Kimberly Atkins Stohr
The Boston Globe
Washington, United States
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Abortion foes twist criminal laws in push for fetal personhood
Antiabortion groups are engaged in a messaging campaign based on their disingenuous claim that there is societal consensus that life begins before birth. That’s the first step in the push for their next objective: a nationwide ban on abortion. → Read More
I had employer support with my long COVID. Others aren’t so lucky.
I cannot imagine the fear and anxiety that losing my employment — and with it, my health care coverage — would have added to an already stressful situation. But far too many people are dealing with that very horror every day. → Read More
Pence’s move is straight from Trump’s dirty playbook
If a seven-figure book deal is enough to make him sing, so should be a subpoena. → Read More
Will a new census proposal bring needed visibility — or racialized blowback?
It would give better visibility to populations long ignored or mischaracterized in federal demographics data. It would also decrease the white population count at a time when the backlash against the racial justice movement is particularly palpable. → Read More
When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots
The court buys time on challenges to laws in Texas and Florida seeking to impose state-level control over Twitter’s content moderation practices. But the court can’t avoid this issue forever. → Read More
Video of gun-toting child must be a wake-up call for America
According to a neighbor, as the diaper-clad 4-year-old boy squeezed the gun and pointed it at apartment doors, a stairwell, and most horrifyingly himself, he said: “Pow, pow, pow, pow.” → Read More
How far will the Supreme Court expand the Second Amendment?
It’s likely just getting started. → Read More
Supreme Court wining, dining, and leaking no light matter
It should shake to the core anyone who believes in the fair administration of justice and the rule of law. → Read More
What Ticketmaster's Taylor Swift debacle reveals about the music industry's monopoly problem
Congress has tried for years to reign in this ticketing monopoly. Will Taylor Swift Fans make all the difference? → Read More
In 'Half American,' historian Matthew Delmont tells the story of World War II from the Black perspective
More than a million Black Americans fought for the United States in World War II. They fought for a double victory: over fascism and over racism. But their fight would continue long after the war ended. → Read More
John Roberts’s constitutional color-blindness threatens civil rights
The Supreme Court will probably shred the Voting Rights Act, outlaw affirmative action, and roll back legislative protections for Native American communities. The chief justice doesn’t care. → Read More
In Vogue, Ketanji Brown Jackson makes a choice to define herself
Jackson’s choice to make her first high-profile media appearance as a justice in the pages of a fashion glossy serves to underscore that the era of the celebrity justice is here to stay. → Read More
The political marriage between the GOP and militias
In several countries, elected politicians are making deals with violent militias. Is America next? → Read More
We’re all tired of COVID. But it’s not done with us.
Omicron subvariants are surging, yet the masks are largely off and public officials are unwilling to reimpose restrictions. We’re on our own. → Read More
Is this bipartisanship on election integrity and gun safety?
Panelists discuss the bipartisan deal struck in the Senate on gun safety, as well as the testimony of Republican election officials who stood up to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Annotating Justice Alito’s draft abortion opinion
“If Alito honestly believes that this ruling would end enflamed debate and deep divisions on the issue, the public reaction in the hours since the leak of this document should disabuse him of that notion.” → Read More
The complicated history of women's fitness
Personal fitness for women used to be considered unladylike. That all changed with fitness pioneers like Lotte Berk and Judi Sheppard Missett. But look closer and there’s much more to the story than jazz shoes and leg warmers. → Read More
It’s long past time for lawmakers to protect our crowns
The tide has turned as more Black people like me have embraced our natural hair textures in all aspects of life, including classrooms and boardrooms. But the law hasn’t caught up. That needs to change. → Read More
When it comes to subpoenas, Congress must use its power or lose it
Jan. 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson must create real consequences for those who flout congressional authority. He can start inside his own chamber by compelling the testimony of minority leader Kevin McCarthy. → Read More
Biden’s losing battle with the Supreme Court’s shadow docket
Weighty judgments have traditionally come during the court’s regular term, with a full examination of the arguments and in public view. But lately, the rulings come in the form of terse summary orders, drafted out of sight, often issued at night when few are watching. → Read More