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Noam Chomsky

• Judge Emmet Sullivan cites Donald Trump's 'continued' election lies as reason not to release rioter
  Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan this week cited former President Donald Trump's recent statements about the 2020 election as a reason not to allow the release of a man who allegedly took part in the failed insurrection of Jan. 6. In a 39-page opinion filed on Tuesday, Sullivan explained why he was denying the release of […]
  David Edwards
• Texas is the next major battleground in the Republican war on voting rights: report
  Georgia has been Ground Zero for GOP voter suppression, with Gov. Brian Kemp having recently signed into law a harsh voter suppression bill that Delta Airlines, Coca-Cola and other major Georgia-based businesses have spoke out against. But voter suppression bills are being introduced by Republicans in state legislatures all over the U.S., and journalist Alexandra […]
  Alex Henderson
• This Supreme Court doesn't deserve the deference Pelosi and Biden are giving it
  Last week, four Democratic lawmakers from both chambers of Congress introduced legislation to add four seats to the Supreme Court. Reps. Jerrold Nadler of New York, Hank Johnson of Georgia, and Mondaire Jones of New York joined Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts on the Judiciary Act of 2021. It's a simple bill amending the statute […]
  Daily Kos
• 'Nope, done': Tucker Carlson abruptly ends interview after former NYPD officer schools him on Derek Chauvin's culpability
  On Tuesday, April 20, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer guilty of three charges in connection with the May 25, 2020 killing of Georgia Floyd: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Far-right Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, the night of April 20, discussed the verdict with Ed Gavin — a former deputy sheriff […]
  Alex Henderson
• 'A hit dog will holler': Congresswoman slammed for claiming Biden and Harris 'say we're all racists'
  U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) is being criticized after falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris "say we're all racists" when they delivered remarks after a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd."You know, it's just a sad day in America when the President of […]
  The New Civil Rights Movement
• Trump declares being president was 'very traumatic' in softball Sean Hannity interview
  Former President Donald Trump joined Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, to complain one more time about how tough he had it as the nation's commander in chief. Hannity's softball interview at the Mar-a-Lago compound featured a series of friendly questions about Trump's future and dedicated a fair bit of airtime to Trump's […]
  Zachary Petrizzo
• Montana Democrats sue state over voting restriction laws they say have 'no legitimate justification'
  The Montana Democratic Party is suing the state secretary over two restrictive voting bills that Governor Greg Gianforte, a Republican, signed into law on Monday. The party says these laws violate the Montana Constitution. The bills in question, SB 169 and HB 176, respectively require photo ID to vote and eliminate Election Day voter registration, […]
  Jon Skolnik
• Daily Show's Jordan Klepper goes deep into the MAGAverse — and finds frightening new Trump obsession
  Jordan Klepper from the "Daily Show" has embarked on a years-long mission to understand the MAGA world of Donald Trump's most fervent supporters. In a new 35-minute segment, Klepper takes viewers deep into the trenches of the MAGAverse and uncovers the MAGA psyche that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Klepper has described himself on […]
  Molly Wilcox, Salon
• ‘Scumbag’: Right-wing radio host faces furious backlash after sharing racist image in response to Chauvin verdict
  On Wednesday, the Lincoln Journal-Star reported that Chris Baker, a right-wing talk radio host for KFAB in Nebraska, posted a racist image in response to the murder and manslaughter conviction of former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd."The tweet was posted within about an hour of the Derek Chauvin verdict and […]
  Matthew Chapman
• COVID-19 surge overwhelms India: ‘The condition is so horrible’
  India, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, is #4 in deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus. More than 182,500 people have died from COVID-19 in India as of Wednesday morning, April 21. And the Financial Times is reporting that India's most recent wave of COVID-19 infections is its worst so far.Financial Times reporters Benjamin Parkin, […]
  Alex Henderson