DAGR Weekly Reader W3-MAR
“I find her personally to be an inspiration, because it shows that anybody can run for Congress.”
~ Joy Behar, re Rep Boebert (CO-04) on The View, Mar. 13, 2025
Flawed WY proof of voter residency, citizenship rule becomes law
Gov. Mark Gordon questioned the legality of the bill’s 30-day residency requirement. The legislature passed it anyway. Is this the first one that undermines UOCAVA? Looks like it might be!
Maggie Mullen, WYOFile, Mar 21, 2025
No One Is Safe From America’s Abusive Immigration Authorities
Even legal residents and tourists are being terrorized by Trump-emboldened officers at ICE and CBP. Read in other sources that France and other former allies are instituting reciprocal hassles for Americans travelling across their borders. We’ll try to get hard facts before summer travel season starts.
The New Republic, Mar 19, 2025
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on Trump, tariffs and democracy
Everybody’s been talking about it, but Stiglitz adds context and clarity. Excellent exchange, with some measure of hope that these tools will help us rebuild.
Front Burner, audio podcast, CBC, Mar 18, 2025
In Your Face: The Brutal Aesthetics of MAGA
Botox rules! Does proximity to power rely on a specific look? Discernable, sometimes garish, Botox and more, may be a sign of fealty to the beauty pageant owner who now sits in the White House. Stepford would be proud!
Mother Jones, Mar 17, 2025
The Lawyers Surrendering to Trump
Host Marc Elias (Democrat) and guest George Conway (grand old Republican) break down the responsibilities and privileges that lawyers swear an oath to. It’s complicated, and a lot of lawyers have not stepped up to defend democracy. They do still have an obligation to speak out on behalf of their country. Video 48 mins.
Democracy Docket, Mar 15, 2025
Under Trump, the EPA Moves to Torpedo Rule on Greenhouse Gases
Administrator Lee Zeldin derides “climate change religion” as reason to abandon clean air and water regulations. And then, he moves to get it out of the way of corporate ‘progress.’ Sleaze rules on behalf of rampant profit!
Sierra Club Magazine, Mar 13, 2025
Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines
The mRNA technology behind coronavirus vaccines is now being used to create bespoke vaccines for cancer patients. Will Trump-DOGE cuts to research put this valuable science in the dustbin of history?
WIRED, Science, Mar 13, 2025