racism

freedom of speech

Cinco de Mayo in #AZLeg: House Passes Bills Attacking Free Speech (video)

by

The 55th Legislative First Session has been filled with crazy, right-wing ideological bills attacking voting rights, reproductive rights, patients, doctors, nurses, midwives, doulas, teachers, engineers, professionals, unions, public education, the Permanent Early Voting List, the Citizens Initiative, Clean Elections, and transparency in campaign finance. Adding insult to injury, these bad bills are passing on party … Read more

The Republican Party’s Descent Into Fascism Over 50 Years In The Making

by

Jane Mayer at the New Yorker reports that the unpublished memoire of Republican strategist Harvey LeRoy “Lee” Atwater – an adviser to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and a chairman of the Republican National Committee – who took Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy national, i.e., increasing political support among white voters by appealing to … Read more

Corporate Accountability Finally Comes To Texas To Oppose Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression Bills

by

In a Wall Street Journal column last week, Sen. Ted “Cancún” Cruz (R-TX) warned that CEOs opposing Republican threats to voting rights will be excluded from his party’s pay-to-play legislative operation — because they’re no longer conservative enough for the GOP. For example, Republicans will stop accepting donations in exchange for “looking the other way” … Read more

Corporate Accountability: Defund The Chambers of Commerce

by

Update to Corporate Accountability Backlash To Jim Crow 2.0 Voter Suppression Bills (Updated). 72 Black business executives published a letter in The New York Times urging corporate leaders to speak out. Nearly 200 companies speaking out against voting law changes in Texas, other states: Nearly 200 companies on Friday joined in a strong statement against … Read more

Senate Passes The Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act (Against Asian-Americans)

by

Bipartisanship achieved in the Senate. Alert the lamestream media! NBC News reports, Senate passes hate crime bill responding to wave of violence against Asian Americans: The Senate passed [the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act] Thursday targeting anti-Asian hate crimes after an uptick of incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 94-1 vote. … Read more