An Arizona abortion clinic must pay a man $67,500 in settlement fees related to his ex-partner’s 2018 abortion, a judge has ruled. The decision stems from an utterly bonkers lawsuit that the man filed back in 2022, so sit tight for the infuriating…
Several deep-red states that ban abortion could be on the brink of electing pro-choice representatives to statewide offices—in some cases, for the first time in years. In Texas, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to a statewide office since 1994, the…
For those of you new to Steady, welcome. We thank you for coming aboard in the late stages of one of the most important midterm elections in our nation’s history. That is where we begin today, with news about the…
Before Jennifer Rothwell went missing in 2019, she Googled, “What to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant.” Three years later, just one month after Dobbs, a Missouri court sentenced Jennifer’s “upset” husband to life in prison for murdering…
Now, perhaps Donald Trump told him to do it, sotto voce, Mafia-style: (“This Zelenskyy guy is a problem. Someone should do something about it.”) And Trump could demand, but hasn’t, that Musk restore Ukraine’s access. While Trump and Musk are…
One of few silver linings of these dark Trump times is that much of what had been hidden has now been exposed. I’m referring specifically to where the power lies in our system — power to decide how most Americans live…
To accuse someone of lying about surviving child sexual abuse is abhorrent and, in any sane world, this would end Ramaswamy’s political career and banish him from polite society. Plus, I’ll say it: I would not trust anyone involved in…
On the eve of the midterm election, American families are feeling financially stressed As the chart above shows, the percentage of families who say that their financial situation is good has plunged. For the first time since the post-Covid inflation…
Robert Reich | Substack Office Hours: Why is he selling out Ukraine? “Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine,” Trump told reporters Monday. “They haven’t been doing much,” he said — ignoring the Russian missiles and drones that have been targeting Kyiv…
The Republican Party once stood for limited government, active opposition to Soviet aggression, and a balanced budget. Now it stands only for Trump and his authoritarian neofascism, demanding total loyalty to him. Yet Trump’s approval among U.S. adults now stands…
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