The Puritans in black robes
Nobody would be more joyful over the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade than the Puritans of old, the religious bigots who dreamed of making America a conservative Christian theocracy in their image.
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SCOTUS: Moving us closer to Gilead
The Supreme Court is moving us closer to Gilead – led by a woman who believes all women should be subservient to men.
What could happen if Republicans win?
What kind of government might we have if the Republicans win control of both Houses of Congress this Fall, and then win the Presidency in 2024?
Yay! Even MORE guns, and more death! Three cheers for SCOTUS!
Another right-wing dream come to pass, courtesy of our right-wing Supreme Court.
The coming War Between the States ... but not what you think
If SCOTUS throws out Roe, get ready for a new War Between the States – the individual states, that is.
Time to indict Donald Trump
There are more hearings, there are more witnesses, there are more facts to put forward. But after watching and absorbing all of this so far, I have only one reaction: It’s time to indict Donald Trump.
Time to “Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time”
The committee investigating the Trump coup attempt is laying out how it happened. David Brooks says they should instead explore WHY it happened. Ken Wolf says, why not both?
A coup looking for a legal theory
Trump followed a 7-point plan to try to overturn the 2020 election – in other words, to carry out a coup. And the coup attempt is still happening, and still a threat.
Democracy is on the line on November 8
If Repubs take the House and Senate this fall, authoritarianism will follow. If they take the White House in 2024, the American experiment will be finished.
How to step back from an “irrepressible conflict”
A speaker before the Civil War said the nation was moving toward an “irrepressible conflict.” It seems to be happening again – but Ken Wolf calls for a different approach.
Our national pandemic of 'sick individualism'
What the coronavirus has revealed is the power of America’s cult of selfishness.
Mass shootings: From anger to action?
If Peggy Noonan and Dana Milbank can agree that we must act, can our elected leaders as well?
This ex-Republican just tweeted the best thread to explain the GOP
This is a Twitter thread that deftly explains the underlying philosophy of today’s Republican party.
The GOP doesn’t understand 1776
The GOP likes to reference 1776. The problem is, they’re on the wrong side.
“Republicans insist 18-year-olds must be able to buy killing machines.” WTAF?
Sometimes a headline perfectly captures a moment – including a jaw-dropping moment that reflects the insanity of the right’s love affair with guns.
The most important article you will read today – “What would an American Fascist Government look like?”
We have an authoritarian movement growing across our country, and if it is not called out and stopped, the United States may still exist, but “America” will be gone.
