Opinion
Guilty as Hell
Proud Boys leader and other members were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Melissa Ryan
May 8, 2023
Melissa Ryan
Opinion
Stand in Solidarity with Trans Americans
Dehumanization and eliminationism of vulnerable communities have long been a staple of the MAGA Right – and Trans people are now in their crosshairs.
Melissa Ryan
April 16, 2023
Opinion
Trump Wants His MAGA Foot Soldiers to ‘Take Back Our Nation’
How is it that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are fine with someone who wants to overthrow the US government exploiting their platforms?
Melissa Ryan
March 19, 2023
Opinion
The Ugly GOP Road to 2024
Any Republican candidate who wants to win needs the full support of Trump’s MAGA base of voters, a constituency who are out for blood, don’t believe in democracy, and crave an authoritarian government that will punish their enemies.
Melissa Ryan
February 6, 2023
Opinion
Twitter Is Now Elon Musk’s Personal Harassment Engine
Musk is a known troll and chaos agent who understands the power of Twitter as a medium. Now we’re seeing the full extent of just how much damage he is willing and able to do.
Melissa Ryan
December 15, 2022
Opinion
Four Things you Need to Know to Combat the MAGA Election Strategy
Understand that Trump and MAGA don’t want to win elections. They want to seize power.
Melissa Ryan
November 7, 2022
Opinion
The GOP Incites Violence
Republican politicians have targeted Nancy Pelosi with misogynist, violent rhetoric for years. The fact that this inspired someone to attack her husband while looking for her shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Melissa Ryan
October 31, 2022
Opinion
A Tale of Two Senate Campaigns: John Fetterman and Herschel Walker
What the Fetterman and Walker campaigns say about modern masculinity in America.
Melissa Ryan
October 17, 2022
ACLU and Ramsingh Legal Ask Federal Court to Order Souderton Area School District to Stop Targeting Critics and Stifling Free Speech
November 21, 2024
The district “has engaged in a pattern of conduct designed to silence its critics,” said ACLU of Pennsylvania Deputy Legal Director Sara Rose.
Riled Up MAGA Faithful From Across Pennsylvania Crash Bucks County Commissioners Meeting
November 20, 2024
Sean Moon, leader of the “antigovernment Christian gun cult” Rod of Iron Ministries, even made an appearance.
Protecting Central Bucks School District from the Trump Administration Depends on Community Engagement
November 20, 2024
The 2023 school board election that swept Moms for Liberty-backed MAGA candidates at the polls illustrates the power of community organizing in defense of public education.
American Education Week Is a Celebration of Our Public Schools. Donald Trump Has Them In His Crosshairs
November 19, 2024
For me, like so many others, public school provided me access to a better future, writes Tabitha Dell’Angelo.
Pennsylvania’s High Court Orders Counties not to Count Disputed Ballots in US Senate Race
November 18, 2024
Democratic-majority election boards in Montgomery County, Philadelphia and Bucks County had voted to count the ballots that lacked a correct date.