Today at Ms . | January 8, 2021

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The Ms. Q&A: Jackson Katz on Performative Patriotism, White Masculinity, and the Future of the Republican Party [[link removed]]

BY JACKSON KATZ & JEREMY EARP | "We see groups like the Proud Boys, with their open misogyny and their boasts about being 'western chauvinists,' engaging in over-the-top macho performances of these grievances, doing everything in their power to recover what they see as a lost ideal of traditional masculinity and strength... It’s also important to recognize how a lot of these same attitudes and beliefs and grievances have shaped mainstream conservative and Republican Party thinking and strategy for decades, and have been absolutely central to the rise of Trumpism within the GOP."

Biden Picks Merrick Garland and Three Women to Lead Justice Department [[link removed]]

BY KO BRAGG | President-Elect Biden’s picks for deputy attorney general (Lisa Monaco), associate attorney general (Vanita Gupta) and assistant attorney general for civil rights (Kristen Clarke) are all women. They will work alongside Merrick Garland, Biden's choice for U.S. attorney general.

Young Voters Critical to Georgia’s Historic Elections [[link removed]]

BY SOPHIE DORF-KAMIENNY | Young voters, especially young Black voters, were critical to Georgia’s historic blue shift—especially in the latest Senate runoffs. Almost one in five young voters (ages 18-29) who voted in the recent Georgia runoffs did not vote in the general election.

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