Evening Roundup, August 18
Featuring Brian O'Neill, The Democracy Movement, "Offsides" with Pablo Torre and Jen Rubin, Shalise Manza Young, Miranda Spivack, and "Talking Feds"
Courage was absent in Anchorage
Courage is often confused with virtue. But, stripped to its core—acting despite fear or uncertainty—it is morally neutral. Courage can belong to Nathan Hale on the gallows but also to Adolf Hitler…
The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement
Every day (Monday-Friday), we’ll update this space with protests, signs and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy.
Offsides with Pablo Torre: Racial discrimination in the NFL & the impact of climate change on sports
Three years ago, Brian Flores was fired from his role as the Miami Dolphins’ head coach despite producing winning records in 2020 and 2021. As a result, he sued the NFL and three teams claiming that the league engaged in the "systemic racial discrimination in the hiring, retention and termination of NFL coaches and executives."
Pete Hegseth made clear whose history he celebrates
By Shalise Manza Young
When he says “we recognize our history,” the “we” is white people recognizing their history in this country.
Artificial intelligence and government secrecy
An idea about how to save democracy is coming from the tech world: artificial intelligence can streamline government and help states and localities overcome losses from the Trump administration's slashing and burning of federal dollars. Though there are clearly ways to use technology to enhance the work of state and local…
Checkpoint D.C.
With a totally false picture of crime in D.C. as his pretense, Trump sought to turn the capital into a federal law enforcement enclave over local objections. Michael Podhorzer, Stuart Stevens, and Jacob Weisberg analyze Trump’s move and what it means for the rest of the country...
Are we about to reward a dictator, who offensively decided to invade a sovereign nation, by finding "peace" through concession of said sovereign land to the invader? What a way to encourage war going forward. A better approach might be to outlaw war offensives globally with complete and total isolation by the rest of the world.
This roundup wouldn't be complete without saying a word about "More Trump Madness: Violating Voting Rights and our Constitution" https://open.substack.com/pub/blackcollarcrime/p/more-trump-madness-to-violate-voting?r=30ufvh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false