Tag: Capitol riots
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.
The modern-day Civil War that has erupted in America
How and will this modern-day Civil War end?
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.
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.
Rightwing mythmaking and the January 6th capitol siege
The idea that conservatives and Republicans are being widely and unfairly targeted by federal law enforcement is yet another example of an emerging right wing tactic of projection.
Olympic gold medal swimmer pleads guilty after attending Capitol riots
Keller surrendered himself to law enforcement after learning that they were seeking his arrest.
Former Tennessee deputy charged with assaulting police officers during Capitol riots
Ronald McAbee was arrested Tuesday after the FBI received a tip concerning his exposed identity on police body cam footage during the Capitol riots.
Former MMA fighter pleads guilty to punching police officer during Capitol...
Scott Fairlamb is one of the first defendants convicted of assault against the police during the Capitol riots.
2 Seattle cops fired for attending Capitol riots
“These two officers were present at an attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was also an attack on our profession and on every officer across the country.”
Video shows former Green Beret attacking police captain during Capitol riots
Despite the fact that McKellop was wearing a helmet and gas mask while allegedly assaulting the officers, federal investigators were able to identify him due to his clothing and a unique U.S. Army Special Forces patch on his backpack.
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Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
Chris Hedges and Albert Raboteau on ‘American Prophets’ importance in an age of radical...
Watch the two thinkers talk about Raboteau’s book, which discusses the work of religious figures such as Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton and Martin Luther King, Jr.
“The People’s Historian”: Dave Zirin’s New Book Explores “Remarkable” Life of Howard Zinn
We speak to Dave Zirin, author and sports editor at The Nation , about his new book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn , chronicling the life and activism of the legendary historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States .
Cats are fueling a global eco-crisis, pushing birds and other species to extinction
Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.