The death penalty has been back in the news, with the state of Arkansas recently rushing to execute four inmates before its lethal injection drugs expired. Today’s workout will explore the role the death penalty has had in US society and get you confident to be an advocate against it.
Cruel & Cowardly: Healthcare Special Edition
We don’t usually send out three emails a week, but this is a very special case. Yesterday, House Republicans voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, putting Congress a big step closer to stripping millions of people of their healthcare. Today, we the people can strike back.
Le Pen-dulum Swings Right
With the runoff election in France coming up on May 7, the far-right National Front party is seeing unprecedented levels of support: their candidate Marine Le Pen is polling (at press time) 41% to centrist Emmanuel Macron’s 59%. You may have seen this described as part of a global right-wing surge that’s included Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, or read that some of Trump’s staff have connections to right-wing parties in Europe. But what are the characteristics and history of the European far right? And what can figures like Marine Le Pen tell us about contemporary American politics? Hold your nose, because today’s workout is all about some of the more odious personalities and ideas we can find in politics today.