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A characterizing attribute of fascism is the suppression of views and voices. Enter the ACLU of Virginia. Viewed as a traditional liberal voice for the oppressed and voiceless, the civil liberties organization last week came out in support of the First Amendment right of neo-Nazis and white supremacists to march in Charlottesville. Since the horrific events of this last weekend, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has spoken out against the ACLU’s position of supporting the march’s location and

Despite President Trump's condemnation of the KKK and white supremacist groups, a group of protestors chanted “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!” before pulling a statue to the ground. Some demonstrators then kicked or punched the fallen statue. The Confederate monument stood outside of a court house in Durham, North Carolina. According to a report in USA Today, there are more than 700 Confederate monuments installed in public areas across 31 states. They're in public parks, courthouses, and c

Remarking on the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend, Julian Assange tweeted a picture of it with the words, "The new face of America is eerily familiar." https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/896777829580517376 With all due respect to Mr. Assange for his advancement of truly relevant journalism in our era, what we all saw happen in Charlottsville, Virginia is not the new face of America. A few hundred of these eccentric, openly racist, angry young men do

After the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend, the Department of Justice has opened a civil-rights investigation into a deadly car-ramming incident that witnesses said targeted counter-protesters at a white nationalist and alt-right rally in Virginia. AG Jeff Sessions said: "The violence and deaths in Charlottesville strike at the heart of American law and justice. When such actions arise from racial bigotry and hatred, they betray our core values and cannot be tolerated.” As has bee

Statistics are pointing to a another steep rise in opioid deaths within the next 10 years. To illustrate the point of just how critical the crisis has become, in the state of Massachusetts, 90% of all drug overdoses are attributed to opioids. In Connecticut, the figure stands at 86%. Days after his administration said it wasn't ready to declare it an emergency, President Trump said he’s drafting paperwork to declare the opioid crisis a "national emergency." In an announcement on Thursday, the

Manchin Stays 'Independent' As the political wheels rapidly turn in the state of West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin appears to be staying independent and above the fray. At a Trump rally last week, Governor Jim Justice announced he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. And this week, the state’s GOP Senate candidate used tough talk to muddy the campaign waters against Manchin, who is up for re-election next year. GOP senatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey asked Manch

The political wheels in the state of West Virginia are rapidly turning. At a Trump rally last week, Governor Jim Justice announced he was switching his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. And now the state's GOP is looking to run over its Democratic senator, Joe Manchin, who is up for re-election next year. The man leading the charge against Manchin: GOP senatorial candidate Patrick Morrisey. In a new attack on Manchin, Morrisey asked him to resign from Democratic leadership and acc

There was a virtual media blackout on a major scandal in Washington -- right up until the arrest of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's chief IT staffer, Imran Awan as he tried to flee the country late last month. Many mainstream political news publications had not even reported on the investigation one time since Buzzfeed News and Politico broke the story way back in February. The story, which more journalists should have alerted voters to, was that five House staffers -- all members of the same

Update: President Trump participated in a VA telehealth event for veterans to cut down on the wait time and meet with VA doctors faster. Whatch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1p7ipzB57w In 2014, the country was shocked to hear about secret waiting lists and veterans dying while waiting for medical care that they had long ago earned. But three years later, the situation doesn't seem to be any better. Substandard care, misinformation, long wait times and patient deaths are st

The congressional IT staffer working for the office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) and over 20 other Democratic House members, was arrested Monday by the FBI while attempting to flee the country from Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Fox News reported that Imran Awan was arrested Monday night at the Dulles airport in Virginia 30 miles outside Washington D.C. and charged with bank fraud. https://twitter.com/ChadPergram/status/889944148379394048 Awan has been under criminal i