From Al Franken to Julian Assange
It’s not often that a senator is forced to resign, and two years ago, we saw just that in the case of Al Franken. Now while many at the time were focused on the accusations against him, a few years down the road has given some clarity to the process surrounding that. Chief among them, as The […]
The Just World Fallacy: Why People Bash Assange and Defend Power
The Ghion Journal I write a lot about how important it is for political dissidents to research and understand cognitive biases, the large number of well-documented logical glitches in the way human brains process information. I do this because the science of modern propaganda has been in research and development for more than a century, so if public domain psychology […]
‘US economic terrorism will backfire’: Iranian foreign minister calls for unity in Nicaragua
The Grayzone The Grayzone reports from Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, which just celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution that ousted a US-backed dictatorship. Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, has just arrived here from Caracas, Venezuela, where he was attending the international summit of the new Non-Aligned Movement, where Iran, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, […]
Israel Demolishes 70 More Palestinian Apartments in East Jerusalem
The Real News Network MARC STEINER Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Marc Steiner. Good to have you with us. Around five or six hundred Palestinians have lost their homes. On Monday, hundreds of Israeli troops descended on the village of Wadi Hummus on the outskirts of East Jerusalem. They led a team of demolition […]
Killer Heat Forever, From Our Fossil-Fueled Inertia
CounterPunch Sometime between 2070 and 2099, assuming “business as usual” between now and then as regards the use of fossil fuels, the following will occur: + For the equivalent of a week or more each year, about 120 million people across the U.S.A. will be exposed to conditions so hot, the heat index (or “feels like” temperature, which is […]
Ryan Grim: Tom Perez Was Elected Head of DNC Thanks to a “Silent Coup” in Puerto Rico in 2017
Democracy Now! As Puerto Ricans celebrate the imminent departure of disgraced Governor Ricardo Rosselló, we speak with Intercept reporter Ryan Grim about how Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez benefited from what’s been described as a “coup” within the Democratic Party in Puerto Rico. In his recent book, Grim revealed pro-statehood politicians—including some Republicans—quietly took […]
The Cheapest Way to Save the Planet Grows Like a Weed
Truthdig Planting billions of trees across the world is by far the cheapest and most efficient way to tackle the climate crisis. So states a Guardian article, citing a new analysis published in the journal Science. The author explains: As trees grow, they absorb and store the carbon dioxide emissions that are driving global heating. New research […]
What Do Black Voters Want? NYT’s Edsall Says It’s What ‘Conservative’ Democrats Want
FAIR “The Democratic Party,” a new column by Thomas Edsall (7/24/19) declares, “Is Actually Three Parties.” Fascinating! Tell us more, New York Times columnist on “politics, demographics and inequality.” Well, based on data from a CBS poll of “battleground states,” there are “three roughly equal groups”: Democrats who call themselves “very liberal,” Democrats who call themselves “somewhat liberal,” and […]
IN LETTER TO ICE, SEN. CHUCK GRASSLEY JOINS CALL FOR ANSWERS ON SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
The Intercept ON WEDNESDAY, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asking “what steps ICE has taken to document and justify the use of segregation.” The letter was spurred by “recent allegations of the misuse of solitary confinement” in ICE detainment centers, the senators wrote, citing an investigation by the International Consortium […]
Turkey has killed alleged plotters of diplomat’s assassination, says official
Middle East Eye Turkish military and intelligence forces have killed the alleged plotters behind the assassination of diplomat Osman Kose, who was shot dead in a restaurant in Iraq’s Erbil last week, an official has confirmed to Middle East Eye. Intelligence officials have been tracking the perpetrators since the assassination that took place on 17 July, […]