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Enshrined in federal law: Landmark same-sex marriage legislation wins bipartisan passage in U.S. Senate

Enshrined in federal law: Landmark same-sex marriage legislation wins bipartisan passage in U.S. Senate

Posted by | Nov 30, 2022

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation on November 29 to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. The bill, which would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law, was approved 61-36 on November 29, including support from 12 Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the legislation was “a long time coming” and part of America’s “difficult but inexorable march towards greater equality.”...

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Railroad unions seek fair benefits for workers as labor laws remains tilted against them

Railroad unions seek fair benefits for workers as labor laws remains tilted against them

Posted by | Nov 30, 2022

By Erik Loomis, Professor of History, University of Rhode Island The prospect of a potentially devastating rail workers strike is looming again. Fears of a strike in September 2022 prompted the Biden administration to pull out all the stops to get a deal between railroads and the largest unions representing their employees. That deal hinged on ratification by a majority of members at all 12 of those unions. So far, eight have voted in favor, but four have rejected the terms. If even one continues to reject the deal after further negotiations, it could mean a full-scale freight strike...

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A prison cell as the Oval Office? What laws says about a candidate under indictment running for president

A prison cell as the Oval Office? What laws says about a candidate under indictment running for president

Posted by | Nov 29, 2022

By Stefanie Lindquist, Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on November 15. In his address he railed against what he perceived as the “persecution” of himself and his family, but made scant mention of his legal woes. Confirmation of Trump’s White House bid comes at a curious time – days after a lackluster Republican midterm performance that many blamed on him. Moreover, it comes as the former president faces multiple criminal investigations over everything from his handling of classified documents, to allegations of falsifying the value...

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A political sea change: Gen Z comes of age with voting power as record number of women elected to office

A political sea change: Gen Z comes of age with voting power as record number of women elected to office

Posted by | Nov 29, 2022

Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK) won Alaska’s House seat on November 25 for a full term after taking it this summer in a special election to replace Representative Don Young (R-AK), who died in office in March after 49 years in Congress. Peltola is the first woman to represent Alaska and, as Yup’ik, is the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. Peltola was endorsed by Alaskans of both parties, including Republicans like Senator Lisa Murkowski. Peltola promised to protect abortion and the salmon fisheries and was elected thanks to Alaska’s recent adoption of ranked choice voting, in which votes...

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How the Boomer generation let political fat-cats rob Millennials and Zoomers of their future wealth

How the Boomer generation let political fat-cats rob Millennials and Zoomers of their future wealth

Posted by | Nov 29, 2022

Dear Millennials and Zoomers: back in the 1980s a lot of us worked like hell to try to stop the Reagan revolution. We failed. The next two years may be our last chance to save American democracy, our environment, and what’s left of the American middle-class. When my Boomer generation was the same average age as the Millennial generation is today, back in 1990, our generation held 21.3% of the nation’s wealth. Louise and I shared in that wealth; although we were still in our 30s, in 1990 we owned a profitable small business (our fourth) and a nice home in suburban Atlanta....

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Majority at stake: Why Wisconsin’s spring 2023 supreme court race will be an “electoral ground zero”

Majority at stake: Why Wisconsin’s spring 2023 supreme court race will be an “electoral ground zero”

Posted by | Nov 29, 2022

Just weeks after the 2022 midterm elections, Wisconsin is already moving on to this spring’s state supreme court race in which the ideological tilt of the court is up for grabs. Justice Patience Roggensack is retiring at the end of her term, leaving an open seat on the body that conservatives currently control with a 4-3 majority. The current makeup of the court, with conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn serving as a crucial swing vote, has led to more 4-3 decisions than any supreme court term in 70 years. The conservative majority on the court has upheld a law that...

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