Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks with a voter near a polling station during New York’s Democratic Primaries on June 23, 2020, in New York City.
There are times in this business when all you can do is sit back and let the “wow” hop all over you like a jubilant pack of kangaroo mice turned loose upon the world. Why? Because I get to type this sentence: New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated her main primary opponent, conservative Democrat Michelle […]
John Bolton, Donald Trump and the foreign policy disaster awaiting the next president
On Friday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth will hold a hearing to decide whether to grant the Department of Justice’s request for a temporary restraining order against former national security adviser John Bolton to prevent the publication of his book, “The Room Where It Happened,” next Tuesday. Considering the fact that the book has already been read by journalists and excerpted […]
Wheeler in Wisconsin: Putting a Green Veneer on the Actions of Trump’s EPA
The Trump administration declared a victory over air pollution in Sheboygan, Wisconsin this week—a timely win given recent polls showing that voters view environmental protection to be President Trump’s greatest vulnerability. It is not clear if Trump’s weak standing in Wisconsin polls will be helped by the announcement that a portion of Sheboygan County, a chronic smog hot spot, has […]
The Stock Market Is Recovering. We Are Not. Congress Is to Blame.
While the stock market has nearly recovered to its pre-coronavirus levels (even with recent drops), more than 44 million people remain unemployed. The pandemic has hit those making the least the hardest: 40 percent of those making less than $40,000 have lost their jobs. Despite this, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) has indicated he’d like to wait and see how the […]
We Still Don’t Know How Many Americans Police Kill or Injure Every Year
Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014 sparked nationwide protests and jumpstarted the Black Lives Matter movement. His death also opened a conversation about the startling lack of good data on how often police use force and on whom. Nearly six years later, amid a massive new wave […]
The Rebellion Against Police Repression Must Guard Against ALL Enemies, Whether Red, Blue, or Green
The terrain of struggle will need to expand for the movement to avoid a Democratic Party-induced slumber. “The movement’s enemies in blue not only include the cops but also the entire Democratic Party.” The masses are in motion and public opinion about U.S. policing has rapidly shifted in three short weeks. George Floyd and Breonna […]
Calls to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Get Louder
As the national dialogue about systemic racism continues, advocates are more hopeful than ever that the Juneteenth holiday is closer to getting the national recognition it has long deserved, Time reports. “There needs to be a reckoning, an effort to unify,” Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee told Time. “One thing about national holidays, they help educate people about what the story is.” […]
Nazis Put This Symbol on Political Opponents’ Arms. Now Trump is Using It.
The first result for a Google search of “upside down red triangle” is a Wikipedia page detailing Nazi concentration camp badges. Google’s official “knowledge panel” reiterates this, linking the same Wikipedia page. The results on the rest of the first page almost unanimously show the same thing. Read More.
SUPREME COURT RULING ENSURES PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ WORKERS
Antidiscrimination laws are such a patchwork in the U.S. that in parts or all of many states, employers could legally fire workers for being gay, lesbian or transgender. Until now. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday that federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination on the basis of sex also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity. Whether Congress […]
DACA COURT RULING BEATS BACK TRUMP — FOR NOW
The court ruled 5-4 that former Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ abrupt termination two years ago of a program known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, was “arbitrary and capricious.” The Department of Homeland Security has overseen the program. Lawsuits blocked its dismantling for more than two years. “We do not […]