“Congress should reject the double standard of cryptocurrency.”
Tim Ryan and Kendrick Meek of Newsweek
Why “Single Out Crypto? The President is not banned from owning shares in oil companies while setting up energy policies, or ownership of real estate while forming tax policies,” says Tim Ryan and Kendrick Meek. “It’s about optics, simply because Crypto is brand new or politically charged.” “If the goal is to prevent self-richness, it makes little sense to allow broad discretion on other financial assets that can easily create conflicts of interest while limiting crypto-holding.”
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“The Supreme Court is writing a slow motion tribute for one of America’s biggest achievements.”
Maureen Edball of Slate
August marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act, which has “still not yet” as we approach this milestone. We find ourselves in a state of legal freedom fall, not a moment of reflection or rededication,” says Maureen Edball. The pending decision threatens to destroy the rest of the powerful legislation that was once “always living guardians, whose strength is rooted in community enforcement.”
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“Trump raises Ukrainian Ante.”
Robert Jordan on Dallas Morning News
President Donald Trump has announced a dramatic surge in weapons delivery to Ukraine,” says Robert Jordan, “a prominent contrast to the disastrous oval office meeting between Zelensky and Trump in March.” This could represent a turning point “following a string of criticisms about Zelensky, the strange halt of aid to Ukraine by someone unknown to the Pentagon, and a clear lack of communication with the White House.” “Maybe American policy regarding Ukraine has finally made it right.”
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“We’re Medicine and Miscarriages”: Lessons from Abortion from Sweden.”
Cecelia Nowell at the Nation
“The use of abortion drugs has an important lesson for the US, where the ban is pushing more patients into the second semester before we can see abortion providers,” says Cecelia Nowell. “Even though U.S. abortion advocates continue to raise awareness of drug safety in the face of GOP-controlled federal attacks, few people acknowledge the fact that tablets are being used safely in many parts of the world long after pregnancy.”
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