GOP's war on education starts with math Florida bans 50 math books while a Republican judge in Texas argues there's no reason "to provide a public library" Salon · Apr 18, 2022
Why Trump backed J.D. Vance The folks involved in the Ohio Senate race are some of the most powerful in Republican politics. Axios · Apr 16, 2022
Amazon union head sparks Fox News debate Smalls rejected Carlson's attempt to pit the labor movement against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — is it enough? Salon · Apr 15, 2022
Republicans are dusting off a tried and true election strategy: hatemongering Male voters have been drifting right in record numbers – and Republicans are taking a viciously homophobic and sexist tack to appeal to them The Guardian - US · Apr 15, 2022
Ukraine war: while most Americans express outrage, Putin's spell continues to hang over Republicans A majority of US citizens across parties now condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and support the sanctions adopted by the Biden administration. However, talk of unanimity would be stretching it. The Republican Party is a case in point, as Donald Trump and a good number of his supporters continue to… The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022
Shannon Bream's Bible stories are turning Fox News Books into a publishing force Shannon Bream, an anchor on Fox News, doesn't get into the kinds of noise-making controversies that propel the careers of the conservative-leaning news channel's hosts. She provides straight ahead coverage of the Supreme Court, her beat at the channel, and has a nightly newscast airing at midnight on the East… Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2022
Kimmel compares Carlson to "prostitutes" "This is like selling Girl Scout cookies outside a diabetes clinic" Salon · Apr 13, 2022
UPenn professor tells Tucker Carlson ‘Blacks’ resent ‘Western peoples’ and India is a ‘s***hole’ ‘I think there is just a tremendous amount of resentment and shame of non-Western peoples against Western peoples,’ says Professor Amy Wax The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022
Tucker "skipped" COVID vaccination "I skipped the first three. I'm not getting that one either," the Fox News host said to a crowd of churchgoers Salon · Apr 12, 2022
No, Ukraine is not developing bioweapons, despite what right-wing pundits want you to believe How a random post on Gab became a conspiracy theory referenced by Tucker Carlson, Marco Rubio, and the Kremlin. Mic · Apr 12, 2022
Tucker Carlson has claimed that he’s not vaccinated against Covid-19 Revelation follows months of Covid-19 misinformation The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022
GOP goes full "groomer" to stir violence Republicans don't really think liberals are "grooming" children — but they know saying so is permission to violence Salon · Apr 11, 2022
Trump's covert Christian right agenda Trump's ungodliness was the cover that allowed the Christian right to hide in plain sight — now they're growing Salon · Apr 8, 2022
Putin still has friends in the west – and they’re gaining ground The EU’s united response to the war may not last long with Viktor Orbán around. We must hope he’s not joined by Marine Le Pen, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 7, 2022 A note to Ted Cruz, now that Ketanji Brown Jackson is a Supreme Court justice White men are 31% of the U.S. population and yet 93% of Supreme Court justices have been white males. Shouldn’t we take a break from having white males on the court for the next, what, 300 years, to balance the scales?
The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2022 Republicans’ ugly attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson show lurch to far right The QAnon-tinged questioning at Senate hearings for the supreme court justice displayed a party in thrall to conspiracy theories
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022 Conservatives seize on out-of-context videos of Obama ‘ignoring’ Biden on White House return ‘Literally no one wants to talk to Joe Biden,’ says Republican National Committee
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2022 US rightwing figures in step with Kremlin over Ukraine disinformation, experts say False narratives pushed by Tucker Carlson and key Republicans in Congress have been embraced and recycled by Moscow
Salon · Apr 5, 2022 Putin sets his apologists up for failure The American right bet on Russia's swift victory in Ukraine to push authoritarianism at home — now they're spinning
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Ukrainian-Americans hold protest outside Tucker Carlson event over his pro-Putin comments ‘He needs to show the world he has empathy’
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 5, 2022 Kevin McDermott: Tucker Carlson is the last person qualified to assess Biden's mental fitness We’re so accustomed to Tucker Carlson saying crazy stuff that his declaration last week that President Joe Biden should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment barely rippled through the national conversation. Because it was both silly and unsurprising. Of course this scowling hypocrite would suggest that Biden’s penchant…
Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022 Commentary: Why Putin unites extremists on left and right Two old friends of mine once sat on opposite ends of the political spectrum. One used to be pro-American — a liberal Cold Warrior and defender of the Vietnam War. The other was very much in the leftist camp, a lifelong opponent of “American imperialism” and a committed anti-Zionist. Both…
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022 Russia state TV calls Gabbard ‘our friend Tulsi’ as Tucker Carlson interview aired Onetime Democratic presidential hopeful accused Joe Biden of lying about motives in Ukraine
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Disney execs working to remove gendered greetings from theme parks Disney calls for repeal of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ or for law to be ‘struck down in the courts’
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2022 Biden and allies vow to keep up Russia punishment for ‘brutal attacks in Ukraine’ – as it happened US and European leaders pledge assistance for people inside Ukraine and for those fleeing country