By Meaghan Ellis Ben Shapiro is pushing back against conservatives who are in support of rapper Kanye West amid his latest social media rant targeting Jewish people. According to Mediaite, the controversy surrounding the Yeezus rapper came as a result …
NYT reporter sheds light on Trump’s perspective of hate as a ‘civic good’
By Meaghan Ellis New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman recently weighed in with an in-depth perspective on former President Donald Trump’s understanding of hate as a “civic good.” The reporter’s remarks come amid the release of her new book, Confiden…
‘Ableist propaganda’: Media condemned for criticizing John Fetterman’s use of closed captioning
By David Badash,The New Civil Rights Movement Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate nominee John Fetterman has been very open about the stroke he suffered just days before the primary, and appeared in an interview Tuesday night with NBC News after asking…
‘Legal loophole’: MSNBC’s Hasan explains ‘the wonky rule’ that could turn Clarence Thomas into Trump’s secret weapon
By Meaghan Ellis MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan recently offered a detailed breakdown of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s involvement in the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) classified documents investigation could ultimately prove to be favorable for former Presid…
Elon Musk denies speaking with Vladimir Putin before proposing pro-Russia Ukraine peace deal
By Meaghan Ellis Elon Musk is said to have spoken directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to tweeting his suggestion to end the war in Ukraine, Vice News reports. Per the news outlet: “In a mailout sent to Eurasia Group subscribers, Ian Brem…
Why ‘hyper-prudential institutionalist’ Merrick Garland has no choice but to indict Trump: journalist
By Alex Henderson Many political reporters, after years of extensively covering former President Donald Trump, are extremely skeptical about the possibility of the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigations leading to any type of indictment — whether …
Why ‘Garibaldi Day’ should replace Columbus Day as an ‘Italian-American holiday’: columnist
By Alex Henderson In heavily Italian-American areas of the United States — from Boston’s North End to the Italian Market in South Philly to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, Manhattan’s Little Italy and Bensonhurst, Brooklyn — Columbus Day is a major event. …
Liberal Florida prosecutor fired by Ron DeSantis sues to combat ‘the erosion of our democracy’
By Alex Henderson When Democratic Tampa-era prosecutor Andrew Warren declared he wouldn’t carry out any prosecutions having to do with either abortion or transgender care, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded by suspending him. And Warren has filed a la…
For white evangelical Protestants, power is religion and Herschel Walker is their vessel | Opinion
By John Stoehr Here’s something most don’t know. When I write for the Editorial Board, I have in mind an audience consisting (mostly) of white liberals. Not just any white liberal, but the educated, urban-dwelling, even-keeled, policy-oriented kind tha…
GOP promotes Kanye West as social media boots rapper for antisemitic posts
By Daniel Villarreal,The New Civil Rights Movement On Thursday, the official Twitter account for Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, published a tweet that seemed to oppose criticism of rapper Kanye West. The Twitter account has since …