C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Trump hails Confederate names, monuments, and military bases
June 11, 2020Plans first big pandemic MAGA rally for Tulsa, site of 1921 massacre of African Americans.
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Dissension in the ranks? Pentagon breaks with Trump over protest crackdown
June 4, 2020The right-wing coalition built around Trump is showing cracks that could end up splitting off support for the president in November.
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Turning point: Trump threatens military rule, turns country toward fascism
June 2, 2020The president’s ominous threats of military rule have echoes of fascism and suggest a dangerous escalation of the crisis following George Floyd's lynching.
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‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump revives segregationist war cry
May 29, 2020In 1967, racist police chief Walter Headley rained bullets down on Black protesters. Trump just revived his declaration of war.
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The stock market is not the economy
May 8, 2020Stock market has best month since 1987; workers have worst month in history.
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Long live death: Trump sidelines task force, says open economy
May 6, 2020Trump signals he's okay with mass deaths, says Americans are "warriors."
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Leaked CDC report projects 200,000 infections per day by June 1
May 5, 2020Trump keeps the document in the back drawer. Report says that by June, U.S. will see a sharp rise in coronavirus deaths, up to 3,000 per day.
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Sanders drops out of Democratic race, says movement “won the ideological struggle”
April 8, 2020Acknowledging Biden will be the nominee, Sanders declared, “We will go forward together to defeat Donald Trump, the most dangerous president in modern history."
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