We keep hearing about splits in the Republican ranks between those who have sold their souls to the extremist arm of the party loyal to Trumpism, embodying white supremacist and anti-democratic values, and those more traditional Republicans who insist on sharply differentiating the ideology of conservativism from Trumpism. The founders of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project…
Four men linked to a white supremacist group were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the white nationalist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, authorities said.
The planned white nationalist rally outside the White House has flopped as few dozen racists have been dwarfed by thousands of anti-racism counterprotesters in Washington DC. Video: DC: a very very small alt-right crows moves to their protected spot near the old executive office building and Renwick building pic.twitter.com/ojLH2lqQcH — Richard Fausset (@RichardFausset) August 12,…
Her name is Heather Heyer. Today is the one-year anniversary of her death. She died while peacefully protesting a hate rally in Charlottesville, Virginia after a car mowed her down. In the midst of vile and vitriolic hate and violence she stood amid a large crowd for compassion and kindness, inclusion and diversity, justice and peace.
In a political moment when the American president not only stokes the fires of sexism, racism, and the hate they represent but also seems to embody these values, Martin McDonagh’s 2017 film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, in its thoughtful, sympathetic, and loving approach to understanding hate, could not be more timely. Condemning the hate…
“President Trump is not only going to finish this term, he’s going to win with 400 electoral votes in 2020.”
Let me say it as clearly as I can: The anger being expressed by many (white) people over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem is transparently phony.
In a stinging tweet, former Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards she hopes “every NFL player” will take the opportunity to stand up to “the white supremacist who squats in our White House.”Â
The former Secretary of State did not definitively call Trump a white supremacist, but it’s rather stunning that she refused to say he isn’t.Â
“The leader of the free world can’t continue to use language that legitimizes the actions of extremists groups that promote hate.”
The meeting could have given Trump an opportunity to learn something about race relations in America, but he only made things worse.Â
Disasters have a way of erasing all markers of division and bringing people together revealing the best of our shared humanity.
“The President has the authority to make this pardon, but doing so at this time undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law as Mr. Arpaio has shown no remorse for his actions.”
A plurality of Americans also believes he is “putting white supremacists on equal standing with their opponents.”
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Boston with a clear message: America rejects racism and hate. This has been the consistent message coming from nearly every corner of the country since the racially motivated domestic terrorist attack in Charlottesville.
The resistance is proving not just that they are larger in numbers than either Trump supporters or white supremacists, but also that they understand freedom of speech does not have to be violent.
The right-wing demonstrators organizing Saturday’s rally in Boston forgot one important thing: People.Â
Thousands of Americans are in Boston to stand up to Trump and his white supremacist supporters to say in one voice: This is not what America stands for.
“What will happen next? I doubt that Donald Trump will be able to calm and comfort the nation in that moment.”
Even if Trump did decide to attend the ceremony, it’s unclear how many of the honorees would have shown up.
It is being reported that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is nearly the end of his review of Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, and it is expected that Bannon could be fired from the White House as soon as today.
Since the attack, Susan Bro has spoken out loudly against the hatred put on display in Charlottesville and criticized Trump’s despicable response.
The end may very well be near for Donald Trump’s presidency.Â
Nobody wants to be seen within the same zip code as this president, particularly after he spent the past week defending white supremacists and Nazis.
“In terms of people actually working in the administration, apparently everybody is fine, nobody is leaving, they’re all okay with it.”
Within the span of about a week, the President of the United States will have endorsed white supremacists and announced that he’s pardoning a man who racially profiled Latinos.Â
“If allowed to continue along this senseless path, Mr. Trump will do lasting harm to American society and to our standing in the world.”
“The president needs to be crystal clear that hatred has no place in our society, but he is currently failing at it.”
Trump is described by White House officials as enraged at the press for not giving him positive coverage after the Charlottesville violence. Trump is said to be in no mood for moderation and sounds like a president who is coming apart.
Trump showed his priorities on Monday by not denouncing racists, but he did have time to throw a fit and attack a CEO who quit his manufacturing council. Trump tweeted: Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES! — Donald J….
A candlelight vigil for Heather Heyer, who lost her life in the white supremacist domestic terror attack in Charlottesville, VA, has been canceled after racists threatened more violence.
While we must continue to condemn the white supremacists working in the White House and those this leadership has aroused from the margins of society with renewed legitimacy and fervor, it will be transforming the subtle and structural racism that people of color must face every day of their life that will be the true testament of our condemnation cry.
Members of Congress are publicly calling out Trump, as his own party is distancing themselves from the President, which suggests that his sinking approval ratings could drop even lower.
Though the majority of Americans do not condone the racially driven terrorism we saw in Charlottesville this weekend, this is increasingly what America is becoming with Donald Trump in the White House.
The White House is in full scramble mode, as they have released a statement from an unnamed White House official claiming that Trump’s statement included white supremacists and racists.
Obama’s message of love and unity – and his clear suggestion that today’s violence was racially motivated – stood in stark contrast to Trump’s remarks.
“If this is not who we are as Americans, let’s prove it,” Hillary Clinton said.
Denouncing terrorism at the hands of white supremacists wouldn’t fit Trump’s narrative that America should fear only minority groups.
The willingness of this president to ignore what is specifically fueling the outbreak of deadly violence and hatred in Virginia will only give oxygen to those causing it.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) showed Trump how a real leader responds to racist violence in an American city. In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Sen. Sanders said, “The white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, is a reprehensible display of racism and hatred that has no place in our society. I am disgusted by the news,…
As counter-protesters have taken to the streets in Charlottesville, VA to stand up against the KKK and neo-Nazi alt-right racism and hate, violence has broken out against those who are standing against racism and bigotry. Meanwhile, Donald Trump golfs in New Jersey and stays silent.
