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It’s Our Time to Make America Great Op-Ed 10/18/2018 by Diallo Brooks This post originally appeared on Medium. In late August, progressive candidate Andrew Gillum made history when he won Florida’s Democratic primary in a shocking upset to become the …

Kavanaugh’s Testimony Further Demonstrates Why He Should Not Be Confirmed Op-Ed 10/02/2018 by Elliot Mincberg This post originally appeared on Medium. Both Republicans and Democrats deserve credit for insisting on an FBI investigation into allegation s of …

I Believe Her. Op-Ed 09/28/2018 by Paul Gordon I watched Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's moving testimony to the Judiciary Committee this morning, and I am still shaken up by it. Hearing her voice, watching her face ... She was telling the truth, and she was …

Norman Lear: The Religious Right Has Co-Opted the First Amendment Op-Ed 09/04/2018 by Norman Lear Peter Montgomery This piece originally appeared as a guest column in The Hollywood Reporter . It’s bad enough that the Religious Right has spent decades …

Kathleen Turner: “Raise Hell” on Brett Kavanaugh Op-Ed 08/21/2018 by Marie Lindberg The saying goes “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” Affiliated PFAW Foundation Board Member and Academy Award-nominated actor Kathleen Turner has boldly …

SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Record Depicts Dangerous Conservative Judicial Activism Op-Ed 08/06/2018 by Devon Schmidt Regardless of which court they occupy, the central quality of any judge should be impartiality. But Trump Supreme Court nominee …

Kavanaugh Misleads on Significant Cases in Responding to Senate Judiciary Committee Op-Ed 07/25/2018 by Elliot Mincberg This post originally appeared on Medium. One important question on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questionnaire for Supreme Court and …

Hypocrisy on Freedom of Religion at the Supreme Court Op-Ed 07/05/2018 by Devon Schmidt In its 7-2 ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the baker, asserting that a statement made by a …

Children Belong in Their Parents’ Arms, Not Locked in Cages Op-Ed 06/28/2018 by Taif Jany I was just 17 years old when I left my sick mother alone in Syria and immigrated to the United States to finish my education. I had already lost my father to the …

Disturbing Writings from a Trump Judicial Nominee: Ryan Bounds Op-Ed 06/08/2018 by Marie Lindberg In a shocking collection of writings for the Stanford Review, Ryan Bounds, Trump’s nominee for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, reveals a deplorable …