Evening Roundup, December 3
Featuring Shalise Manza Young, Rep. Jason Crow, Josh Levs, Eugene Fidell with Jen Rubin, Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, The Contrarian Podcast, Democracy Movement, and Austin Sarat
The First Amendment Can’t Get You Out of Following Class Instructions
By Shalise Manza Young
A failing grade for not understanding the assignment isn't a constitutional crisis.
Hegseth's Incompetence is Deadly: Rep. Jason Crow on Venezuela & Potentially Illegal Orders
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) appeared alongside five other Democratic lawmakers in a video urging members of the military to refuse illegal orders. Rep. Crow calls the “long pattern of lawlessness and recklessness that we see with the [Trump] administration” the inspiration behind the video.
The Media Helped Trump Spread a Lie After the National Guard Shooting
The shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., last week should have led to bipartisan action—specifically, an immediate commitment to shoring up protections for these men and women who volunteer to serve. Instead, it became President Donald Trump’s latest opportunity to…
Hegseth's Deadly Fiasco: Eugene Fidell Explains
As more information emerges on the deadly September 2 strike against a boat in Venezuelan waters, experts warn that it may constitute an illegal military action. Determining the exact role that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth played has proved difficult.
The Caregiving Crisis Upon Us
Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. If you’re reading this, you’ve made it to Wednesday – just another day in the spending frenzy that is December as Americans buy gifts for those they care about. But, for too many in America right now, this holiday season is hardly about the art of care and joy of giving. Not when the cost of caregiving itself is a national …
Our troops are in a morally untenable position
Representative Jason Crow from Colorado, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and former Army Ranger, knows a lot about the rules of engagement.
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. Wednesday: Protests in Alabama, at Home Depot, in Poland and the Philippines, and more.
An Unconstitutional Vestige of Monarchical Rule
Whether it was wise for six senators and representatives to make a video reminding soldiers that they should not obey illegal orders is the kind of question that democratic procedures are designed to decide. Elections provide voters with the opportunity to weigh in on that question.
Trump is the most disgraceful person on earth. He should be removed & jailed for the rest of his miserable, putrid life. I am so sick of looking at him and hearing his disgusting words being reported by the media minute by minute- enough is enough!
To think the President of our United States talks and acts this way-and the press normalizes his gross behavior- it is getting really old!
Just have to say every story in this round-up is important and what I need to know about!!! Thank you to you all for staying on top of the real news we hunger for!!!