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Electoral Setbacks for BJP Won’t Unseat Hindutva Fascism in India
While the Bharatiya Janata Party lost seats in India’s elections, the architecture of Hindutva fascism remains intact.
ACLU Sues Milwaukee Over Republican Convention Free Speech Restrictions
The lawsuit is on behalf of the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, which wants to host a parade near the convention.
NAACP Calls on Biden to Indefinitely End Arms Shipments to Israel
The statement is representative of the growing gulf between Biden and groups important to his base.
Report Exposes Christian Nationalist “Threats” to Democracy in the US
Per the report, 2023 saw the “highest number of active anti-LGBTQ+ and white nationalist groups” ever recorded.
Report: Israel Funding Covert Social Media Campaign to Influence US Politicians
Many posts were written using ChatGPT, and included links to fake pro-Israel websites created for the campaign.
Experts Slam Judge Cannon for Expanding Hearing on Jack Smith Removal Request
It’s one thing to accept an amicus brief, and another to hear oral arguments from lawyers who aren’t involved in a case.
42 Democrats Vote With GOP to Sanction ICC Over Netanyahu Warrant
The bill “flies in the face of international law,” one legal scholar said.
The Far Right’s Political Power Is Expected to Grow in EU Elections
Far right and hardline conservative parties may emerge as the third-biggest political force in the European Parliament.
What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial Reveals About a Potential Second Trump Administration
Trump’s former employees’ testimony offers a glimpse into how an emboldened Trump could act if elected to a second term.
Tommy Tuberville Tells Americans to Choose a Side After Trump Conviction
“You're either for our great country...or you're against that,” Tuberville stated in his incendiary defense of Trump.