Jill Filipovic rejects as specious a federal judge’s ruling that the CDC overstepped its authority in issuing the directive requiring masks on airplanes and other forms of mass transit.
Author: Jill Filipovic, CNN
In Red States, It’s Open Season on Women’s Rights
Jill Filipovic writes that American companies should seriously consider how and if they want to do business in states that treat their employees and their employees’ families as second-class citizens.
The True Cost of Biden’s Timid Budget: a Red Wave in Nov
A New Generation Is Being Introduced to the Nuclear Threat
Vladimir Putin’s ominous nuclear threats, as unlikely as they are to manifest, mark a distinct shift for younger Americans — who came of age into a post-Cold War world and whose relationship to existential dread has already been transformed by life i…
Some Mask Mandates Are Ending–But Not Everyone Is Ready
Jill Filipovic writes that there is no clear answer as to when mask mandates should be lifted in schools across the country. The CDC should deliver clear guideance to help states and individuals decide when the time is right.
It’s Neil Young’s Free World, Not Joe Rogan’s
In telling Spotify they can’t have him or podcaster Joe Rogan (but not both) as part of a stand against misinformation, Neil Young is modeling the power artists wield, giving Spotify a chance to do the right thing and offering fans like her an opportu…
It’s Neil Young’s Free World, Not Joe Rogan’s
In telling Spotify they can’t have him or podcaster Joe Rogan (but not both) as part of a stand against misinformation, Neil Young is modeling the power artists wield, giving Spotify a chance to do the right thing and offering fans like her an opportu…
The Question We Must Ask About Violent Crime in U.S. Cities
When it comes to our current crime trends, two things are true: Deadly violence isn’t as pervasive as it was 20 years ago, but homicide numbers are rising in many major American cities. We should not collectively live in fear of deadly violence, Jill …
Kevin McCarthy’s Comment Is a Warning Sign
Jill Filipovic writes that Kevin McCarthy’s comments about stripping certain Democrats of committee assignments should the GOP win in midterms is yet another warning sign that Republicans are on a path to becoming an antidemocratic party.
2022: Like 2020, But With More Disasters
Usually, a new year means a chance at renewal — new undertakings, new resolutions, new attempts to become some better imagined version of yourself. In 2022, Jill Filipovic writes, it means new disasters, new frustrations and that