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New abortion ban draws large protests to State Capitol, other cities

On Sunday afternoon, Alabamians protesting the abortion ban bill recently passed by 25 white Republican men in the Alabama Senate and signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey, turned out in large numbers to protest the bill at a March for Reproductive Freedom held in downtown Montgomery The large crowd was diverse in every way: … Continued

May 21, 2019

Opinion

The 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

Josh Moon

June 29, 2018

Opinion

Let them eat frozen dinners

Do not let up. Listen to me, progressives and liberals and all the rest of you just plain ol’ ticked off Americans. Do not stop the protesting. Do not stop the heckling. Do not stop making life absolutely, utterly miserable for the conservative lawmakers who have worked so diligently the last several years to make … Continued

Josh Moon

June 27, 2018

Opinion

The lies of bigotry

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter You’re liars. I’m talking to the bigots of this State, the ones clinging to Confederate monuments and protesting a rainbow flag in a high school classroom and traveling to white-whiners marches all over the country. You’re liars. You know it. I know it. Society has progressed around you and … Continued

Josh Moon

August 24, 2017

Opinion

There are still many reasons to be thankful

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s time to give thanks. That’s right, even when the country has embarrassed itself on a grand scale, it is worth remembering that we have plenty for which to be thankful. And even in Alabama, where poor economic planning and a lack of emphasis on and funding for education … Continued

Josh Moon

November 22, 2016