Today is the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” the first anniversary at which John Lewis is no longer with us to commemorate. If Americans want to honor John Lewis’ sacrifice and lifelong commitment to public service and his efforts to secure voting rights as a fundamental constitutional right for all Americans, it is time for … Read more
The annual circus of far-right fringe groups at the Conservative Political Action Conference (or more accurately, the Conservative Paranoia and Conspiracy Conference) had all the fascist trappings: Personality cult built around a morally depraved leader, check. Fascist propaganda machine promoting the Big Lie, check. They even built their stage for this circus to resemble the ancient … Read more
The first three Commandments in the the Judeo-Christian tradition are: I am the Lord thy God (monotheism) Thou shalt have no other gods before me (false gods) Though shalt not make unto thee any graven image (think golden calf) The annual circus of far-right fringe groups at the Conservative Political Action Conference (or more accurately, … Read more
Paul Blumenthal writes at the Huffington Post, Democrats’ Top Priority Is To Reform Elections. Will It Be The Bill To Break The Filibuster? Congressional Democrats are pushing a sweeping package of voting rights, gerrymandering, election, campaign finance and ethics reforms, called the For the People Act. It’s listed as H.R. 1 in the House and … Read more
Warning that the deadly rampage of the Capitol this month may not have been an isolated episode, the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday said publicly for the first time that the United States faced a growing threat from “violent domestic extremists” emboldened by the attack. The New York Times reports, Extremists Emboldened by Capitol … Read more