JAN 6 COMMITTEE - In late June, as I arrived at my weekly union stewards training, I stumbled upon a group of fellow delegates talking about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
IMPORTANT READS
Democracy Kills Inalienable Rights
THE VIEW FROM HERE - The US Constitution created a republic for one reason - democracies kill inalienable rights.
The Prankster Stops Laughing
POLITICS AS UNUSUAL - Roger Stone played a key role in blocking the recount of votes in Florida that would have cost George W. Bush the Presidency in 2000.
Children Will Suffer the Consequences of the Supreme Court’s Rampage
SUPREME RULINGS - It appears to be of no concern to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ultraconservative majority how children are collateral damage in its monumental rulings to close the 2021-22 term.
‘Impeach Justice Clarence Thomas’ Petition Nears 1 Million Signatures
SUPREME JUSTICE - A petition calling on the Democratic-controlled House to launch impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is on the verge of reaching one million signatures,
Alito’s Bad History Meets the Vendetta of Clarence Thomas
SCOTUS - The Dobbs opinion overturning Roe. v. Wade is another marker on the road to where Republicans and the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative super-majority are taking the country.
Are Democrats Clueless About Impending Election Doom?
MID TERMS - Armageddon comes November 8. Pundits and progressives have been warning Democrats for months that if they don't change course and achieve significant legislation promised in 2020, they will go down in flames on election day, along with our democracy.
Justice Clarence Thomas Is Ready To Undo More Rights
RIGHTS VS. SCOTUS - In June alone, the conservative-slanted Supreme Court voted to weaken Miranda rights, required states to fund private religious schools, protected border patrol agents from excessive force claims, and lessened the requirements for concealed carry laws.
To Prevent Formula Shortages, Break Up Monopolies
SUPPLY CHAIN - It’s a tough time to be the parent of a newborn in the United States today.
Lone Star Hate: How Texas Lost Its Mind
GUEST COMMENTARY - Last weekend in Houston, Texas Republicans got a taste of just how far right their party has become.
Only Radical Changes Will Make Rents Affordable
UN-AFFORDABLE HOUSING - The affordable rental housing situation in the US has been in crisis from as early as the 1960s, and it has only worsened over time.
Crypto-Carnage Hits Every Asset Class Tied to Crypto
FINANCIAL CRISIS - It wasn’t just cryptocurrencies that crashed Monday, it was crypto exchanges, crypto mining stocks, publicly-traded companies holding large investments in crypto, and crypto ETFs.
Steve Bannon Trying To Shield At Least One Conversation With Trump From Jan. 6 Investigators
EXECUTIVE PRIViLEGE? - Steve Bannon is trying to keep at least one conversation with Donald Trump shielded from the House select committee.
Merrick Garland’s “Existential” Choice
AN 6 JUSTICE - Nobody on the Left should deride as insignificant the current public US House hearings on Donald Trump’s effort to stay in power ultimately through violent means in the wake of Joe Biden’s clear victory in the 2020 presidential election. Unimportant?
Even If Never Convicted, Donald J. Trump Will Live In Infamy
HISTORICAL RECORD - What's the use of the hearings by the House committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection—
Celebrating Juneteenth With Bold New Ideas
EMANCIPATION - One day in late June, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas. They carried some historic news:
The Collateral Damage Comes Home
MASS SHOOTINGS - “They were at places that seemed safe — but few spaces in America are guaranteed safe anymore.”
Bipartisan Senate Deal on Guns Deemed ‘Pathetically Weak’
GUN REFORM - A group of 20 U.S. senators announced a deal Sunday on an outline of a bill designed to give the appearance that they are taking meaningful action on gun violence and mass shootings.
Newsom Says CA is an Abortion ‘Sanctuary.’ But for Whom?
SCOTUS WATCH - This month, Politico broke the news that the US Supreme Court had decided to overturn the historic abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion.
Warren, Murray Lead Call for Biden to Defend Abortion Rights via Executive Order
WOMEN’S RIGHTS - With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to issue a ruling later this month that could overturn Roe v. Wade and imperil abortion rights nationwide, a group of 25 senators on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to do all he can through executive action to protect reproductive freedoms at the federal level.
We Need a Strong "Wealth Squad" to Counter the Endless Defenses of the Megarich
TAXING THE VERY RICH - Whenever there are new or proposed changes to tax law, your eyes may glaze over as they skim the headlines.