Tag Archives: Brennan Center

Kavanaugh TV ads are being traced…

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Naomi

…by the Brennan Center. Here’s their notice: Brennan Center to Track TV Ad Spending on Kavanaugh Supreme Court Nomination  This week, the Brennan Center for Justice launched a new initiative tracking all television ad spending related to the nomination of … Continue reading →

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Trump and US crime rates: a chasm between fact and fear-mongering

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Naomi

As the Brennan Center reports, crime rates in the U.S. remain at an historic low. Yet Trump continues his fact-free fear-mongering about crime. And apparently the Trump Base still gets excited by the dumb horror movie he’s scripted. Why? I … Continue reading →

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Gerrymandering: We are given reason to hope

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Naomi

OK, the Supreme Court Gill decision would have sunk me into the earth if I weren’t already there, given all the horrors surrounding us nowadays. And I was so, so crossing all my fingers and toes that Kennedy would determine … Continue reading →

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