Jake Johnson: Co-Conspirators in Sedition
Here Are the Names of Every Republican Who Voted to Overturn Election Results.
Abby Zimet: Nothing To See Here, Just Marauding Neo-Fascists Wearing Frocks
It seems things here in the apocalypse can always get weirder.
Andrea Mazzarino: How the War Came Home, Big Time
For the Proud Boys to say that they reject racism and venerate housewives did little more than provide them with a veneer of social acceptability, even as they planned armed counter-rallies in progressive cities like Providence and Portland with the explicit purpose of inciting violence among Black Lives Matter protesters and their allies.
John Feffer: The Mobster-in-Chief
Will the November Election Be Decided in the Streets?
Mark Gruenberg: Trump’s message to white supremacists — It’s OK to gun down protesters
The danger that more armed right-wing thugs will take to the streets and shoot people is now a very real threat all across the country.
Charles Davidson: Hitler’s Visage in Trump’s Shadow
Trump is the sociopathic bully who having been bullied in childhood by a sociopathic father now bullies his way across America, taking his cues from “strongmen” like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Hitler who bullied his way across the Rhineland and Europe.
C.J. Atkins: Trump turns to neo-Nazi symbols to attract racist votes
This pairing of a white supremacist mobilization with a robust voter suppression effort targeting people of color means Trump’s desperate bid to hold on to power is escalating dangerously.
Bill Moyers: We Hold This Truth to Be Self-Evident — It’s Happening Before Our Very Eyes
The man in the White House has taken all the necessary steps toward achieving the despot’s dream of dominance.
Stephen Dobyns: Fly
They can hide. What’s the point of hiding?
They can run. Why bother running?
They feel defeated by the world’s terrors.
George Monbiot: The Roots of Fascism
Some countries, separately and together, are beginning to head towards the darkest of all political places.
Paul Celan: Death Fugue
Black milk of dawn we drink it in the evening
we drink it at noon and in the morning we drink it at night
Abby Zimet: Never Again. Still. Really.
“When Jews say never again,” said one marcher, “We fucking mean it.”
Laura Flanders: Can it happen here?
White nationalists have been targeting bookstores and libraries across the country for a while, in one instance, going so far as to threaten to burn the store down. Elsewhere, progressive groups are facing threats of violence and intimidation on campus.
Andrew Hanin: Congratulations (Response to Tree of Life Massacre)
Congratulations on your victory. My fear of G-D redirected toward You. . You’ll never see me set foot in that depressed sacred space. Those armed guards aren’t ready for You. … Continue reading
