Myths and Falsehoods about Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination
Media Matters rounds up and debunks myths about President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan.
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Why Elena Kagan Won’t Be the Next Harriet Miers
Mike Madden writes on Salon: “At first glance, you might think President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court is shaping up to be just a replay of the attempt by former President George W. Bush to put Harriet Miers there.”
Lena Horne: Campaigner for Justice
John Nichols writes for The Nation: “The coverage of the death at age 92 of the remarkable actress and singer Lena Horne has made mention of the fact that she appeared at A. Philip Randolph’s 1963 ‘March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,’ standing near…
George Huguely, Ben Roethlisberger, Lawrence Taylor: Male Athletes Encouraged to Do the Wrong Thing
Sally Jenkins writes in The Wshington Post: “George Huguely is said to have been a vicious drunk who menaced Yeardley Love, yet there has been no indication that any of his teammates said anything to police.”
The Future of the Abortion-Rights Movement
Newsweek features Vice President of Action Erin Matson in an article discussing the future of abortion-rights. They write: “Earlier this month, NEWSWEEK published an article on what’s been called the ‘graying’ of the abortion-rights movement: the idea th…