Report Shows Racism and Sexism Key Indicators for Trump Support
Following the disastrous election results in November, many pundits pointed toward economic dissatisfactiont as a primary motivation for Trump supporters. While job growth under Obama outpaced the years leading up to his administration, many recently created positions have done nothing…
Obama Retaliates Against Russia as Hacking Revelations Throw Election Legitimacy Into Question
In the ongoing saga of the Russian hacking of the 2016 US election, President Obama has piled sanctions on Russia, expelling 35 of the nation’s diplomats as new details further call the election’s legitimacy into question. US intelligence agencies have…
Hoodwinked: Trump Voters, Expecting Change, Receive Broken Promises and Incompetence Instead
There’s no way around it. Trump fooled his voters. In interviews around the country, people expressed a desire to shake things up, and viewed the reality star candidate as an outsider who could fill the white house with an anti-establishment…
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Keith Ellison, First Muslim Congressman, Eyes DNC Chair
This isn’t a time for messing around. With Trump the president comes the normalization of hate. Steve Bannon – an antisemitic hack who has manipulated racist vitriol by expanding the faux-news rag Breitbart.com since its eponymous founder’s death – will…
Safety Pins: Solidarity with Donald’s Scapegoats
Regardless of who you voted for and why, these are important issues to consider. A lot of people are scared. The United States is facing an unprecedented situation in which a demagogue openly utilized race-baiting and ethno-nationalist appeals to successfully…
Heeding Trump’s Call: Reports of Voter Intimidation in Florida
In the lead up to to today’s historic election, there was ample concern that people’s voting rights would be infringed upon by vigilante supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Last month, he called on his base to monitor the…
In 2016, Colorado Votes to Remove ‘Slavery’ From State Constitution
Does slavery still exist in the United States? The answer may surprise you. Believe it or not, voters in Colorado will take to the polls tomorrow to decide whether or not to pass Amendment T, which would formally remove “slavery”…
Could North Carolina Voter Suppression Win Trump the Election?
After FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell letter to congressional leaders – in which he vaguely refers to emails discovered in an ongoing investigation into disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner which may or may not be relevant to the concluded Clinton…
After Trump Loses, What Comes Next for Republicans?
It is very uncontroversial to say that Donald Trump is – well – controversial. The Republican nominee for president has burned bridges with a number of communities: he mocked a reporter with a disability; he attacked the Muslim Gold Star…
Australia: New South Wales Parliament Officially Condemns “Slug” Donald Trump
With the fallout from the Hollywood Access tape and a growing number of sexual assault accusations levied against him, Donald Trump has attracted condemnation from all sides. From his opponents to those in his own party, a chorus of disapproval…
Breaking: Women Protest Trump’s Misogyny at His Flagship Hotel
Women have gathered outside Trump Tower in New York City today to protest the imploding Republican presidential candidate’s misogyny. Sparking a Twitter campaign around the hashtag #GOPHandsOffMe – which pokes at the Republican party’s recalcitrance to denounce Trump until the…
Misogynist Trump: Ana Navarro Destroys Trump Supporter Hypocrisy
In what may be the pivotal moment when Trump’s campaign (finally!) plunged into the realm of complete unelectability, a horrifying tape has emerged that has the hot-headed narcissist proving what we all already know: that he’s an incorrigible misogynist. The…