By The Rev. Dr. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgroy |
One hundred and sixty-three years after the South tried to secede from the Union, starting a war that killed more Americans than all other U.S. wars combined, it is troubling to hear Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene propose a "national divorce" of red states from blue states. In the wake of Jan. 6, we know that talk of insurrection is more than mere rhetoric for a minority of Americans who've been radicalized by the lies of right-wing extremism.
But Greene's call for secession depends on a lie that's far more widespread than the propaganda of insurrectionists. From leaders who bemoan that we're "more divided than ever" to political operatives who insist that Democrats simply can't win in the deep South or the Midwest, far too many Americans accept the premise that we are a country divided between red states and blue states.
This dichotomy is a myth. This is a preview of The Rev. Dr. William Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgroy's latest article. Read their full column here. |
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Though the ex-judge made a decent case, it remains to be seen whether current judges reach the same conclusion if it gets that far. Read more. |
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If Vladimir Putin knew in February 2022 what he knows today, would an invasion still have taken place? Read more. |
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As Santos' career on Capitol Hill moves forward, it's worth remembering that he hasn't just lied to voters and reporters. Read more. |
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Social media is destroying the verification system and replacing it with something worse. Read more. |
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BLACK HISTORY, UNCENSORED |
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'Black History, Uncensored' is a ReidOut Blog series that highlights work by Black creators targeted by GOP bans.
White fragility and willful ignorance of Black history have always posed an obstacle to the truthful teaching of America's past and present. But we haven't seen conservatives this rabid — and coordinated — in their effort to hide these truths since the post-Civil War Redemption era.
Here, we explore works Republicans want to keep under wraps. |
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Tomorrow, MSNBC Films presents the third episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story," a four-part series from TIME Studios. This week, Giuliani goes global as a terrorism expert after 9/11. Then, fueled by the same ambition, he brings his playbook to Ukraine in the name of Donald Trump.
Watch an all-new episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story" tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock. |
Starting in 2016, U.S. diplomats and spies began reporting a wide range of mysterious and debilitating medical symptoms, first in Cuba and then around the world. Doctors who initially treated patients couldn't come up with a diagnosis and some just called it "The Thing." Patients said they felt like they were hit by an invisible, directed pressure while stationed on government property, or sometimes standing in their own homes or hotel rooms. The intense health effects, which some have referred to as potentially psychogenic, included high pitched ringing in ears, vertigo, memory loss and brain zaps. The set of medical conditions became known as Havana Syndrome. Why has investigating this been so difficult? Who or what force could be behind all of this? Although the C.I.A. has maintained that it's unlikely that the cases were caused by foreign adversaries, many questions and doubts remain about the agency's findings.
Award-winning journalists Jon Lee Anderson and Adam Entous explore some of these questions in a new Vice World News 8-part podcast aptly titled "Havana Syndrome." Anderson and Entous join WITHpod to discuss the events leading up to the first reported Havana Syndrome cases, the global blame game that followed, what technology could be the culprit and more.. |
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