Noam Chomsky

• Anti-vax advocacy groups online are helping to radicalize the QAnon movement
  The alliance between anti-vaxxers and QAnon followers is rapidly increasing as they continue their plight to spread massive amounts of disturbing misinformation amid the pandemic. One glaring example centers around one incident that occurred last week. Facebook opted to nix a massive anti-vaccination propaganda group with more than 200,000 members last week. However, the group […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• Here's how anti-KKK laws could be an effective way to go after Trump
  President Donald Trump's campaign continues to come up short in its post-election legal battle, observers are mulling over ways to go after the president, his campaign, and Republican Party's efforts to suppress votes. In an editorial published by The Bulwark, Section 1985(3) of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 is being highlighted as a […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• Could Trump pardon himself? The latest bizarre turn is being debated
  As President Donald Trump leaves office in January 2021, he could be faced with a barrage of criminal investigations into his personal and business finances. But could Trump avoid the possibility of jail time by using his presidential powers before leaving office? There are debates about how that could play out. Although it would be […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• America just dodged the Trump bullet -- but what did we really learn so that it doesn't happen again?
  More than 80 million Americans helped the country dodge the bullet of a potential second Trump term, but has one Trump presidency been enough of a lesson for the American people? An editorial published by USA Today stresses the importance of remaining vigilant even during the post-Trump era. He warned that the American people must […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• Viral video captures a disturbing look at Trump's ‘cozy’ history with white supremacists
  A new viral video released by "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" on Friday offers an in-depth look into President Donald Trump's ongoing refusal to condemn white supremacy.According to the three-minute YouTube video's description, it aims to highlight Trump's "cozy relationship with supremacists." The video, which garnered more than 700,000 views in less than 24 […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• There's nothing 'normal' about this: Even if Trump reluctantly leaves office, immense damage has been done
  Is Donald Trump still attempting a coup with the intention of remaining in power indefinitely? Yes. "I quit" is a phrase that does not appear in the authoritarian's handbook.Trump has announced his coup in public, which is a major reason why most people are not taking it seriously.The president has repeatedly stated that the 2020 […]
  Salon
• Trump considering trolling Biden inauguration with 2024 campaign event: report
  President Donald Trump may be leaving the White House in the very near future, but it does not look like he will be going away, as promised, anytime soon. The lame duck president is already strategizing for a 2024 presidential run to regain control of the White House, according to The Daily Beast. The publication […]
  Meaghan Ellis
• Did anything good happen in 2020?
  It's been a hell of a year, literally. A deadly pandemic that continues to claim lives, while a robust disinformation campaign actively undermines the public's understanding of its severity, prevention and treatment. People out of work and industries devastated, with inadequate bandages offered by our federal response. Police rioting in the streets of our cities […]
  Erin Keane
• Trump's sadistic narcissism: The gift that could keep on giving to Republicans indefinitely
  As we watch the slow-rolling train wreck Donald Trump is currently engineering for Republicans in Georgia, it's enjoyable to imagine what kind of havoc Trump may very well visit upon the GOP for the next several years.Precisely because Senate Republicans allowed Trump to turn the state's two Senate runoffs into a divisive family feud, Trump […]
  Daily Kos
• Food banks struggle as 1 in 6 families with children don't have enough to eat
  One in six U.S. families with children don't have enough to eat this holiday season, a national emergency exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and the unemployment crisis it has generated. Over the past several days, remarkable reporting in the Washington Post and National Geographic, among other outlets, has explored this alarming trend. According to Feeding […]
  Common Dreams