The law comes six years after the gang rape of an 18-year-old woman stirred mass protests and a general reckoning over the rights of sexual abuse victims.
Tag: Law and Legislation
Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How.
In a first, the measure legally defines greenhouse gases as pollution. That’ll make new regulations much tougher to challenge in court.
A Functional Congress? Yes.
Congress is known for being dysfunctional. Why hasn’t it been over the past two years?
Scotland Makes Period Products Free
The country is the first to offer tampons, sanitary pads and other menstrual products free of charge.
Climate Bill Heads to Biden’s Desk. There Is More to Be Done.
The bill will cut U.S. emissions, but not nearly enough. It’s “like losing 20 pounds when you need to lose 100 pounds” one expert said.
Ditching Fossil Fuels
The climate bill will make cleaner energy cheaper for everyone.
Rethinking Joe Manchin
Now that Joe Manchin has saved the Democratic agenda, how should liberals think about him?
Overlooked Provisions
Climate has received most of the attention. But the Senate bill brings big changes to health care, too.
Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Senate Passes Major Legislation
Also, China’s military exercises could alienate Taiwan and rockets strike near a Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
The Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts by offering only incentives to cut climate pollution, not taxes.