Abortion access is anticipated to push voters to the polls in the wake of a Supreme Court decision earlier this year. Democrats have rallied voters around the issue for months, hoping to drive turnout in an election that will determine the balance of power in...
Senate GOP Support for Same-Sex Marriage Bill May Be Higher Than Thought
However, according to Marco Rubio, it's a "waste of time." Meanwhile, a significant number of other Republicans seem willing to vote in its favor. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the same-sex marriage protection bill to a full floor vote...
Supreme Court Conservatives Say Taxpayers Must Fund Anti-LGBTQ Religious Private Schools
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 that it’s unconstitutional for a state government to withhold taxpayer funds from religious schools. The case, Carson v. Makin, involved two Maine families who were denied state tuition assistance because they wanted to enroll their kids at...
“Relief,” A Film by Seyla Hossaini
Richmond multimedia artist Seyla Hossaini released her first silent film, Relief, last month amid the uproar following the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion on the vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. The film is drenched in emotion and upholds the honesty of the real...
Someone Else Can Write About Smoking Weed: A Conversation With Chelsea Handler
I remember hearing stories. Stevie Ray Vaughan said he’d dreamt that Jimi Hendrix showed him secret techniques to playing the guitar. When he awoke, he reached for his Fender Stratocaster, but couldn’t remember anything Hendrix had shown him. Then there’s Eddie...
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