Terror in the Texas Capitol

Martha Burk writes for The Huffington Post: “It’s the oldest trick in the political playbook, and Texans are especially good at it. If you want to discredit a group, get one of their own to attack them. George W. Bush used it in his first term as preside…

Hillary Clinton Taps Speechmaking Gold Mine

Amy Chozik writes for The New York Times: “Just a few months after leaving the State Department, Hillary Rodham Clinton has plunged into the lucrative world of paid speechmaking, joining a branch of the family business that has brought the Clintons more…

Virginia Abortion Clinic, Busiest In State, Closes Due To New State Regulations

Mollie Reilly writes for The Huffington Post: “The busiest abortion clinic in Virginia has closed its doors, the Washington Post reported Monday. NOVA Women’s Healthcare, which had been located in a Fairfax City, Va. office building since 2006, needed to…

North Carolina Bill to Call Abortion a Cause of Pre-Term Birth Gets House Approval

Robin Marty writes for RH Reality Check: “A contentions bill that would require health teachers to inform seventh-grade students that abortion—along with smoking, drinking, drug use, and lack of prenatal care—can affect carrying a pregnancy to full term,…

Race and the Fair Labor Standards Act: 75 Years Later, Vestiges of Racism Persist

Sheila Bapat writes for RH Reality Check: “On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), a critical piece of U.S. legislation addressing racial bias at the polls. Tuesday also marked the 75th anniversary of th