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Category Archives: Liberal Political News
The Democrats’ Circular Firing Squad
Hillary blew it! What a terrible campaign. What a blemished candidate. What horrible judgment to take those speaking fees from Wall Street, to keep classified data on her personal server, to fail to ask her top aide Huma Abedin to leave her employ once the Anthony Weiner mess blew up, yet again.
The Western War On Truth
The "war on terror" has simultaneously been a war on truth. For 15 years -- from 9/11 to Saddam Hussein's "weapons of mass destruction" and "al Qaeda connections," "Iranian nukes," "Assad's use of chemical weapons," endless lies about Gadaffi, "Russian invasion of Ukraine" -- the governments of the so-called Western democracies have found it essential to align themselves firmly with lies in order to pursue their agendas.
Shots Fired: The Need for Gun Control in the U.S.
One hundred and three individuals killed or injured in the U.S.'s deadliest mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL this past June. Twenty first graders shot to death in the Sandy Hook shooting in Newton, CT December of 2012.
The war of the Puppet Masters: Is Trump Putin’s lapdog or the tool of the Neo Cons?
NO he didn't, Donald. That is what you want to hear, but he said you were talented, not a genius.
Italy and the Myth of “Political Stability”
Summary: The Italian Government is staking its future on a popular referendum on very controversial constitutional amendments. Should the referendum succeed, it will enhance the risk of an authoritarian drift, in the name of "Stability".- The year 2016 may well be remembered not only for the triumph of populism, but also as the "year of the referendums".
Clinton campaign will participate in Wisconsin recount effort
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... The Clinton campaign has joined the Green Party's initiative to obtain a recount of the vote in Wisconsin.
America wasted $3.4 trillion. What could we have spent that money on instead?
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... Jeff Sessions is very possibly our next attorney general which means federal criminal justice reform is very unlikely. Sessions is a disciple of Trump's law-and-order doctrine, an ideology that is directly responsible for America's mass incarceration problem.
Euphemism as Journalism: Distracting the Audience by Focusing on Trump’s Skill at Distraction
Judy Woodruff, Tamara Keith and Amy Walter discuss how Trump distracts us as a way of avoiding talking about what Trump distracts us from. Euphemism isn't journalism, but conflating the two can be irresistible for mainline journalists when candor might seem overly intrepid.
Deputy NSC Advisor Pick McFarland: Treat Middle Easterners Like Kids
On Friday, Donald Trump's transition team announced that Fox News national security analyst Kathleen Troia McFarland will serve as his Deputy National Security Advisor, working under National Security Advisor-designate Michael Flynn . McFarland previously served on Gerald Ford's National Security Council and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the Reagan administration, from 1982 to 1985.
Philippines’ Duterte Seeks Peace
In April 2016, Rodrigo Duterte won the Philippine presidential election by a landslide, with more than 6 million votes. He openly declared that he was the nation's first Left president, calling himself a socialist but not a communist.
Trump’s presidency, overseas business deals and relations with…
Georgia's then-President Mikheil Saakashvili and Donald Trump appeared in March 2011 to announce plans to build two Trump-branded towers in Georgia, one in the Black Sea resort of Batumi and one in the capital city, Tbilisi. Days after Donald Trump's election victory, a news agency in the former Soviet republic of Georgia reported that a long-stalled plan for a Trump-branded tower in a seaside Georgian resort town was now back on track.
Election recount underway in Wisconsin, after Stein files petition
Former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a petition Friday for a recount of election results in Wisconsin. An election recount is underway in Wisconsin, after former Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein filed a petition Friday with the state's Election Commission, the first of three states where she has promised to contest the election result.
Army Corps of Engineers tells ND ‘Water Protectors’ it will close off their main camp Dec. 5
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... Cannon Ball, N.D. -The following statement from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Chairman, Dave Archambault II, can be quoted in part or in full. "Today we were notified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that on Dec. 5th, they will close all lands north of the Cannonball River, which is where the Oceti Sakowin camp is located.
I’m Done Trying to Empathize With Poor White Trump Voters
Donald Trump-themed buttons for sale in Nevada in January. The president-elect's voting base has been closely scrutinized since his Nov. 8 victory.
Will Trump bolster the Military-Industrial Complex?
As with so much of what Donald Trump has said in recent months, his positions on Pentagon spending are, to be polite, a bundle of contradictions. Early signs suggest, however, that those contradictions are likely to resolve themselves in favor of the usual suspects: the arms industry and its various supporters and hangers-on in the government, as well as Washington's labyrinthine world of think-tank policymakers and lobbyists.
American Muslims & the Trump Administration with Juan Cole
"The election of Donald Trump was a shock to the American political system and, in its wake, many are deeply concerned about what his ascendancy will mean for the civil rights of minority groups.
Israel’s sliding definition of anti-Semitism in the Trump era
You would think that support for Israel is fundamentally at odds with anti-Semitism. If you thought that, however, you would be wrong.
Reminder: Paul Ryan is lying about Medicare and Obamacare
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... House Speaker Paul Ryan has done nothing to indicate that privatizing Medicare isn't at the very top of his agenda in the new Congress, with a new president. In fact, while everyone in the GOP is a little unsure of what they'll do about Obamacare , they know they want to gut Medicare and do it fast .
Elizabeth Warren brings the fight to Trump
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... As Democrats regain their footing after what has to be the most bizarre U.S. election of the modern era, a pretty damned clear voice is emerging, one that has influence. Elizabeth Warren is doing what she does best: sending a clear message about Democratic values.