Abolish the Supreme Court! Fight Back to Defend Women's Rights!

<p>On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the ultra-right wing majority on the Supreme Court is poised to eviscerate Roe v. Wade, but a movement to fight back against this assault on women’s rights is growing and demanding that Democrats in Congress legalize abortion once and for all. They also discuss U.S. aggression stepping up against Iran, China, and Russia; the Omicron variant continuing to cause panic around the world; Michigan reeling in the aftermath of yet another mass shooting; the U.S. marking the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and more.</p> <p>The following articles are referenced in this episode:</p> <p>Supreme Court prepares to decimate abortion rights — Here’s why it’s not too late<br> <a href="https://www.liberationnews.org/supreme-court-prepares-to-decimate-abortion-rights-heres-why-its-not-too-late/">https://www.liberationnews.org/supreme-court-prepares-to-decimate-abortion-rights-heres-why-its-not-too-late/</a></p> <p>Campaigners Warn of 'Wave After Wave of Variants' as Long as Vaccine Apartheid Remains<br> <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/06/campaigners-warn-wave-after-wave-variants-long-vaccine-apartheid-remains">https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/06/campaigners-warn-wave-after-wave-variants-long-vaccine-apartheid-remains</a></p> <p>China Seeks First Military Base on Africa’s Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds<br> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327">https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-seeks-first-military-base-on-africas-atlantic-coast-u-s-intelligence-finds-11638726327</a></p> <p>Air Board Denies Key Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Dealing Critical Blow to Beleaguered Fracked Gas Project<br> <a href="https://appvoices.org/2021/12/03/air-board-denies-key-permit-for-mountain-valley-pipeline/">https://appvoices.org/2021/12/03/air-board-denies-key-permit-for-mountain-valley-pipel