Jake Johnson

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

"The Supreme Court is green-lighting the eradication of trans people from society.""This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical treatments in an evolving field," Roberts wrote. "The voices in these debates raise sincere concerns; the implications for all are profound. The equal protection clause does not resolve these disagreements.

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman of California faced backlash Wednesday for leading a resolution expressing support for Israel's unprovoked and illegal assault on Iran, which risks plunging the region into a full-blown war as the Trump administration weighs military attacks of its own. Sherman introduced the resolution Tuesday alongside Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) and 14 cosponsors, including Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.).

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

The United States, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, is once again barreling headlong toward a war of choice in the Middle East, one cheered on by many of the same hawks who enthusiastically supported the disastrous invasion of Iraq more than two decades ago.

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

Baghaei acknowledged that the U.S., through its military support for Israel and heavy presence in the region, is already enmeshed in the conflict and that Israel launched its assault on Iran with at least tacit approval from the Trump administration. "No one can imagine in our region, not only in Iran, that Israel started this war without prior green light by the United States," Baghaei said, urging the international community to act before the conflict becomes a full-scale regional war.

1 week ago | commondreams.org | Jake Johnson

This morning, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti, a challenge brought by three transgender adolescents, their families, and a Memphis-based medical provider against a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming hormone therapies for transgender people under 18.