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Tidbits- June 12-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More

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Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day - Nuremberg Laws Went into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day - This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; Shorts; Cartoons; more

Tidbits- June 5-Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That’s Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; the Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget – the Black Left & Labor…

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Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That's Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; The Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget - The Black Left & Labor: What are we doing

Scott Pelley Warns Graduates About the Threats to American Democracy

Parker Molloy The New Republic
The “60 Minutes” correspondent never mentioned Trump by name, but his call to defend democratic institutions was apparently too much for the MAGA crowd to handle. He had the audacity to suggest that “our sacred rule of law is under attack.

Tidbits- May 29-Readers Comments: Readers Comments: Big, Not-So-Beautiful Bill; Imagine Being Scared of Diversity but Not Dictatorship. Now That’s Scary; Accusing Jews of Antisemitism; Jews for Food Aid; Harvard Free Online Courses; March to Gaza;

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Readers Comments: Big, Not-so-beautiful bill; Imagine Being Scared of Diversity But Not Dictatorship. Now That's Scary; Accusing Jews of Antisemitism; Elizabeth Gurley Flynn; Jews for Food Aid; Harvard Free Online Courses; March to Gaza; and more....

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail

Timothy Noah The New Republic
Early this morning, House Republicans, rushed to cut not quite $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Today, Medicaid commands not merely a significant voting bloc, but a significant Republican voting bloc.

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem

Timothy Snyder Thinking about...
Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate Americans. Martin will now continue his work for Trump as the official "weaponization czar."

The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism

Michelle Goldberg The New York Times
Ultra-Zionist gentiles are transforming America into something out of Jewish nightmares, pretending they're trying to ensure Jewish safety. The campaign called Project Esther, and it aims to destroy the pro-Palestinian movement in the United States.

Tidbits- May 22-Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers’ Organizing at Amazon

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Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under the Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers' Organizing at Amazon; more;
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