Tag: Capitol insurrection
Trump’s vows to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists if elected
Trump's pronouncement positions this act of clemency at the forefront of his day-one agenda, alongside promises to intensify oil drilling and reinforce the U.S.-Mexico border.
Why the Jan. 6 convictions set dangerous new legal precedents
The recent convictions against the Proud Boys will only strengthen the state’s ability to target the left.
January 6 gave revolution a bad name
Even John F. Kennedy recognized that when confronted with extreme abuse of power, we are left with no alternative.
Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy for plotting to violently...
The case marks the first time in nearly three decades that a federal jury has convicted defendants of seditious conspiracy.
Police sergeant found guilty on all counts after participating in Capitol...
Both officers were initially placed on administrative leave for attending the Capitol riots. The town fired them after their arrests.
DOJ must permanently bar insurrectionists from public office: Ethics group
"The DOJ must take action to stop, by all means available under the law, those who broke their oath to support our Constitution from being entrusted with public office again."
The Jan. 6 committee, 4 key investigations; Trump can run, but...
His time is up. His future will be very rocky and painful if these various investigators do their job.
Islamophobia and the Capitol insurrection
In such a world, even Muslim Americans active in peace centers become inherently suspicious, but heavily armed white nationalists in motels just outside Washington aren’t.
Corporate seditionists are no better than the seditionists who attacked the...
The tsunami of money now flowing from corporations into the swamp of American politics is larger than ever.
The Jan. 6 insurrection showed us the limits of polarization
Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles. Some researchers warn of an approaching “tipping point” of irreversible polarization.
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“Moderates” Support Extreme Injustice
The label goes to candidates who back endless war and block Medicare for All, while a CNN poll now finds a third of Democrats calling themselves socialists. Scolding them as interlopers plays well with donors and nowhere else.
On September 2, federal layoff appeals move from the Merit Systems Protection Board to...
Ninety-nine percent of the 1,252 public comments opposed the change, and employees will no longer be able to take a final decision to federal court.
Appeals court upholds order limiting ICE arrests at Quaker, Sikh and Baptist houses of...
The Justice Department never argued a compelling government interest before the district court, and the Fourth Circuit held that defense waived.
Three-quarters of Americans would oppose a data center near their home, new polling finds
Opposition has swung 33 points in a year as utility bills climb, and more than 530 counties and towns have restricted or banned the facilities.
The baddest, bloodlust bullies having a very bad year
How goonish egotism backfires, Befouled by self-inflicted quagmires!