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Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.
Former federal prosecutor. MSNBC legal contributor. Law Professor. Writes with chickens & knitting at hand. Author of Civil Discourse on Substack. My first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, is a NYT bestseller!
RJ draws several editorial cartoons each week for his substack, e pluribus cartoonum, and for Roll Call, the newspaper of Congress and Capitol Hill. His work is widely syndicated to print newspapers by Cagle Cartoons.
Senior Writer & Editor, The Contrarian
Civil rights advocate, community organizer, secret battle rap fan,sci-fi nerd tendencies.
Host of They Stand Corrected, the podcast and newsletter fact checking the news. Former NPR and CNN journo. theystandcorrected.substack.com joshlevs.com
Progressive lawyer. Founder of Justice Legal Strategies PLLC. Former Chief Counsel at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Senior Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice.
I explain government in clear, simple terms. I host "Civics Made Easy" on PBS and my book, "What Does the Constitution Actually Say?", is a #1 Amazon Bestseller (and there's a kids version for ages 8-12). I have to stop because I'm at 250 characters.
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Proud Contrarian Contributor! Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law. She also leads strategy and partnerships at Ms. Magazine.
Former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. Political strategist. Democracy defender. Problem solver. Amateur detective. Virginia native now based in Michigan (and second guessing it each winter).
Senior Political Advisor and Associate General Counsel, Democracy Defenders Action. I write about rule of law issues, voting rights, election law, and state courts. Opinions all my own.
NYT Best-Selling Author, LAWLESS: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, & Bad Vibes; Professor, Michigan Law; Co-host, Strict Scrutiny
Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. Author, Speaker, Mother and Wife. Host of The Tea with April.
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