A straight-to-the-point curation of this week's suggested content for progressives to read and watch.
WATCH: Texas lawmakers – led by Rep. Helen Giddings (D–DeSoto) – denounced racism and terrorism in Charlottesville.
THINGS TO READ
- Women’s Reproductive Rights Thrown Under Bus (Again) in Gov. Abbott’s Special Session (Progress TX)
- The Resistance Killed Gov. Abbott’s Special Session Bathroom Bill (Progress TX)
- The Troubling Casualness of Racism Among Texas Republicans (Progress TX)
- Texas Republicans Intentionally Discriminated Against Minority Voters, Court Rules (Bill Moyers)
- Efforts underway in large Texas cities to remove Confederate monuments (Austin American-Statesman)
- DACA Marks Fifth Anniversary Amid Looming Legal Threat (Huffington Post)
- Faced with flurry of CEO exits, Trump disbands business councils that featured Texas-based Dell (Dallas Morning News)
- Texas A&M Cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' Rally (NPR)
- After Trump Calls Confederate Monuments “Beautiful,” Twitter Responds with Memes (Hyperallergic)
THINGS TO WATCH, LISTEN
- Texas Lawmakers Denounce White Supremacy Rally (Progress TX)
- Charlottesville: Race and Terror (Vice News)
- The Border Wall's Devastating Consequences to Mission, Texas (Neta)
- One Texas Resistance Special Session Press Conference (One Tx Resistance)
- Will You Stand with Us Against Hate? (Jolt)
WAYS TO ACT
- Rally Against White Supremacy (Austin: August 19)
- Dallas Against White-Supremacy (Austin: August 15)
- Find an Event: Stand in Solidarity with Charlottesville (Check your Zip code)
- Forth Worth Planned Parenthood 101 (Fort Worth: August 22)
FACEPALM
This ruling marks the SEVENTH time Texas Republicans have been ruled racist by federal courts.
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