-week abortion ban that is now law in Wisconsin already makes it difficult for those with limited means.
The state of women’s welfare in these divided states
Yet I never find where anyone else says what I am about to say: legal abortion is a consolation prize for women suffering under systemic oppression.
Women’s reproductive health under fire from an unjust system
Eight million women are uninsured as they face the "Medicaid gap" when their income is too high for Medicaid and too low to purchase healthcare through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Hands up don’t shoot
All people deserve, and should receive, respect and proper treatment by police. This is not a radical concept. Police simply need to act professionally and in accordance with democratic principles and existing law.
New regulations carry the promise of under-enforcement
This lack of enforcement is nothing new. The big difference in the circumstance of the mask mandate is that the decision not to enforce was politically motivated.
Discrimination isn’t always a bad thing
When you hear the word discrimination, what comes to mind? Likely you equate the term with prejudice. But one doesn’t need to prejudge or generalize in order to discriminate.