These are indeed scary times for our Democracy in the U.S., and things will not get better if all of us who see what is going down give in to fear. There ARE things we can and must do.
Progressives and Regressives view people in two different ways. Progressives view people as assets. The other side views them as an expense or liability—or at the very least sources to extract money from by any means.
In the four years Trump spent in the White House, he set back progress against racism and white supremacy decades. And he wants to keep this degradation of American rolling.
It goes hand in hand that where you find corruption you will also find obstruction. Mitch McConnell has been showing the country this for more than a decade. Now Manchin and Simena are following his example.
Madison Cawthorn's re-election may be over before it starts. His very qualifications to run have been challenged by a group of voters in his home state.
The lessons of how we should view and apply the unique document that is our Constitution go back centuries and even appear in the works of the Bard of Avon.
Comparing the January 6th insurrection with Hitler's failed coup of 1923 is appropriate. And it is a warning that those who tried to overthrow our government are not done yet.
Covid is a boon for healthcare profiteering. It costs a hell of a lot more to care for a sick person who needs ICU care than it does to vaccinate someone and have people wear masks and remain six feet apart.
The former guy complained that expanding voting rights would set a stage where "Republicans could never get elected again." Frankly, since the Republican Party has been destroyed by his influence and corruption, that would be fine.
Filibusters do occur in some state legislatures, but they rarely succeed in blocking legislation. Unlike the U.S. Senate, most state legislatures still operate on the Founders’ majoritarian principles.
The radicalized faction of what used to be the Republican Party has been cozying up to the most radical, racist and violent right wing terrorist factions in our country for some time now.
As the investigations into the January 6th insurrection continue, it is increasingly clear that it was planned. That makes it an actual conspiracy to overthrow the government of the United States.
One of the key differences between Pearl Harbor and the January 6th Insurrection is that after Pearl Harbor the nation galvanized to its own defense. With January 6th, not so much. In fact, a significant segment of the population have supported the attackers.
The NRA and its supporters simply believe that their ability to own guns is more important than the lives of your children. Your children. Perhaps theirs, but definitely yours.