Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds Condemns President Trump For Again Blaming “Both Sides” For Violence In Charlottesville
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement Tuesday after President Trump once again sought to diminish the role white supremacist marchers played in a violent protest in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend: “The President’s statements today rubbed salt into the wounds … [Read more...] about Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds Condemns President Trump For Again Blaming “Both Sides” For Violence In Charlottesville
Cartoon: Trump and Klan followers
Trump sparks furor: There are” fine people” among Nazis, white supremacists
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said there were some "very fine people" among Nazis, alt-right and white supremacists. The president also spread the blame for Saturday's deadly protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, to both sides, saying anti-Confederate groups also were "also very violent." Trump took to calling those protesters the "alt-left." He said there is "blame on… … [Read more...] about Trump sparks furor: There are” fine people” among Nazis, white supremacists
Regarding Confederate Monuments
Once again, the fate of Confederate monuments is on the the front burner of public debate in America. From the DFW affiliate of CBS News: "The debate about Confederate statues in Dallas intensified on Monday as a group made up of predominantly African Americans called for the monuments to remain standing. Several cities across America have now begun to remove or talk … [Read more...] about Regarding Confederate Monuments
Robert E. Lee: Setting the Historical Record Straight
Josh Marshall, who earned a PhD in history before becoming a journalist, tells the real story on Robert E. Lee's place in American history on Talking Points Memo. What is Robert E. Lee known for? This is what I mean by the margins of the debate. Lee is known for one thing: being the key military leader in a violent rebellion against the United States and leading that rebellion … [Read more...] about Robert E. Lee: Setting the Historical Record Straight
Harking Back to Moral Leadership
In the aftermath of the Charlottesville tragedies (pl.) and of Trump’s cowardly attempts to not ruffle his “alt-right” base’s feathers, many comparisons have been made of Trump’s faintheartedness to the words, moral leadership and clarity of past presidents. One of the most oft-quoted, pertinent statements on moral leadership I have seen in the past few days is the one … [Read more...] about Harking Back to Moral Leadership
Cartoon: White Supremacists and Trump
When Will People in US demand of their cities, states, nation, the end of criminal and murderous groups? Fn When?
I'm sad to ask the fn question again: when? Seriously, when? We've a president who carries on about gangs from El Salvador while ignoring the offal sink hole of racist murderous groups right under his nose. In fact is days' late to condemn them, and then with words written for him to say, as though he is a puppet instead of a president. Conviction of character and purpose shows … [Read more...] about When Will People in US demand of their cities, states, nation, the end of criminal and murderous groups? Fn When?
Cartoon: Hit and Run
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Neo-Nazi site on strike two: both GoDaddy and Google refuse to be site domain registrar
Neo-Nazi site The Daily Stormer lost its domain name registrar on Sunday when GoDaddy (finally) got fed up with the site's flagrant disregard for GodDaddy's terms of service. Monday morning, publisher Andrew Anglin registered the domain with Google's domain service. Shortly afterwards, Google cancelled the site's registration. Google's terms of service gives it the right … [Read more...] about Neo-Nazi site on strike two: both GoDaddy and Google refuse to be site domain registrar
Trump: ‘Racism is evil including the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump made his most explicit comments denouncing the hate groups responsible for "this weekend's racist violence" after two days of bipartisan criticism for his failure to single out white supremacists. "Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists,"… … [Read more...] about Trump: ‘Racism is evil including the KKK, Neo-Nazis and white supremacists’
NY Daily News front cover on Trump and accused Nazi car killer (PHOTO)
This New York Daily News cover from photo to text says it all: … [Read more...] about NY Daily News front cover on Trump and accused Nazi car killer (PHOTO)
How a President May Have Squandered ‘Any Claim to Moral Leadership’
Many incisive comments have been made over the weekend – by Democrats and Republicans alike -- about Trump’s refusal to “call evil by its name.” In his “, Trump’s big Charlottesville violence statement fail…” Joe Gandelman provides an extensive roundup of such condemnations. One of the most striking statements, however, comes – in my opinion – from the Washington … [Read more...] about How a President May Have Squandered ‘Any Claim to Moral Leadership’
Cartoon: Trump and White Supremacy
From Google to GoDaddy, fringe speech brings unwelcome spotlight
UPDATE: Daily Stormer on strike two as both GoDaddy and Google refuse to provide domain registrar service. We informed The Daily Stormer that they have 24 hours to move the domain to another provider, as they have violated our terms of service.— GoDaddy (@GoDaddy) August 14, 2017 Last week it was Google in the spotlight after an engineer argued, among other things, … [Read more...] about From Google to GoDaddy, fringe speech brings unwelcome spotlight
reflections of a moderate black man on the events in Virginia [Guest voice]
by Mark Collier We don't want equal rights we want equal judgement I have yet to say much on Virginia yesterday because that attack impacted me on a different level entirely. Being black myself it is particularly difficult to remain objective about these types of incidents because of what my ancestors endured through their valiant and just struggle for Civil Rights. … [Read more...] about reflections of a moderate black man on the events in Virginia [Guest voice]
Cartoon: Trump Mind Lint
Mike Slosberg is a cartoonist and novelist. He lives with his wife and hundreds of drawing pens on the Upper Westside of Manhattan, New York. You can see more of his cartoons and learn about his books by going to: mikeslosbergbooks.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump Mind Lint
How Australia avoided the global shift to the right
With Brexit blowing up in the Brits’ faces followed by an orange punishment emanating from Washington, there’s world-wide alarm about this global move to the right. We pay a lot of attention to hard right hooligans like Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski, and Blondie Le Penn in France. We note as Canada and Spain keep their cool and stay the course, and hope … [Read more...] about How Australia avoided the global shift to the right
After Charlottesville: End the denial about Trump
It should not have taken the death and injury of innocents to move our nation toward moral clarity. It should not have taken President Trump's disgraceful refusal to condemn white supremacy, bigotry and Nazism to make clear to all who he is and which dark impulses he is willing to exploit to maintain his hold on power. Those of us who are white regularly insist that the … [Read more...] about After Charlottesville: End the denial about Trump