Mastodawn

Miranda Yaver Jul 11, 2023

Daniel Nichanian Jul 10, 2023

NEW: Washington State has two contested elections for election administrators this year — and both feature election deniers. One's a former GOP lawmaker, who's championed conspiracy theorists in the state and now wants to take over elections in the third most populous county: https://boltsmag.org/a-pair-of-election-deniers-are-running-to-take-over-election-offices-in-washington/

A Pair of Election Deniers Are Running To Take Over Election Offices In Washington - Bolts

Editor’s note (October 2023): Robert Sutherland lost in Snohomish County ’s August primary. Julie Wise and Doug Basler will face off in King County on Nov. 7. Robert Sutherland and... Read More

Bolts

Miranda Yaver Jul 5, 2023

Me: I recorded a podcast episode on the recent Supreme Court rulings and talked with the New York Times about health policy today!

Maude: That’s nice, rub my belly.

Miranda Yaver Jul 5, 2023

Daniel Schuman Jul 5, 2023

If you care about a women’s ability to obtain an abortion, you should care about anti-choice prosecutors buying their location data from data brokers. That bread crumb trail leads to jail, or worse.

The fix is to require a warrant. Here’s how to close a loophole that endangers women everywhere.

https://www.wired.com/story/ndaa-2023-davidson-jacobs-fourth-amendment/

US Spies Are Buying Americans' Private Data. Congress Has a Chance to Stop It

The National Defense Authorization Act now includes draft language forbidding government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more.

WIRED

Miranda Yaver Jul 4, 2023

Thomas Zimmer Jul 4, 2023

The Ambivalence of the Fourth of July

The nation celebrates Independence Day as democracy is at a crossroads

Such is life in America in 2023: A disorienting mix of normalcy and emergency, of acute crisis and moments of (performative?) business as usual.

A thread, based on my new piece at Democracy Americana: 1/

https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/the-ambivalence-of-the-fourth-of

The Ambivalence of the Fourth of July

The nation celebrates Independence Day as democracy is at a crossroads

Democracy Americana

Miranda Yaver Jul 4, 2023

Starting off our New England 4th of July right: with iced Dunkin and a 1776 sing-a-long.

Miranda Yaver Jul 4, 2023

42 years ago today, the NYT published its first coverage of what would be the AIDS epidemic. It would be difficult to overstate the centrality of And the Band Played On to my personal and professional development in health politics and public health research. I wish we’d learned more lessons from this period, but am grateful to be able to teach this important but painful history to my students.

Miranda Yaver Jul 3, 2023

Dahlia lithwick Jul 3, 2023

This

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/2023-supreme-court-judges-are-conservative-think-rcna92248?fbclid=IwAR3Cc4jnmmBjawIq8ynITtbimWl8bmsOBN6YINgFjtOBb_e5upwVVw73lyU

The 2023 Supreme Court and judges are as conservative as you think

Supreme Court term on Friday touched off what has become an annual tradition. But the SCOTUS opinions and decisions from 9 judges need an accurate assessment.

MSNBC

Miranda Yaver Jul 3, 2023