by Alexander Keyssar For a brief moment last January, in the immediate wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that the final chapter of the Trump era […]
Tag: capitol insurrection
The crisis of democracy is a media crisis
by Lorraine Ali This time last year, there was a cruel joke in circulation: The most spiteful year in recent memory would reset itself at midnight Dec. 31, and we’d […]
Jordan’s scheme is latest proof of GOP’s contempt for democracy
One of the reasons Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew GOP participation from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was Democrats’ refusal to let Trumpian firebrand Jim Jordan be […]
Dec. 19 letters to the editor
Westover ordinance change helps the bees The City of Westover has hopefully started a long overdue trend and made a difference in Monongalia County. I have been a beekeeper since […]
The price of leaving Facebook unchecked
In August 2017, the Myanmar military, backed by civilian mobs, launched a coordinated attack against the Rohingya Muslims living in the country’s Rahkine state. The massacre — later deemed genocide […]
‘Blond hair white skin’: Capitol rioter says the quiet part
She slammed down her white privilege like you’d slam down an American Express black card. Which is to say, with supreme confidence. Two months after posting video of herself in […]
House members colluding with the Capitol rioters, warrants expulsion
Days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters intent on overturning Trump’s election loss, freshman Rep. Cori Bush of St. Louis […]
Dear Mike Pence …
Dear Mike Pence: Most of them are fervid adherents of bizarre conspiracy theories and fascist dogmas that might yet burn this country down. Many of them spew a noxious slurry […]
Backing the blue takes back seat to Trump
by LZ Granderson Last week, former President Donald Trump ratcheted up his efforts to turn Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist who was slain in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, into […]
The must-see Jan. 6 hearings
by Virginia Heffernan “Let that sink in” is among the most persistent refrains on political Twitter. Jolts have hit American brains too fast and too furious over the past five […]
