Oklahoma Republican Introduces Shortest, Most Racist Bill You’ve Ever Read

An Oklahoma Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would label many people of color as “terrorists.” State Representative J.J. Humphrey introduced House Bill 3133 on Tuesday. The remarkably short measure (the body of the bill is just 20 lines Continue reading Oklahoma Republican Introduces Shortest, Most Racist Bill You’ve Ever Read

West Virginia Bill Could Ban All Transgender People From Schools

South Africa has recognized the ongoing Nakba of the Palestinian people through Israel’s colonization since 1948, which has systematically and forcibly dispossessed, displaced and fragmented the Palestinian people, deliberately denying them the internationally recognized inalienable right to self determination and Continue reading West Virginia Bill Could Ban All Transgender People From Schools

Bill Ackman’s Plagiarism Hypocrisy Is Stratospheric

It’s tempting to laugh all this off, but when a transparently hypocritical and utterly misguided complaint about press coverage is attached to $4 billion, which is Ackman’s net worth (according to Forbes), it’s going to make waves. Ackman’s complaint that Business Insider Continue reading Bill Ackman’s Plagiarism Hypocrisy Is Stratospheric

Florida GOP Just Can’t Stop: New Bill Would Ban Virtually All Abortions

Just a month later, accounts for people including Dean Baker, the senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and Andrew Lawrence, founder of the left-wing blog Media Matters, were temporarily suspended. Both men have been critical of Continue reading Florida GOP Just Can’t Stop: New Bill Would Ban Virtually All Abortions

Ohio’s GOP Governor Vetoed an Anti-Trans Bill. Then, He Made It Worse.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order on Friday that will immediately ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors within the state, making Ohio the second state in the nation to ban the procedure. DeWine’s decision comes about a week after Continue reading Ohio’s GOP Governor Vetoed an Anti-Trans Bill. Then, He Made It Worse.

House Republican Admits He Won’t Back Border Bill Because It Could Help Biden

South Africa asked the International Court of Justice in late December for an urgent order declaring that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in its nearly three-month assault on the Gaza Strip. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby Continue reading House Republican Admits He Won’t Back Border Bill Because It Could Help Biden

Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Blocking Care for Trans Minors

Still, while state Democrats celebrated Boebert’s decision, it’s unclear whether the Democratic candidate for the 3rd district, Adam Frisch, can win without Boebert as his foil. The last time the district elected a Democrat was in 2008; Frisch came close Continue reading Ohio’s Republican Governor Vetoes Bill Blocking Care for Trans Minors

Here Are All the Democrats Who Voted for the “Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism” Bill

Here are the 95 Democrats who voted for the resolution: Alma Adams Colin Allred Gabe Amo Jake Auchincloss Ami Bera Sanford D. Bishop Jr. Lisa Blunt Rochester Julia Brownley Nikki Budzinski Yadira Caraveo Salud Carbajal Matt Cartwright Kathy Castor Sheila Continue reading Here Are All the Democrats Who Voted for the “Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism” Bill

Republicans’ Dangerous New Bill Would Try to Muzzle All Criticism of Israel

A new House resolution condemning antisemitism isn’t quite what it seems. House Resolution 894 doesn’t simply call for the public denouncement of antisemitic behavior. It also equates any and all anti-Zionism with antisemitism. The four-page resolution “clearly and firmly” cements Continue reading Republicans’ Dangerous New Bill Would Try to Muzzle All Criticism of Israel

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Expel Palestinians From the Country

Come Friday morning, however, Kise was back to reiterating his explosive remarks. “The entire country, if not the world, is watching this proceeding,” Kise said, according to The Daily Beast. “And the U.S. heretofore has been a model for integrity Continue reading House Republicans Introduce Bill to Expel Palestinians From the Country