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5 justices, all confirmed by senators representing a minority of voters, appear willing to overturn Roe v. Wade

If the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion is to be believed, five justices have voted during private deliberations to overturn Roe v. Wade. Notably, those five are what I refer to as “numerical minority justices.”

The Conversation

The leaked abortion decision blew up overnight. In 1973, Roe had a longer fuse

The reaction to Roe vs. Wade was immense, but not immediately so. It took months and years for the anti-abortion movement to fully form, to organize and gain political power.

WEKU

Stephen L. Carter: The Supreme Court has always been political

In the swirling days since what I suppose we should just call The Leak, a significant theme has been the argument that the Supreme Court has grown deeply politicized. But there never existed a golden age when the court was anything else.

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When Ted Kennedy Was Pro-Life and Ronald Reagan Was Expanding Abortion Access

The forgotten abortion politics of the pre-Roe era

Reason

Nicholas Goldberg: Why do we still honor J. Edgar Hoover's racist, homophobic legacy?

Fifty years ago this week — on May 2, 1972 — J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died at his home near Washington's Rock Creek Park, and was found the next morning by his housekeeper slumped on the floor next to his bed.

Los Angeles Times

Jimmy Carter and disability rights

In 1977, people with disabilities occupied federal buildings across America. It was the beginning of something big

Salon

Editorial: Like pet rocks and bell bottoms,1970s bad economic news is back to haunt Biden

U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish combination of double-digit inflation, double-digit interest rates, soaring gasoline prices and persistently high unemployment. The entire economic mess got dumped…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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This Day In Market History: Nixon Urges Americans To Buy Stocks

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On April 28, 1970, U.S. President Richard Nixon encouraged Americans to buy stocks. Where The Market Was: The Dow finished the day at 724.33. The S&P 500 traded at 80.27.

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‘Gaslit’ review: Julia Roberts humanizes Watergate in new Starz series co-starring Sean Penn

Behind every great political scandal, there are players whose stories get shoved to the side by the first, second and even third drafts of history.

Chicago Tribune

Roger Stone won’t run against DeSantis for Florida governor — but says he might challenge ‘RINO’ Rubio

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Roger Stone said Monday he won’t run against Gov. Ron DeSantis, but he said he’s contemplating a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

Tribune News Service

Support For Drug Decriminalization Among GOP Voters On The Rise, New Poll Reveals How Much

Since Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs nearly 51 years ago, arrests, convictions and mass incarceration have been the centerpiece of the US's drug policy approach.

Benzinga

Why we need information literacy classes for students

Fifty years ago, the national networks CBS, ABC and NBC dominated television screens in America and were the primary way voters obtained information: Each network, along with newspapers and radio, told its audience facts first, and all agreed on what the facts were. That meant Americans had a shared understanding…

Chicago Tribune

What was the Watergate scandal and when did it happen as new Gaslit TV series airs

The events of the infamous Watergale scandal took place during and after the 1972 US presidential election

Manchester Evening News

"Gaslit": More than Julia Roberts' show

Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin and more star in this political thriller that lacks cohesion

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Who is in the Gaslit TV series cast alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn?

The programme follows the lesser-known characters caught up in the Watergate scandal

The Independent UK

Gaslit review: A sublime Julia Roberts can’t save new Watergate series

A plodding new series shows us the infamous Seventies US political scandal through the eyes of Martha Mitchell, wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney-general, but lacks any of the drama of the actual event

The Guardian - US

Overcoming Trumpery review: recipes for reform Republicans will never allow

The depth of Trump’s corruption is familiar but still astonishing when presented in the whole. Alas, his party shares it

Daily Mirror

Julia Roberts lifts lid on Watergate scandal whistleblower wife in new TV show

The actress plays the outspoken socialite Martha Mitchell, the first to link President Richard Nixon to a burglary that led to his downfall.

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Salon

Historians to Trump: You're fired!

"The Presidency of Donald J. Trump" offers a wealth of valuable perspectives — but fails to measure the danger

Manchester Evening News

When does the Gaslit TV series set around Watergate start and how to watch in the UK

Gaslit centres around Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Gaslit’: Julia Roberts skillfully settles into the ’70s as Martha Mitchell, a Watergate wife who wouldn’t be silent

She’s electric opposite Sean Penn, playing corrupt Nixon aide John Mitchell in the darkly funny Starz series.

Daily Mirror

Dan Stevens looks worlds away from his Downton Abbey days as he attends Gaslit premiere

Dan Stevens, who stars in the new political thriller, showed off his quirky sense of style and eccentric moustache at the premiere in New York City on Monday

ABC News

Pandas devour ice cake to celebrate 50 years at Smithsonian National Zoo in the US

Pandas and their fans celebrate five decades since then-US president Richard Nixon brought some furry friends home from his landmark visit to China.

The Conversation

Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the 'white man’s party'

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society.

Salon

It's time to nationalize fossil fuel

Un-American, you say? Tell that to FDR, Nixon, Reagan, Bush and Obama, who all nationalized major industries

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