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Feeling Helpless & Angry After Kavanaugh Confirmation? Here Are Some Orgs to Donate to

Remezcla Estaff — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:46:25 +0000

It’s easy to feel rage, bitterness, and hopelessness after the confirmation and swearing in of Brett Kavanaugh, the new Supreme Court justice whom three women accused of sexual misconduct. His confirmation moves the court sharply to the right – which means that the rights of people of color, the LGBTQ community, and women are at

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“Our Bodies Are at Stake”: 7 Latina Activists on Why Kavanaugh Is So Dangerous

Raquel Reichard — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:14:35 +0000

Last September, at an immigration shelter in South Texas, an undocumented 17-year-old girl who journeyed from Mexico to the US alone, discovered she was pregnant. Several aspects of her life were undetermined at the time – she didn’t know how long she’d be at the detention center or where she’d be released to – but

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Ted Cruz Driven Out of DC Restaurant by Kavanaugh Protesters

Remezcla Estaff — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:16:29 +0000

As Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s character is scrutinized after two women accused him of sexual assault, many have demanded answers from the politicians that have the power to secure his place in the country’s highest court. On Monday night, Senator Ted Cruz – a member of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee – and his wife,

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#DearProfessorFord: Film Director Paola Mendoza Launched a Campaign to Support Kavanaugh’s Accuser

Remezcla Estaff — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:26:40 +0000

Months ago, Professor Christine Blasey Ford wrote a letter to a senior Democratic lawmaker accusing Brett M. Kavanaugh – Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court – of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. Since then, she’s provided a detailed account of what happened at that house party more than three decades ago. As some

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