From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - The much vaunted blue wave fizzled on Election Night but a red wave was swelling — and it wasn’t the GOP’s. Twenty eight of 37 candidates nationally endorsed by Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest group of the organized Left since the 1940s, won office across the country. Many others endorsed at the chapter and … [Read more...] about Socialists Mobilize Nationwide to Demand Democracy
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"I'd Put the Heads on Pikes": Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Calls for Beheading of Fauci and FBI Chief
From CommonDreamsIn the middle of a tense election battle in which fears of right-wing militia violence are already running high, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon took the incendiary rhetoric to a dangerous new level Thursday by suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray should be beheaded as a "warning to federal bureaucrats." During an … [Read more...] about "I'd Put the Heads on Pikes": Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Calls for Beheading of Fauci and FBI Chief
'Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through': Trump Legal Adviser Admits Campaign Is Pining for Supreme Court Rescue
From CommonDreamsWith the Trump campaign frantically attempting to challenge vote-counting procedures in several battleground states where the president's early leads have evaporated, a prominent conservative attorney and co-chair of Lawyers for Trump openly admitted in a television interview Thursday that the campaign's ultimate hope is for newly confirmed … [Read more...] about 'Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through': Trump Legal Adviser Admits Campaign Is Pining for Supreme Court Rescue
Whoever Wins, This Election Is Not the End of Trumpism
From JacobinThe results are still being tallied, but the electoral contest between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is far tighter than polls had predicted. An estimated 160 million votes were cast, making for a voter turnout of 67 percent—a level not seen since the election of … [Read more...] about Whoever Wins, This Election Is Not the End of Trumpism
With Prop 22’s Passage in California, Tech Companies Are Just Writing Their Own Laws Now
From JacobinOn Tuesday, California voters passed Proposition 22, a ballot measure backed by app-based “gig” companies that exempts them from classifying their estimated three hundred thousand workers as employees. Included in Proposition 22’s fine print is a requirement … [Read more...] about With Prop 22’s Passage in California, Tech Companies Are Just Writing Their Own Laws Now