In honor of Mother's Day, spend a moment remembering the bravery of the Mothers of the Disappeared or the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, who led the resistance against the military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla and worked to hold Argentina accountable for the disappearances and deaths of
Rebuild A cornerstone principle of this newsletter is that we must plan for the world we want after Trump is gone. It's hard to plan strategically when everything around you is in crisis, as it has been since January 20, 2025. But with the pace of new insanity
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'Every day is a kind of Watergate at this point.' That's a quote from Jeffrey Goldberg, who is the modern Woodward-Bernstein, thanks to his inadvertent inclusion in the world's stupidest Signal chat. Even though this is, without a doubt, the deepest, stupidest, and most
No American President has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue in this lawsuit targeting a prominent law firm with adverse actions to be executed by all Executive branch agencies but, in purpose and effect, this action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned
Pushback Resource Guide Blueprint for Saving Democracy Email Tips Subscribe to The Pushback "Democrats" are elected officials, government agencies, unions, and non-profits. "Grassroots" are individuals, political organizing groups, and informal groups. "Disloyal Opposition" are Republicans, conservatives, business interests, and other interests more typically aligned
I snuck out of my conference today to (re)take an oath to uphold the Constitution at the Kings County courthouse today in honor of National Law Day of Action. It was very moving to be among a huge group of other lawyers swearing to uphold the rule of law.
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Hi folks. This week I am in Seattle for work but I'll do my best to keep posting, and I do plan to attend a National Law Day/May Day event on Thursday if I can. On the way up here, I listened to Ezra Klein's
Hi folks! I am back from vacation and pleased to see that the Democrats seem to have gotten the message that James Carville-style "sitting back and watching him fail" strategies won't work. There's a lot going on out there. I hope you are taking
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Dear Friends, I’m sorry I’ve been quiet for a couple of weeks. I needed to consume some content so that I’d have something to talk about, and I finally have. Two books, a movie, a short story, some new hobbies, and few call backs to my pet
Taking a short break from my excellent vacation at the White Stallion Ranch to empty my inbox of all the righteous news that has come out in the past 48 hours. Note that the Democratic leadership seems to be stepping up to speak out on specific issues, following Senator Van