Katie McDonough writes for Salon: “A measure to bring in independent prosecutors to decide which sexual assault cases in the military go to trial was blocked late Tuesday night after Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) sided with…
Wagatwe Wanjuki writes for RH Reality Check: “When it was announced earlier this month that the Supreme Court had ruled, in Maryland v. King, that police officers can collect DNA samples from people who have been arrested for (but not convicted of) a ser…
John Nichols writes for The Nation: “When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was asked in mid-May about his political bona fides, he replied, ‘I’m a damn good Republican and a good conservative Republican.’ Believe what he says—especially the ‘conservati…
Hannah Slater writes for ThinkProgress: “On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing on sexual assault in the military. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Judge Advocate Generals of the Armed Forces testified, discussing proposals to ad…
Jill Filipovic writes in an opinion piece for Al-Jazeera: “Want to see just how much pro-lifers value life? Look to El Salvador. There, a woman named Beatriz spent months languishing near death. Her kidneys were shutting down. She has lupus. She’s 22 yea…
