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Sources: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504 (https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement_in_the_United_States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement_in_the_United_States)https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/04/performing-an-abortion-will-become-a-felony-in-these-states-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned (https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/04/performing-an-abortion-will-become-a-felony-in-these-states-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned)https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-contraception-restrictions-arent-table-rcna27922 (https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gop-contraception-restrictions-arent-table-rcna27922)https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-justice-alitos-abortion-history-lesson-dispute-2022-05-06/ (https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-supreme-court-justice-alitos-abortion-history-lesson-dispute-2022-05-06/)https://www.mediaite.com/news/nprs-nina-totenberg-the-only-theory-that-makes-sense-is-the-supreme-court-is-a-conservative-clerk/ (https://www.mediaite.com/news/nprs-nina-totenberg-the-only-theory-that-makes-sense-is-the-supreme-court-is-a-conservative-clerk/)https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/the-most-extreme-lines-from-justice-samuel-alitos-leaked-opinion-on-roe.html (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/the-most-extreme-lines-from-justice-samuel-alitos-leaked-opinion-on-roe.html)https://time.com/5882735/tennesee-law-protest-voting-rights-felony/ (https://time.com/5882735/tennesee-law-protest-voting-rights-felony/)https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/09/news/bangor/pro-abortion-chalk-message-appears-on-susan-collins-bangor-sidewalk/ (https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/09/news/bangor/pro-abortion-chalk-message-appears-on-susan-collins-bangor-sidewalk/)https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-dismisses-trumps-lawsuit-challenging-his-twitter-ban-2022-05-06/ (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-judge-dismisses-trumps-lawsuit-challenging-his-twitter-ban-2022-05-06/) 

As we head into a new time of struggle we're going to be seeing more reasons to band together and let our leaders know what we think, we decided to demystify what it means to go to a protest. This is not everything there is to know but its a good starter position.

Part 2 of our talk about the Women We Love

Welcome to Women's History Month. Benita and Debby talk about the women who they find incredibly inspirational in the first of a two part series.https://www.theamandagorman.com/ (https://www.theamandagorman.com/) ​​https://www.axios.com/political-polarization-twitter-cable-news-ac9699c6-260d-4141-b511-5c7193566ea1.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosfinishline&stream=top (https://www.axios.com/political-polarization-twitter-cable-news-ac9699c6-260d-4141-b511-5c7193566ea1.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosfinishline&stream=top)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Y._Chu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Y._Chu)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony#Attempted_alliance_with_labor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony#Attempted_alliance_with_labor)

Chief Justice Roberts (and other justices) have been going on a charm offensive to deny the blatant politicization of the Supreme Court. We think he's full of BS. We discuss this and ways to depoliticize and restore faith in the Supreme Court (there are ways beyond court packing). And of course we discuss Biden's new Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.Sources: https://www.newsweek.com/dont-destroy-americans-trust-supreme-court-opinion-1630861 (https://www.newsweek.com/dont-destroy-americans-trust-supreme-court-opinion-1630861)https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/21/americans-no-longer-have-faith-in-the-us-supreme-court-that-has-justices-worried (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/21/americans-no-longer-have-faith-in-the-us-supreme-court-that-has-justices-worried)https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-1005-supreme-court-bias-20211004-77w2ksar45gjrog5s2uwsx56ri-story.html (https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-1005-supreme-court-bias-20211004-77w2ksar45gjrog5s2uwsx56ri-story.html) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/23/supreme-court-has-only-itself-blame/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/23/supreme-court-has-only-itself-blame/)https://www.vox.com/22575435/voting-rights-supreme-court-john-roberts-shelby-county-constitution-brnovich-elena-kagan (https://www.vox.com/22575435/voting-rights-supreme-court-john-roberts-shelby-county-constitution-brnovich-elena-kagan)https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/has-supreme-court-lost-its-legitimacy-ncna966211 (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/has-supreme-court-lost-its-legitimacy-ncna966211)https://www.salon.com/2021/12/21/its-long-past-time-for-democrats-to-stand-up-to-the_partner/ (https://www.salon.com/2021/12/21/its-long-past-time-for-democrats-to-stand-up-to-the_partner/) https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/media-barred-justice-gorsuch-talk-federalist-society-82610921 (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/media-barred-justice-gorsuch-talk-federalist-society-82610921)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_Society)https://www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082461546/no-medals-for-2022-beijing-olympics-the-games-drew-their-lowest-u-s-ratings-ever?fbclid=IwAR1Y5yWcP9dx0RDqqwUFr_ing_M5JIu4Qi4jjXSWzqoxWCj8yIOgZTel5Ug (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082461546/no-medals-for-2022-beijing-olympics-the-games-drew-their-lowest-u-s-ratings-ever?fbclid=IwAR1Y5yWcP9dx0RDqqwUFr_ing_M5JIu4Qi4jjXSWzqoxWCj8yIOgZTel5Ug)

Yes Virginia...women often face higher consequences for similar actions. From Elizabeth Holmes to Martha Stewart. Sources: https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-rioters-prison-95bdc863812cab48be3d98ada67bd582?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=tophttps://www.curbed.com/2022/01/nyc-city-council-women.html?fbclid=IwAR09KZGKDDkCd7VHmSh7XzcAQQQw0FV2gdgokRlWTr7kK0DVglNHkk2vCEE (https://www.curbed.com/2022/01/nyc-city-council-women.html?fbclid=IwAR09KZGKDDkCd7VHmSh7XzcAQQQw0FV2gdgokRlWTr7kK0DVglNHkk2vCEE)https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040353540/the-elizabeth-holmes-trial-is-sparking-a-gender-debate (https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040353540/the-elizabeth-holmes-trial-is-sparking-a-gender-debate)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystul_Kizer_case (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystul_Kizer_case)https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1057976496/rittenhouse-verdict-chrystul-kizer-self-defense (https://www.npr.org/2021/11/22/1057976496/rittenhouse-verdict-chrystul-kizer-self-defense)https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/31/naomi-osaka-withdraws-french-open-press-conference-fines-tennis (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/31/naomi-osaka-withdraws-french-open-press-conference-fines-tennis)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner)https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/jul/1/woman-abuse-survivors-sent-prison-self-defense/ (https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2021/jul/1/woman-abuse-survivors-sent-prison-self-defense/)https://www.essence.com/news/wanda-cooper-jones-fights-toenail-comment/

Making art in spite of *waves hand* all this is revolutionary. This week we talk to Little Spiral and learn how her music is activism that inspires and entertains.Free Little Spiral Music - http://www.go.littlespiral.com/ (http://www.go.littlespiral.com/)Little Spiral Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/littlespiralmusic (https://www.facebook.com/littlespiralmusic)

Lots of handwringing. Not enough happy. Yes there were some losses but many of the lost races were easily visible. 1) Running Clinton-era moderates isn't a winning strategy2) Other races saw some great winsSources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-boston-mayoral-first/?utm_campaign=wp_lily_lines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_lily&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F352f325%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977%2F5b9158dfade4e20f4f71fe35%2F38%2F56%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/03/michelle-wu-boston-mayoral-first/?utm_campaign=wp_lily_lines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_lily&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F352f325%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977%2F5b9158dfade4e20f4f71fe35%2F38%2F56%2F6183c2249d2fda9d41350977) https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/02/nypd-unpaid-leave-vaccine-mandate/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/11/02/nypd-unpaid-leave-vaccine-mandate/)https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jenna-ryan-sentenced-capitol-attack-trump_n_6182bb4fe4b0c8666bd6f913?wmi&fbclid=IwAR2z2frVtm60Wmg-tKhlezKaGugFKz3i3AwlRGOrdGfEz8CpBCPEDyRPrkM

We are DONE! People on the right often complain about how lefty main stream media is....we disagree. It seems to us that there is an effort to turn away from the existential crisis that our democracy is facing. Join us in our group therapy session as we break it down. PS They were wrong about Hitler too!Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involving_The_New_York_Times#Jayson_Blair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_controversies_involving_The_New_York_Times#Jayson_Blair) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/dallas-police-defund.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/dallas-police-defund.html) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/business/ppp-loans-covid-racial-bias.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/business/ppp-loans-covid-racial-bias.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-joe-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/us/politics/kyrsten-sinema-joe-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes) https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/21/98786796.html?pageNumber=18 (https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/21/98786796.html?pageNumber=18)https://www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8016017/ny-times-hitler (https://www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8016017/ny-times-hitler)https://www.nytimes.com/1923/12/02/archives/beer-hall-scene-gave-comic-opera-touch-to-hitler-coup-stay-here-and.html?searchResultPosition=1 (https://www.nytimes.com/1923/12/02/archives/beer-hall-scene-gave-comic-opera-touch-to-hitler-coup-stay-here-and.html?searchResultPosition=1)https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58955577 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58955577)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Memorandum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastman_Memorandum)https://www.propublica.org/ (https://www.propublica.org/)https://www.damemagazine.com/news-issues/ (https://www.damemagazine.com/news-issues/)

The new documentary LuLa Rich on Amazon talks about the rise and fall of LuLaRoe which is a multi-level marketing scheme focused on fashion...more specifically 'buttery soft leggings'. The stunning levels of misogyny were only surpassed by the blatant capitalist worship all wrapped up in leggings and Christian imagery. RESEARCH:https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2021/06/26/what-people-really-think-about-females-in-leadership-infographics/?sh=6eae118d6606 (https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2021/06/26/what-people-really-think-about-females-in-leadership-infographics/?sh=6eae118d6606)https://resumelab.com/career-advice/female-boss (https://resumelab.com/career-advice/female-boss)https://fundacionprolongar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/State-of-the-Global-Workplace_Gallup-Report.pdf (https://fundacionprolongar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/State-of-the-Global-Workplace_Gallup-Report.pdf)https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/05/06/opinion/nevo-girlboss-feminism-is-harmful-mocking-it-may-be-too/ (https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/05/06/opinion/nevo-girlboss-feminism-is-harmful-mocking-it-may-be-too/)https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/lularoe-millennial-women-entrepreneurship-lawsuits (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/lularoe-millennial-women-entrepreneurship-lawsuits)https://everywhereist.com/2021/09/lularoe-has-taken-over-my-local-thrift-store/ (https://everywhereist.com/2021/09/lularoe-has-taken-over-my-local-thrift-store/)https://www.ravishly.com/lularoe-founder-profits-sending-consultants-mexico-weight-loss-surgery (https://www.ravishly.com/lularoe-founder-profits-sending-consultants-mexico-weight-loss-surgery)https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/how-mlms-are-hurting-female-friendships/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/21/how-mlms-are-hurting-female-friendships/)https://www.vox.com/22648447/lularich-lularoe-amazon-streaming?fbclid=IwAR37PPXG8DUJp-28-urXZDiwRq5BCuELQWgUE5yfsMNvmoRhF3PMaK6b9p8 (https://www.vox.com/22648447/lularich-lularoe-amazon-streaming?fbclid=IwAR37PPXG8DUJp-28-urXZDiwRq5BCuELQWgUE5yfsMNvmoRhF3PMaK6b9p8) https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/employee-resignations-declined-job-offers-linked-to-vaccination-mandate-unc-health-says.html (https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/employee-resignations-declined-job-offers-linked-to-vaccination-mandate-unc-health-says.html)

Texas is a great example of all sorts of things right now. Few of them are good things. From the freezing failure of the power grid to the slate of crazy laws that were created, Texas is quickly becoming a 'what not to do'RESEARCH:https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/4-problems-with-texas-that-are-hard-to-make-excuses-for-8362241 (https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/4-problems-with-texas-that-are-hard-to-make-excuses-for-8362241) https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/opinions/texas-power-outage-partisanship-begala/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/opinions/texas-power-outage-partisanship-begala/index.html) https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/13/coronavirus-texas-el-paso/) https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-foster-care-children/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/14/texas-foster-care-children/) https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/new-texas-laws-september-2021/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/new-texas-laws-september-2021/)https://abortionpillinfo.org/ (https://abortionpillinfo.org/)https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728.273.0_3.pdf (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728/gov.uscourts.dcd.226728.273.0_3.pdf)https://www.nytimes.com/article/abortion-law-texas.html (https://www.nytimes.com/article/abortion-law-texas.html)

It's always stressful to feel like you're not doing enough. And if you're someone who believes in social justice (and if you're listening to this podcast I bet you do) it can feel overwhelming just trying to do the right thing. So this week I want to discuss the "good enough" activist. RESEARCH:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/ (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/)https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-july-2021 (https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-july-2021)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States)https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/30/texas-abortion-law-sb8-supreme-court (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/30/texas-abortion-law-sb8-supreme-court)https://actforwomen.org/the-womens-health-protection-act/ (https://actforwomen.org/the-womens-health-protection-act/)