Was Al Franken Railroaded?
The Nation Al Franken is a walking ghost. Though politically dead, the former Minnesota senator now haunts the Democratic Party with his claim that he was pushed out of office without due process. Franken resigned from the Senate in December 2017, after eight women accused him of an array of inappropriate behavior, mostly involving groping, […]
From the Olympics to politics
When people think about the Olympics, what usually follows are thoughts of pomp and circumstance, medals and athletic prowess. What tends not to enter the conversation is how a country is able to, or in many cases is not, afford hosting this worldwide event. As the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo draws ever closer, the Nationlooks […]
Election Insanity 2020: How Much Longer Will We Keep Getting Duped by Political Okie Dokes?
The Ghion Journal Remember when Bill Clinton ran as an outsider and vowed to restore hope? Remember when Barack Obama campaigned against the establishment and promised “hope and change”? Remember when George W. Bush professed to be a “compassionate conservative? Remember when Bernie Sanders pledged to take on the status quo and proposed to lead […]
A year after Nicaragua’s coup, the media’s regime-change deceptions are still unraveling
The Grayzone Last year’s failed coup in Nicaragua erupted when student protests against social security reforms quickly turned into an armed attempt to bring down the government of Daniel Ortega. The regime-change attempt was a battle for people’s minds as well as for control of the streets. Violence was used to terrorize government supporters, but it was […]
5 Years Later: No Indictments in Choking Death of Eric Garner
The Real News Network ERIC GARNER I told you the last time. Please just leave me alone. NYPD OFFICERS [inaudible] ERIC GARNER Take – left what? I didn’t sell anything. BYSTANDER You tell him fam. ERIC GARNER I did nothing. We sitting here the whole time, minding our business. Ya’ll touching me. And you want to grab me? [NYPD and […]
Bernie Sanders, Anti-Imperialism and Venezuela
Counterpunch Throughout the last century, socialists have faced an uphill battle within the United States. Unlike other similarly high-income countries, the U.S. has largely remained a bastion of deeply individualist attitudes and unregulated capitalist policies. Yet, over the span of the past decade, socialism has transformed from a demonized ideology to a publicly discussed economic […]
Nearly 100,000 in Puerto Rico Protest Demanding Gov. Rosselló Resign over Lewd Texts & Corruption
Democracy Now! Close to 100,000 Puerto Ricans took to the streets Wednesday chanting “Ricky Renuncia!” as they called for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló, following the leak by Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism of hundreds of misogynistic, homophobic and violent text messages between Rosselló and members of his Cabinet. On Monday, Denis Márquez […]
How Corporate Media Are Fueling a New Iran Nuclear Crisis
Truthdig The U.S. news media’s coverage of the Iran nuclear issue has been woefully off-kilter for many years. Now, however, those same outlets are contributing to the serious crisis building between Washington and Tehran. Iran has responded to Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal by resuming the stockpiling of low enriched uranium, removing the cap on the level […]
To Media, No Democrat Can Possibly Be Right-Wing
FAIR The 2020 presidential candidacy race is in full (absurdly early) swing, and there is a clear and obvious internal battle currently raging for the soul of the Democratic Party. One faction is attempting to pull the party in a more populist, social-democratic direction, while another favors maintaining a neoliberal, pro-business course. We all know […]
A CALIFORNIA BILL COULD TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF GIG WORKERS. SILICON VALLEY WANTS LABOR’S HELP TO STOP IT.
The Intercept A BILL WITH potentially huge implications for the so-called gig economy is making its way through the California state legislature this summer, laying bare cleavages within the labor movement. Companies like Uber and Lyft are seeking a workaround to the legislation, which would classify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, opening the […]