Bill Blum

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Bill Blum is a Los Angeles lawyer and a former state of California administrative law judge.

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Commencement Day for a Lost Generation

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jun 22, 2011 The country my generation is passing on to my son and his peers is a mean-spirited place of global warming, class warfare and diminishing expectations, where the top 1 percent of households own nearly 35 percent of all privately held wealth and the “bottom” 80 percent lays claim to less than half that.The country my generation is passing on to my son and his peers is a mean-spirited place of global warming, class warfare and diminishing expectations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

But Was It Murder?

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 14, 2011 As much as we all might wish that the counter-narrative, with all of its uncomfortable implications, would fade away, it’s not likely to, given this country’s obsession with legal process. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Recent Rulings Expose Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Bias

Bill Blum / The Progressive Aug 8, 2018 There is no question that the Roberts court has made the task of union organizing more difficult. And if Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, there is little doubt that difficulties will intensify. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Wraps Term With Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Right-Wing Rulings

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 27, 2018 Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ruling on Nonvoters in Ohio May Embolden Other States

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 17, 2018 The Supreme Court's recent decision on the state's so-called “Supplemental Process” law could lead others to take steps to disenfranchise minorities, the poor and people with disabilities, who tend to vote Democratic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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