Evening round-up, July 21
Featuring Jennifer Rubin and Liz Shuler, Max Flugrath, Austin Sarat, Jeff Nesbit, "Offsides with Pablo Torre," and "Talking Feds."
It's better in a union! Liz Shuler on the power of the people
Early this month, the AFL-CIO launched the ‘Better in a Union Bus Tour’ where union leaders and members will be traveling to stops in 26 states across the country in order to amplify workers’ voices.
Republicans are brazenly rigging the 2026 midterms
In Alabama, a panel of federal judges found that Republican legislators intentionally weakened Black voting power.
What Trump and the GOP have planned next for NPR and PBS should scare you
Defunding the public broadcasters is only the first step. By Jeff Nesbit
Booker’s lament can't stop Senate Republicans from acting as Trump's henchmen
The Senate is broken. Like the other branches of the federal government, it would no longer be recognizable to the Founders and generations of people who served there.
Offsides with Pablo Torre: NFLPA director resigns, plus Scottie Scheffler & Trump's mascot demands
Last Thursday, NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Executive Director Lloyd Howell resigned amid a number of controversies including reports of embezzlement and undisclosed conflicts of interest. Pablo Torre has been reporting on the corruption of Howell and other NFL bigwigs rigorously (see his two podcast episodes about it
Epstein, Emil, and Elmo’s Eventful Week
Another scandal erupted for Trump this week, but this time it was MAGA up in arms over the Administration’s doublespeak and failure to release the promised files involving Jeffrey Epstein. He also notched successes elsewhere, notably when Judiciary Committee Republicans unanimously approved his atrocious nomination of Emil Bove, and Congressional Republ…
The Senate is Broken.
The Supreme Court is Broken.
The House is Broken.
MAGAt state legislatures are priming themselves to follow Georgia's example
in scouring Democrats of color, women and young voters from voting rolls.
ICE now has access to all Medicaid files.
If your headlines are any indication, the game is up.
In which case, what can a citizen do besides shout, either singly or in a group?
I think the focus needs to be answering that question.
It's time Democrats fought fire with fire. "Going high" when MAGAts are
destroying our country is a fools game.
Thank you