That’s what a longtime friend and Common Dreams’ ally said to me in the minute following today’s horrific ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
One of my sisters
wrote me just a moment later, asking: "What can I do? I feel sick."
In the other room, my wife was explaining to our 10-year-old daughter what the decision could mean. My daughter asked: "Who would want to control someone else’s body like that?"
This attack is visceral. People across this country are filled with outrage and despair. Readers like you are angry and feel betrayed. I can tell you our reporters and editors feel the same even as they remain so fixated on their work on days like this.
The independent, watchdog journalism we do is key for those fighting for reproductive justice and the other abuses of a court set loose on the nation by dark money and right-wing forces.
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