Threats, attacks shut down library event for children in Birmingham
An event designed to teach children about consent and bodily autonomy was rescheduled after complaints, threats.
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Durant: Mo Brooks can’t win U.S. Senate seat
Pointing out Brooks' history in the last Senate race he entered, Durant said Brooks can't get to 50 percent, even with Trump's endorsement.
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See recent postsRemembering 9/11, recommitting to our fellow Americans this Patriot Day
One of the worst days in our country’s history also brought out the very best of America.
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See recent postsIgnore the attacks. The AEA is public education’s only hope in Alabama
"With AEA's influence growing again, the right-wing attacks have started. Because it's the only hope to protect public education."
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See recent postsJeff Sessions is a 21st Century profile in courage
As is the case with many of my fellow Alabamians, I am a strong supporter of President Trump in the substance of what he has accomplished but I am from time to time disappointed by his style. The President’s repeated attacks on my old friend, Jeff Sessions, for recusing himself when he was Attorney General … Continued
Polls, talk radio push attacks on Ivey, but is she worried?
Since Gov. Kay Ivey made known the existence of the “wish list” of spending items the Legislature proposed for the approximate $1.8 billion in federal relief money, some lawmakers have been up in arms. But the “wish list” wasn’t a hastily drawn-up inventory of hypothetical projects as some have suggested. The Legislative Services Agency formatted … Continued
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See recent posts“Progressive” is not a bad word
After I wrote a controversial column a few years ago that received a gaggle of ad hominem attacks from characteristically inarticulate readers, a friend of mine from the Northeast texted me: “Joey, you and Veronica need to move to a blue state. It’ll add 10 years to your life.” In today’s crippled, dying world, I … Continued
Jeff Sessions is reportedly eyeing a return to Alabama politics
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly eyeing a return to politics in the Yellowhammer State. After Sessions announced his forced resignation Wednesday, two people familiar with his thinking told Politico that he is considering a run for his old seat as Alabama’s junior senator. The seat is up for another election in 2020. The embattled … Continued
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See recent postsStand for Life: Vote yes on Amendment Two
As women, mothers, and as the supporters of many other young mothers and their children, we have watched with outraged disbelief the absurd attacks that Planned Parenthood is hurling at Amendment Two, Alabama’s pro-life amendment on Tuesday’s ballot. Planned Parenthood and its allies have spent nearly $1.5 million dollars in out-of-state, dark money to protect … Continued
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See recent postsThe media is the enemy
We are the enemy. That’s what the president said of “the media” — and really, if nothing else, we need to discuss the all-encompassing idiocy of that label sometime. But now isn’t the time, because right now we need to discuss the continued attacks from the highest office in the country on the profession that … Continued