A year later, what are the lessons from the Trump-backed insurrection of January 6?
Brian Becker, National Director of the ANSWER Coalition, talks about the insurrection of January 6, 2021, why Donald Trump has only grown more popular, and why the Democrats have failed to bring any of the true perpetrators to justice
Mobilizations force Biden to enact new eviction ban
The new eviction moratorium was put in place amid protests at the federal capital led by progressive legislator Cori Bush, along with various social movements in the US
Trump avoids conviction a second time
Several Republican legislators in both chambers of the US Congress have strongly condemned the former president’s attempts to undermine the results of the presidential election.
US federal agency launches probe into alleged bid by Trump to undermine election results
The probe by the Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Justice comes in light of a report that Trump had planned to fire his acting attorney general and launch an electoral fraud investigation to pressure Georgia State officials
Dear Republicans, was your deal with Trump worth it?
The United States needs a reckoning for the dark deal the GOP has made with President Donald Trump in edging us so dangerously close to fascism
Donald Trump is impeached again
Donald Trump became the first US president to be impeached twice with the House of Representatives passing the motion by a 232-197 margin. The motion charges the president with “incitement of insurrection” over his role in the Capitol riot last week
Impeachment motion against Trump tabled in US Congress
The impeachment motion will be the second presented in the four years since Trump has been in office. If successful, it can lead him to being barred from elections in the future
DC Riot: Resignations and the question “Where were the police”
A day after the riots in the US Capitol building, the death toll has risen to 5, several high-ranking officials in Trump’s administration have resigned.
Riot in Washington DC: This is America!
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol Building by fascist Trump supporters
After fascist riot, Congress certifies Biden’s victory
Trump has been strongly condemned for his role in instigating the rioters, with his unproven claims of a “stolen” election and his refusal to concede. Questions have also been raised about the lax treatment of the rioters and the space afforded to them
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