Above: Hitler Youth at a book burning in the 1930s. It is only a matter of time until Hitler Trump Youth start burning books about Critical Race Theory which exposes the structural racism inherent in white supremacy and white nationalism. Privileged prep school trust fund baby Tucker Carlson no doubt will emcee the live event … Read more
Photo: h/t The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fascist fashionistas: Khaki cargo pants, navy blue T-shirts, and white cowl masks (instead of white Klan hoods? COVID-19 safety first!), is the new uniform of Hitler Youth aka Patriot Front fascists from Texas – similar to the Best Buy uniform, one observer wryly noted. Where do these fascists get off calling … Read more
Election law expert Rick Hasen in an essay a the New York Times explains The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk: In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court’s term, the court’s six-justice conservative majority, over the loud protests of its three-liberal minority, has shown itself hostile to American democracy. In one case, … Read more
Wow, it’s June already! And you know what that means: SCOTUS Watch. June is the last month of the Supreme Court’s term, and the Roberts Court has developed a reputation for cliffhanger endings to its most controversial cases, as if it is a reality TV show. We are about to find out just how radical … Read more
Late on Sunday night, on a Memorial Day weekend when most Americans were distracted, the Texas Lege tried to pass the most anti-democratic, Jim Crow 2.0 voter suppression bill in the nation. EXPLAINER: How Texas Republicans aim to make voting harder. (Texas is already the most difficult state in the country to vote, it is … Read more