Politics
Top U.S. general tells us how close we came to the edge
July 15, 2021General Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells how he and other top generals had to plan on how they would stop a contemplated coup by Donald Trump.
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Republicans’ cynical red-baiting culture war on ‘Critical Race Theory’
July 15, 2021One conservative activist is weaponizing resentment over diversity trainings into an all-out, red-baiting culture war.
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Florida ‘Red Scare’ escalates; students now required to disclose political beliefs
July 15, 2021First they came for the teachers, now they're targeting students.
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‘Everything’s bigger in Texas’ includes racism and bigotry
July 14, 2021Proof of that is the assault on democracy being led by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott who wants to arrest and jail all the Democrats.
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Push is on to protect voting rights by ending filibuster
July 14, 2021As they praise Biden for his speech on voting rights, Texas Dems and progressives say the Dems must end the filibuster to pass voting rights bills.
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