One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced.
Amid the emotional hubbub over the predictable confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, there has been a largely overlooked casualty: the American judiciary.
When historical abuses are not addressed and resolved, they take new forms.
The Supreme Court is now dominated by corporate supremacists. Only a watch group—lean and sharp—can hold them to account.
Nearly halfway through his term, a group of supporters interviewed just before the 2016 election check in again with their progress reports.
On the heels of Kavanaugh's confirmation, we must remind ourselves that the words 'Equal Justice Before the Law' have always been a sham.
Despite the considerable cloud over his head, Brett Kavanaugh is joining the Supreme Court after what may best be described as a plutocratic coup by the ruling-but-minority Republican Party.
"Eventually, when the dust settles and the right-wing fever that has overtaken Congress breaks, Kavanaugh will be impeached for lying under oath to the Senate Judiciary Committee, or for other criminal acts."
I was sexually assaulted when I was a teenager, and all the ridicule and mockery being leveled at Dr. Christine Blasey Ford by Trump and his supporters apply to me, too.
For sexual assault survivors in the #MeToo movement, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation is more than politics: It's personal.
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