The Proud Boys, a violent far-right group, has been celebrating a remark made by Donald Trump at the first presidential debate. When asked if he condemned “white supremacists and militia groups,” Trump repeatedly sidestepped the question, eventually stating...
Following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 26, Trump’s nomination of a hard right-winger to fill the empty Supreme Court seat has become a political issue in the upcoming election. Trump has already appointed two justices to shift...
On October 2, 1968, a peaceful demonstration of nearly 15,000 people took place in Mexico City. As speeches wrapped up and people prepared to march, soldiers, armed with heavy artillery and tanks, moved in to trap and arrest the protesters. At that moment, snipers...
The sordid details of Donald Trump’s tax evasion are finally in full view, and add to our understanding of what a self-serving and dishonest individual he is. But there is a larger point going mostly unmentioned in the larger news media: Trump’s behavior is the norm...
Last week the U.S. hit another COVID-19 milestone as the number of official deaths from the virus hit 200,000 (even though the actual number is probably much higher). This is the most deaths of any country in the world so far. To put things in perspective: 200,000...
