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Feb 05 2021
News
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election
A weird thing happened right after the Nov. 3 election: nothing.
The nation was braced for chaos. Liberal groups had vowed to take to the streets, planning hundreds of protests across the country. Right-wing militias were girding for battle. In a poll before Election Day, 75% of Americans voiced concern about violence.
Instead, an eerie quiet descended. As President Trump refused
Time MagazineMar 02 2021
Opinion
Nod or blunder? No CPAC 2021 apology for a stage shaped like a white supremacist symbol
It’s been said that you should never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity. Applying this maxim to the Conservative Political Action Conference makes it one of the stupidest organizations in American politics today, and that’s saying something.
As difficult as it is to get your head around, the stage at CPAC 2021 last weekend was built in the shape of a rebranded
Guest Writer - CenterMar 25 2021
News
Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs GOP Election Bill Amid Outcry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
Democrats and voting rights groups say the law will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color. It is part of a wave of GOP-backed election
Newsmax (News)May 14 2018
News
The controversial US Jerusalem embassy opening, explained
In the hours before the event, Israeli soldiers killed at least 37 Palestinian protesters at the Gaza border.
VoxOct 10 2021
Analysis
A Different Approach to Anti-Racism
Chloé Valdary had an unusual childhood. She grew up in a Christian family, but one that celebrated Jewish holy days. She was raised in New Orleans, a city dominated by Catholicism and its symbols, but her church was anti-Catholic. She's black, but her first steps into identity politics and activism were in opposition to antisemitism. And even with her religious upbringing, it was something an
ReasonJan 07 2021
Opinion
The Capitol Riot Will Hurt The People Who Were Already Hurting Most
As protesters marched from the president’s speech to the Capitol on Wednesday, making the scenic journey down Constitution Avenue, I met a mild-mannered woman from the same small corner of Wisconsin in which I grew up. She’d never voted before Donald Trump ran for president. She traveled to the capital because she loves the president.
Not long after our conversation, hundreds of Trump
The FederalistMay 23 2021
News
'We will celebrate my brother's life': George Floyd's family to hold rallies, marches for one-year anniversary of his death
"We will celebrate my brother's life in a very, very special way," Bridgett Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said at a virtual press conference Thursday.
Floyd, 46, died on May 25, 2020, after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. His death started months of protests worldwide against police brutality and systemic
USA TODAYNov 15 2021
Opinion
How COVID Lockdowns Handed Global Warming Extremists The Tools To Crush Freedom
We’ve rolled out the blueprint for a society that is nominally free, but willing to throw freedom away in a crisis.
The Glasgow Climate Conference wrapped Friday with so much progress: There was a “joint pledge” by President Joe Biden and an indifferent Chinese dictator to slow down the changing climate sometime in the next decade or so; there was a call from British Prime Minister
The FederalistNov 03 2020
News
Voter intimidation lawsuit filed after police use pepper-spray at North Carolina march
A federal lawsuit is accusing police in North Carolina of voter intimidation after they deployed pepper spray during a get-out-the vote rally and hauled several participants to jail in a chaotic display of pre-Election Day discord.
The complaint, filed late Monday against the police chief of Graham, a rural community west of Durham, and the Alamance County sheriff, says that protesters
NBC News DigitalSep 15 2021
News
What Is 'Justice For J6?' Right-Wing Rally Set For Saturday In Washington, DC
Aright-wing rally is set for noon on Saturday in Washington, D.C., to support the Jan. 6 rioters who stormed the Capitol building, prompting serious security concerns for Capitol Police. The rally is called "Justice For J6."
The event is being organized by “Look Ahead America,” a non-profit group led by former Trump campaign staffer Matt Braynard. The group is “dedicated to standing up
International Business Times