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The false equivalency of BLM and the Capitol coup

by Thomas Mills | Jan 13, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Politics

ShareToo many conservatives across social and traditional media are trying to compare the violence that happened in the wake of George Floyd’s death to the assault on the Capitol and democracy that took place last week. Some even try to claim that the riots last...

The lies they told–and maybe believed: What NC Republicans said about rejecting the Electoral College results

by Thomas Mills | Jan 12, 2021 | Editor's Blog

ShareMake no mistake, there is an alternative reality to go with the alternative facts of MAGA world. While most of the country is appalled by the assault on the Capitol and democracy that killed four people including a Capitol police officer, the right-wing sees the...

We need accountability before we can have unity

by Thomas Mills | Jan 11, 2021 | Editor's Blog

ShareI’m not interested in uniting the country right now. I’m interested in defeating the forces of reaction that threaten our democracy. We have seen these people throughout our history and they are not open to compromise. They are destructive and authoritarian. They...

The Big Lie of voter fraud

by Thomas Mills | Jan 8, 2021 | Editor's Blog

ShareThe Big Lie is voter fraud. It’s the metaphorical Reichstag fire that Republicans have used to rally their troops and strip away voting rights in attempts to rig elections. And it’s the spark that led to the failed insurrection on Wednesday that left our Capitol...

There should be consequences

by Thomas Mills | Jan 7, 2021 | Editor's Blog, Politics

ShareYesterday should have been a celebration of our democracy and its tradition of a peaceful transfer of power. Instead, the President of the United States summoned a small group of his lunatic and intellectually challenged supporters to Washington and encouraged...

It’s a great day to be a Democrat

by Thomas Mills | Jan 6, 2021 | Editor's Blog

ShareWow! What a country! Georgia just elected two Democratic Senators, giving Democrats control of Congress and the White House as we kick off 2021. Meanwhile, the President of the United States was shouting in the background that his vice-president is his last hope...