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As COVID Numbers Surge, SCOTUS Will Consider Dismantling Obamacare for a 3rd Time
The future of the Affordable Care Act lies once again in the hands of the Supreme Court—this time, during a global pandemic. The high court will hear arguments today questioning the constitutionality of former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation. This marks the third time the Supremes have been asked to rule on the ACA, also…
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Rep. James Clyburn Blames ‘Defund the Police’ for Congressional Democrats’ Lackluster Election Results
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), arguably the country’s most powerful Black lawmaker, doubled down this weekend on centrist Democrats’ claims that calls to “defund the police” cost the party crucial seats in this year’s elections. The comments, made on CNN’s State of the Union and NBC’s Meet the Press fanned the flames of a…
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For Survivors of Sexual Violence at Howard University, a Fund That Truly Trusts Them
(Content note: This piece contains details about specific incidents of sexual violence.) Nylah Burton didn’t tell her mother about the first sexual assault she experienced during her time as a Howard University student—one that she has little memory of. But she did tell her about the second, in part because there was no mistaking what…
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Arkansas Police Chief Who Defied Mask Mandate Resigns After Calling for Violence Against 'Marxist Democrats': 'Take No Survivors'
A small-town Arkansas police chief is out of a job this week after letting his MAGA rip on social media on Friday night, advocating for violence against Democrats in response to baseless claims they were stealing the presidential election. Lang Holland, the police chief of Marshall, Ark., shared the posts on Parler, a Twitter-like app…
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Days After Brother’s Death, DaBaby Urges People to Seek Therapy for Mental Health Issues: ‘I’m Bouta Get a Therapist My Damn Self’
Content warning: This article discusses and refers to a potential suicide. DaBaby is encouraging people to seek therapy after losing his brother earlier this week. The 28-year-old rapper, born Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, reflected on his sibling’s death on his Twitter account Thursday. TMZ reported earlier this week that Glenn Johnson, DaBaby’s older brother, died by suicide.…
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Voters of Color Are Helping Flip GOP Strongholds. We Know Exactly Who Should Get Their Flowers for That
There are many who will scramble to take credit—or to diminish—the surge of Democratic votes that flipped Wisconsin and Michigan blue and are on the verge of similarly flipping Arizona, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, states that helped elect Donald Trump in 2016. No matter how they arrived—be it through the mail, in lengthy early voting lines,…
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America Has Yet to Achieve Racial Equity in Cannabis Reform. New Jersey Is Hoping Dianna Houenou Can Change That
On Election Day, New Jersey became one of four states where voters legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, joining a wave of drug reform and decriminalization that has been sweeping the country since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012. This means that a third of Americans (more than 111…
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The Cops Charged With Killing George Floyd Wanted Separate Trials. A Minnesota Judge Ruled: Nah
A Hennepin County Judge ruled Wednesday that the former Minneapolis police officers charged with killing George Floyd will stand trial together in Minneapolis, rejecting two requests made by their defense attorneys. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said in the 51-page ruling that trying all four defendants together would ease the burden on state prosecutors and…
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Tired of Mitch McConnell? The Future of His GOP Majority Lies in the Georgia and North Carolina Senate Races
On Thursday afternoon, the future of the Senate still remained hazy thanks to two tight races in Georgia. Going into Election Day, Democrats needed to pick up four seats in order to win control of the Senate, though, in the event of a Joe Biden presidency, three seats would suffice. Ballots were still being counted…
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GTFOH: Voters Oust Georgia Prosecutor Jackie Johnson Over Her Handling of Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing
Georgia voters showed prosecutor Jackie Johnson the door this week in a clear repudiation of her job investigating the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery earlier this year. Johnson was the first district attorney to investigate the case, in which Arbery, an unarmed Black man, was chased down and killed by two white men while he…
