Republican Party
Loyalty oaths for teachers in Florida’s new Red Scare
June 28, 2021Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida schools have become “socialism factories,” and a new law he signed will require state schools to survey the political affiliations of all their teaching staff.
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Republican filibuster is only the beginning of epic voting rights battle
June 22, 2021Voter uprising against GOP intensifies as the party of “no” refuses to even debate the biggest civil rights bill of our era.
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Senate Republicans defeat women’s equal pay bill, again
June 11, 2021Women are paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to men, and this gap is greater for women of color. The Senate GOP just made sure that will all continue.
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Historian says right-wing attacks on Critical Race Theory prove its value
May 26, 2021Murray State University historian Brian Clardy says the right-wing wig-out over Critical Race Theory reminds him of the castor oil he took as a kid. “It tasted awful but you knew it was good for you.”
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Trump faction purges Cheney; ‘Big Lie’ politics ricochet on GOP establishment
May 12, 2021As the fascist faction of the GOP grows in strength, defenders of democracy cannot simply revel in watching Republicans eat one of their own.
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