Vivian Kane

One of the most disturbing, infuriating moments of Thursday’s presidential debate was when Donald Trump and Joe Biden were asked to address the issue of abortion. And unfortunately, both candidates were the ones being infuriating. When the issue was…

In April of 2023, the powerful ultra-conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation released a nearly 1,000-page document intended to be a blueprint for Donald Trump, if elected in 2024, to fundamentally up-end our Democracy as we know it. It’s…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case aimed at restricting access to the FDA-approved abortion medication mifepristone. The plaintiffs’ attorneys showed up armed with their favorite weapons: heaps of misinformation and…

Right on the heels of the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to bar Donald Trump’s name from appearing on the 2024 Republican Presidential primary ballot, Maine’s Secretary of State has followed suit, declaring Trump’s actions on and leading up to…

On Tuesday, December 20, 2023, the Colorado Supreme Court decided to give all of us an early holiday present and ruled that Donald Trump is, in fact, disqualified from appearing on the state’s election ballots in 2024. Last month, Judge Sarah B.…

I don’t know how Republicans keep finding new lows to sink to. I would be impressed if it weren’t all so disgustingly abhorrent. This new rock-bottom of Republican humanity came at the Family Leader Thanksgiving Forum in Iowa last week. Billed as “A…

As you’ve no doubt heard, Donald Trump has now been indicted for the fourth time. Monday night, Fulton County, Georgia’s District Attorney Fani Willis announced Trump and 18 of his lackeys had been indicted on 41 charges (listing 161 seperate acts)…

The U.S. Supreme Court is wrapping up yet another momentous term. Despite being embroiled in multiple ethics scandals, this court still has the power to make decisions that have an enormous impact on our country and our lives. This term, they’ve…

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, one of two cases set to dismantle affirmative action in U.S. universities. SFA v. UNC takes on the issue in regard to public schools, while…

Republicans are finally starting to realize that their unyielding opposition to abortion and total refusal to respect the bodily autonomy of women and impregnable people is an unpopular political stance. Some Republicans still think the best line of…

A Republican in the South Carolina state House of Representatives fought back tears this week as he talked about the dangerous ramifications of the state’s abortion ban—which he himself voted for. In 2021, South Carolina’s governor Henry McMaster…

Five states held primary elections yesterday, August 2. Here are the big takeaways from the results out of Kansas, Missouri, Michigan, Washington, and Arizona. Abortion wins in Kansas Obviously, the biggest news out of Tuesday’s elections was the win…

When news broke Monday night that the Supreme Court had reportedly voted to overturn Roe v. Wade and a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion had been leaked to Politico, there was a huge range of reactions. Despair, rage, dejection,…

The Associated Press recently decided to get into the NFT game, and things are already going predictably terribly. On Thursday, the news organization tweeted an announcement that the following day’s auction would for be a video “of migrants drifting…

**Content warning: discussion of abortion, miscarriage, and pregnancy complications** When it comes to talking about abortion, anti-choice advocates are the masters of weaponizing language. From co-opting and bastardizing pro-abortion language to…

Texas’ extreme six-week abortion ban went into effect yesterday thanks to the total silence coming out of the Supreme Court. The court had been expected to block the ban, given that a pre-viability (the point when a fetus can survive outside of the…

During last night’s joint address to Congress, President Biden hit on all the expected talking points, including lawmakers to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. He specifically wants that bill, which would implement a number of reform…

Tucker Carlson is a pro at making himself an easy target. Every night, he goes on Fox News and scrunches his face up and pretends not to understand why the things he’s saying are so misogynistic, racist, transphobic, or whatever form of bigotry he’s…

Team Warren hits the streets. // Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Warren for President As the first early voting states have kicked off the 2020 Democratic primary season, Elizabeth Warren has had a slow start. In the first caucuses and primary

**Content warning: sexual assault, rape culture and victim-blaming.** When a person is the victim of sexual assault, there are so many reasons why they might not come forward. Rape culture means that survivors face victim-blaming, criticism of their…