Rage Against the Machine slams SCOTUS abortion ruling, donates $475K to abortion rights groups
Rage Against the Machine criticized the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday and said it would be donating $475,000 to abortion rights groups. “We are disgusted by the repeal of Roe v. Wade and the devastating impact it will have on tens of millions of people,” the band said in a statement on Instagram. “To date, our fans have raised $475,000.00 from the sale of our charity tickets at Alpine Valley and the United Center. We are donating that money to reproductive rights organ
Read MoreMass. Gov. signs order protecting reproductive health care providers who serve out-of-state residents
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Friday signed an executive order to implement legal protections for reproductive health care providers who serve out-of-state residents. Baker, a rare Republican who supports protecting abortion rights, said in a release that he was “deeply disappointed” in the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which made abortion a federally-protected right. H
Read MoreBiden’s plan to cancel student debt will send inflation skyrocketing
The Biden administration may soon decide to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers. This proposal is another sign that the administration is deeply out of touch. It is an unfair handout that would cost an immense amount of money, drive inflation, and benefit affluent elites over low- and middle-class families. The American people need relief, not policies that will worsen their already-abysmal conditions to line the pockets o
Read MoreLIST: Most dangerous fireworks in the US
(NEXSTAR) — While the Fourth of July is always a good time for a get-together with family and friends, Independence Day can also present some dangers when Americans light up the fireworks. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's latest report says there were an estimated 15,600 firework-related injuries resulting in hospital treatment in 2020. There were also 18 fireworks-related deaths, CPSC says. Twelve of the 18 deaths happened when fireworks
The right to travel to seek an abortion in a post-Dobbs world
The news was bleak in Friday’s Supreme Court holding in Dobbs v. Jackson, and I am not here to tell you otherwise. But the opinion itself contains a few glimmers worth analyzing. One is from Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a concurring opinion: “For example, may a State bar a resident of that State from traveling to another State to obtain an abortion? In my view, the answer is no, based on the constitutional right to interstate tra
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