Addy Baird
Mitt Romney Supports Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg Before the Election
Republicans are now almost guaranteed enough votes to replace the late justice before Nov. 3.
Addy Baird
His Victory Was Major For Progressives. Now He Wants To Keep It Going By Expanding The Supreme Court.
Progressive candidate Mondaire Jones wants Democrats to add four new justices to the Supreme Court. “This is a constitutional crisis that has existed for years now.”
Addy Baird
Trump’s Swift Push To Replace Justice Ginsburg Has Democrats Rallying Around Court-Packing
The Supreme Court has had nine justices for 151 years. Liberals see adding seats as one of their few options to counter a potential 6–3 conservative majority.
Zoe Tillman
Ed Markey, An Atypical Progressive Darling, Beat Joe Kennedy In Massachusetts' Senate Primary
Markey, a longtime politician, became a favorite of young progressives in the race against a much younger Joe Kennedy, who had the support of Nancy Pelosi.
Addy Baird
Richard Neal Has Defeated Progressive Challenger Alex Morse In A Massachusetts Primary
Morse's loss is a tough hit for Justice Democrats after a string of successes in other primary races.
Addy Baird
Activists At The March On Washington Say Jacob Blake’s Shooting Has Reenergized Black Lives Matter Protests. They Wish It Didn’t Have To.
“I was just kind of saddened that it took someone, a Black man, getting hurt that badly for us to come together like that.”
Addy Baird
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Could Not Answer A Question About The Price Of A Postcard Stamp
It's 35 cents.
Addy Baird
The Postmaster General Assured The Public That The Post Office Is Ready For The Election, Despite Recent Problems
"The Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation's election mail securely and on time,” Louis DeJoy testified at a Senate hearing.
Addy Baird
Solidcore Employees Alleged Their CEO Created A Toxic Culture. Now They're Calling For Her To Step Down.
A group of Solidcore coaches launched a petition calling for Anne Mahlum to resign or be removed by the company's board after a BuzzFeed News article detailing allegations of verbal abuse and sexual harassment.
Addy Baird
Solidcore Sells Itself As An Empowering Fitness Boutique. Employees Say Its CEO Created A Culture Of Toxicity And Sexual Harassment.
“I was just a shell of myself,” one former employee said. “We worked so hard and we were never working hard enough.”
Addy Baird
She Called Out Equinox On Safety And Cutting Gym Instructors’ Pay. They Fired Her.
“I didn’t want to resign, but I wanted to say how kind of hurtful some of the actions of the company have made me feel,” Monica Davis told Equinox when she was fired.
Addy Baird
Equinox Instructors Feel Betrayed And Scared As Gyms Start To Open
“I'm a poor person… I just don't get how they're comfortable with those losses happening at the bottom. It's just so weird and greedy to me.”
Addy Baird
A Group Of Women Who Sued Harvey Weinstein For Misconduct Have Reached A Nearly $19 Million Settlement
“Harvey avoided accountability for decades, and it was a powerful moment for us to band together and demand justice," plaintiff Caitlin Dulany said.
Addy Baird
Mike Henry Will No Longer Voice The Black Character Cleveland Brown On "Family Guy"
“I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color. Therefore, I will be stepping down from the role," Henry tweeted Friday.
Addy Baird
A Black Progressive Beat A 16-Term Democrat In A Heated New York Congressional Primary
The win by Jamaal Bowman, an educator in the Bronx, over Eliot Engel, a 16-term member of Congress, is a signal victory for progressives.
Addy Baird
Porn Actor Ron Jeremy Was Charged With Raping Three Women And Sexually Assaulting Another
The assaults occurred at a bar and a home in West Hollywood from 2014 to 2019, prosecutors say.
Addy Baird
Vistaprint Put "All Lives Matter" Posters In An Order For A Black Lives Matter Fundraiser
The company said it was an accident, but the woman who received the posters said she's skeptical.
Addy Baird
A Sheriff's Deputy Made A Tearful Video About Her McDonald's Order And Went Viral
The owners of the McDonald's restaurant told BuzzFeed News the woman was not denied service, but said they'd contacted her to apologize for her "unsatisfactory experience."
Addy Baird
A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out
They had been "doing everything the right way," the woman told a local news outlet. “And then the first night we go out, Murphy’s Law, I guess.”
Addy Baird
