Opinion: Trump’s Rush to Execute Americans Epitomizes Republicans’ Genocidal Assault on Life

Donald Trump and his administration are on an execution spree, rushing to expedite as many state-sponsored murders of federal prisoners as they can before his term ends on January 20.  Between last December 10 and the end of his term, Trump has scheduled five executions, bringing his total since last July to 13.  Since Trump …

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