The seeds of the January 6, 2021, insurrection can be traced back to the early 1900s, when industrialists concerned with the erosion of their wealth and power attempted to control the currency and restrict government spending.
Arizona house speaker Russell “Rusty” Bowers, Republican, testified yesterday (Tuesday, 21 June 2022) before the select committee investigating the events of 6 January 2021. He told the committee he “didn’t want to be used as a pawn”.
This week we talk with Heron Greenesmith(link is external), a lawyer and senior research analyst with Political Research Associates(link is external), about anti-Trans violence and rhetoric from the Right and Left.
What happens in the SBC, with its deep connections to the Republican Party and the anti-abortion movement, inevitably affects U.S. politics more broadly. But this year, the reverse was true as well.
We are the directors of the American Indian Studies and the Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) programs at Eastern Washington University. We are reeling at the latest racist mass shootings and all of the current attacks on bodily autonomy
The event was intended to be light-hearted, featuring musical chairs, mocktails and a chance for kids to vogue alongside the performers. But before the doors had even opened, the whole thing turned ugly.
