Amy Coney Barrett on the SCOTUS, like the dystopian character Serena Joy Waterford in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is positioned to exert great influence in the lives of ALL women (and others). What is her vision? Check out this article for a feel of what’s happening in America today: “What The Texas Abortion Ban Does — And What It Means For Other States,” by Sarah McCammon
Category Archives: Themes
“Texas Just Outlawed Abortion as We Knew It,” by Molly Jong-Fast
Attempts to control women’s bodies and lives reflect disturbing values, belief and culture. That’s one perspective! Look at what conservatives are up to now in “Texas Just Outlawed Abortion as We Knew It,” by Molly Jong-Fast.
“Texas’s near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction,” by Andrew Chung and Gabriella Borter
“A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on a request by abortion rights groups to block the law, which would prohibit the vast majority of abortions in the state…Abortion providers worked until almost the midnight deadline, when the court’s inactionContinue reading ““Texas’s near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction,” by Andrew Chung and Gabriella Borter”
“Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas,” by Mary Tuma
State-by-state American rights are being restricted. Consider this news shared by The Guardian: “Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas,” by Mary Tuma.
“If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” Launches As Response to Fading Democracy in Texas and Across the Land
The anti-abortion law in Texas is just the latest example of our fading democracy. Janice Graham and L. Michelle Odom are launching “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” with a sneak-peek of the new 2022 series on October 14th at 8 pm ET. Mark your calendars now, stay tuned for the details, and plan on riding with us as we explore, with subject matter experts, the very troubling events going on in the country today. And oh yeah…for fans of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Hulu series…we’re using the TV show as a foundation for exploring themes, from a Black perspective, related to fascism, white supremacy, religious cults, and more!
America Can Become Afghanistan.
America Can Become Afghanistan. AUGUST 17, 2021 / JOHN PAVLOVITZ I’ve seen this movie before. Watching the Taliban gloating in the Presidential palace in Kabul this week after violently overthrowing the government there, gave me major January 6th déjà vu. The muscle memory of that day kicked in again: the disbelief and shock, the stark helplessness, theContinue reading “America Can Become Afghanistan.”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the danger of strongmen leaders
It’s a common mistake to think of Trump as a madman but Trump’s strongman tactics are more predictable than they seem. Political commentator and New York University professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains why. She writes: “I’M NOT the one trying to undermine American democracy. I’m the one who’s trying to save it,” Donald Trump told theContinue reading “Ruth Ben-Ghiat on the danger of strongmen leaders”
American Capitalism Is Working — That’s the Problem
“It certainly feels like we’re failing.”
The Whole Country is Reichstag
EDITORIALBY ADOLPH REED, JR.AUGUST 23, 2021 It’s time to be blunt.1 The right-wing political alliance anchored by the Republican party and Trumpism coheres around a single concrete objective—taking absolute power in the U.S. as soon and as definitively as possible. And they’re more than ready, even seemingly want, to destroy the social fabric of the countryContinue reading “The Whole Country is Reichstag”
The nationalist interpretation
The future of authoritarian populism “A new book helps us make sense of this. Called “The End of the End of History,” it projects the future of global politics at a moment when Western liberal democracy’s future no longer seems assured, as the allusion to Francis Fukuyama’s famous (and misrepresented) thesis suggests. This sort ofContinue reading “The nationalist interpretation”
If America Fails? 