MAGA Republicans elect Mike Johnson, a hard right conservative as Speaker of the House ending weeks of GOP chaos. Johnson was an architect of the effort to overturn the 2020 election and a religious conservative opposed to abortion rights, homosexuality and gay marriage. His nomination further cemented the Republican Party’s lurch to the right. – NY …
“Details about multimillion-dollar stock holding concealed in abortion pill judge’s financial disclosures” – CNN “The federal judge who issued a nationwide ruling blocking the approval of a common abortion medication redacted key information on his legally mandated financial disclosures, in what legal experts described as an unusual move that conceals the bulk of his personal fortune. Kacsmaryk …
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What do domestic extremists have in common? Learn more about political extremism and violence with the free PIRUS app by START from the Department of Homeland Security. The Profiles of Individual Radicalization in the U.S. (PIRUS) contains information on the backgrounds, attributes, and radicalization processes of over 3,200 extremists in the U.S. from 1948-2021. PIRUS helps you understand …
The Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from attending university. – AP Women in Iran can be jailed for watching a men’s football game. Ten year old rape victim in Ohio denied abortion. Religious patriarchies strip women of their freedoms around the world. Where do women have the least rights? Take this short quiz and decide …
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Fascist politics is spreading in America. Can you spot it? Joseph Stanley, a Yale Professor of Philosophy shows how in his book “How Fascism Works“. Stanley explains how fascist politicians exploit a mythic version of a nation’s past; propaganda that twists the language of democratic ideals against themselves; anti-intellectualism directed against universities and experts; law …
Democracies depend on the freedom to vote. Political violence to steal power is a clear and present danger. This StoryMap is based on Clinton Watts recent article in Selected Wisdom about the threat domestic terrorism poses to American democracy and how to combat it. Clinton Watts is a senior fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at George Washington …
