From “Man Bites Dog” and “Oh My God” to “Dog Bites Man” and “Oh Well” On the Trivialization and Normalization of Fascism and Other Evils
Originally published at the Paul Street Report on Substack, reprinted with permission. On January 6, 2021, as Donald “Take Down the Metal Detectors” Trump’s fascist thugs were starting to attack the US Capitol in attempt to block the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, I was driving through downtown Iowa City listening to the […]
On January 6 Three Years Later: The Trump Republi-Fascist Menace is Alive and Well
by Paul Street Reposted from The Paul Street Report A Wannabe Fascist Strongman in Search of a Reichstag Fire, 2017-21 Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021 putsch attempt was unsurprising to those of us who understood from the start that the deranged Trump presidency and base were fascist and therefore ready to trash previously normative bourgeois electoral democracy […]
The Federal Trump Indictments and the Living Fascist Menace – Curb the Liberal Happy Dancing
By Paul Street | Reposted by permission from The Paul Street Report The exonerated murderer OJ Simpson wrote a book titled If I Did It. Regarding his theft of federal government documents and his obstruction of federal efforts to get them back, Donald Trump’s book title would be I Did It. He has openly admitted his […]
Biden’s Camp Cheers on Trump’s CNN Town Hall: An “Opposition” Party that is Worse than Useless
By Coco Das | Let me get this straight. At this late hour, you’re relying on the Democrats and the 2024 Election to Stop Trump? What about the fact that after Trump’s CNN town hall, an atrocity of normalization where he had free rein to spout his white supremacy and misogyny and his fascist lies […]
Don’t Laugh Off Fascism -Three Key Mistakes on Trumpism-Fascism
by Paul Street (reposted from The Paul Street Report) It’s easy to dismiss the fascist menace stalking the United States by focusing on the outrageous wackiness and buffoonery of national-level Republi-fascist politicos like the Republicans’ leading 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump, his US House of Representatives friends Marjorie Taylor-Greene (MTG), Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, and […]
It Is Time to Get Real. It Is Time to Fight for Abortion Rights!
In the immediate aftermath of a ruling by a federal judge revoking FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights called for protests around the country on April 8 and 9 to protest the outrageous & illegitimate violation of women’s fundamental right to abortion. The following is a speech given at […]
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Decries Mifepristone Decision Outrageous & Illegitimate Violation of Women’s Fundamental Right to Abortion
April 8, 2023 For immediate release Press@RiseUp4AbortionRights 917 407 1286 Press@RiseUp4AbortionRights.org Video/photos of nationwide protests on Twitter & Instagram credit RiseUp4AbortionRights.org Interviews available Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights: Outrageous & Illegitimate Violation of Women’s Fundamental Right to Abortion Protests Today & Monday of Mifepristone Decision Protests of the mifepristone decision listed here and below Sunsara Taylor, Co-Initiator of RiseUp4AbortionRights.org and Co-Host […]
Trump’s Indictment: A Time for Vigilance, Not Complacency
For the first time in U.S. history, a former president has been indicted. Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in Manhattan on Tuesday, April 4th, when the full list of charges will be unveiled. It is significant that Trump, who has always declared himself above the law and transformed the GOP and its base […]
Pledge your continued determination to stop an American fascism
This year, we saw a terrible consequence of downplaying and normalizing the fascist threat represented by Donald Trump’s rise to power. The Supreme Court, with three justices appointed by Trump, overturned Roe v. Wade, plunging 22 million women and girls into a nightmare of female enslavement, second-class citizenship and forced pregnancy. Soon, this same Supreme […]
The January 6 Hearings Will Not Be Enough, In the Name of Humanity We Must Make Real Our Pledge to Refuse a Fascist America
by Coco Das | Your browser does not support the audio element. Thursday, October 13th was what may be the last January 6th Committee Hearing. From the testimonies heard, it was clear that Donald Trump knew that he lost the election, but was determined to remain in the White House by hook or by crook […]