Today on TAP: What will it take to end Trump’s illegal use of force?
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Posted inTAP
Murdoch, Goebbels, and Trump
Today on TAP: Performative authoritarianism and the right-wing media
Posted inLaw and Justice
Biden Must Bring an End to the Bush Era
It was W who gave federal thugs the authority to terrorize Portland. Undoing Trumpism will require Biden and the Democrats to repeal Bush’s signature legislation.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Facebook Boycott and Corporate Co-Optation
Big business tries to divert a protest movement into meaningless symbols.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril
From Lincoln to Obama, we have seen periods of racial progress before. Dare we be optimistic that this one will prove durable and systemic?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Police Abolitionists Are Seizing the Moment
Police abolitionists say piecemeal reforms have been tried and didn’t work. They want to use this moment of resistance to center more radical change.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
No Justice. No Peace.
Underlying the nationwide protests for Black lives is the racial wealth gap.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Antifa All Around
From civil rights protesters to elderly activists, Fox News and its viewers fear an imaginary invasion by the forces of anarchy.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
When Americans Don’t Riot, Politicians Feel Unrestrained
The backlash against the civil rights movement succeeded because riots dissipated.
Posted inTAP
The Revolution Will Not Be Poll-Tested
Today on TAP: Gathering support for police reform
