Evening Roundup, June 24
Anniversary of Dobbs, US' downgraded status, Bob Newhart & gay representation, progressive politics on display, The Pod, and a special Pets request!
Spotlight Story
On The Dobbs Anniversary, Taking Stock of Women's Health
Today marks four years since the Supreme Court, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, revoked the federal right to abortion, catapulting the nation into an era of state-sanctioned deprivation of bodily autonomy for American women.
Hot Mic
To Defeat Authoritarianism, Start Here
The United States has lost its status as a liberal democracy.
What Power Does the Vice President Actually Have?
What does the vice president do besides awkwardly pat his spouse on a podcast? The VP is an understudy.
LGBTQ+ Legends
A Sitcom’s Message of Tolerance 50 Years Ago
By Frederic J. Frommer
Bob Newhart, an actor known for his own sense of decency, introduced a gay character to his TV sitcom five decades ago.
Election Epicenter
America’s Best Kept Secret: Progressiveness Is Popular
Legacy media pumps out a constant stream of polling, analysis, and “hot takes” — not to mention “Still Loyal to Trump in Coal Country Diner” interviews — that insist Americans have lost our democratic bearings and cannot agree upon a common set of values, let alone facts. Seething with resentment over DEI, we have supposedly become a bunch of Mini-Me St…
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And enthusiasm for calling one's self socialist cost us Dan Goldman, one of the most effective and articulate defenders of democracy currently serving in Congress.