Category: Civil Liberties
While world leaders remain quiet, AMLO stands alone in speaking for freedom of speech — and has offered Assange asylum in Mexico

Whether Trump will survive the error of judgment that turned major power centers against him is unclear. He may well do so

Trump must be held accountable for inciting insurrection by whipping up a racist and dangerous mob with lies about a stolen election. He must be prevented from endangering society by ever serving in public office again
Legal advocates say the proposed laws will do nothing to curb white supremacist violence, and will instead grant law enforcement increasing discretion and pressure to crack down on and harshly sentence progressive activists
Reformers typically propose predictive algorithms and electronic monitoring as alternatives to money bail. Illinois is different
The forces that led to the evisceration of working-class security is now extending to those ensconced in historically well-paid jobs, from lawyers to IT engineers
The danger is real that the January 6 Capitol attack will be used as an excuse to severely curtail our civil liberties
A letter to Congresspersons and Senators

Trump’s announcement that the thousands who literally carried his banner into the Capitol are not really his people anymore amounts to a grim look in the mirror

The nation needs a reckoning for the dark deal the GOP has made with President Donald Trump in edging us so dangerously close to fascism