[RE-RELEASE] SCOTUS, The Anti-Choice Onslaught and American Institutional Decay

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[RE-RELEASE] SCOTUS, The Anti-Choice Onslaught and American Institutional Decay

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The Supreme Court is an anti-democratic, hyper-reactionary institution, totally free from any semblence of accountability. It is nothing more than another arm of the far-right movement in this godforsaken, shithole country. In this month old episode, Alyson and Breht discuss the Supreme Court and the implications of Roe's dismantling.

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