Every Woman in America Is Watching
The allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh have roiled the country in much the same way that...
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Below the Surface of ICE: The Corporations Profiting From Immigrant Detention
Going after ICE contractors’ cash flow indicates a new direction in activist organizing since the Trump administration began its...
read moreSenate Ignored Federal Court Employees Willing to Testify Against Kavanaugh
As the allegations against Kavanaugh gain steam, a new report from Ryan Grim for The Intercept has revealed that attorney Cyrus Sanai...
read moreIntel Officials Are Stunned by Trump’s ‘Truly Damaging’ Declassification Order: MSNBC National Security Reporter
“This president has shattered so many norms, it’s hard for people to understand when he does something that’s truly damaging,”...
read moreBernie Sanders’ Anti-Amazon Bill Is an Indictment of the Media, Too
In going after Jeff Bezos, Bernie Sanders tries to shame the press into seeing a problem hiding in plain sight Source: FOCUS: Bernie...
read moreThe Three Big Lessons We Didn’t Learn from the Economic Crisis
A decade after the meltdown, Wall Street’s political clout is as great as ever, clearing the way for another crisis. Source: The...
read moreHere Are 3 Ways Republicans Are Already Sabotaging a Real Hearing of the Charges Against Brett Kavanaugh
Republicans are already showing their hand—they were forced into setting up a hearing on sexual assault allegations against...
read moreKevin de León’s New Campaign Video About His Undocumented Mother Will Break Your Heart (and Dianne Feinstein’s Not Going to Like It)
“I hope you find watching it as moving as I did making it,” said Democrat challenging the California incumbent for the...
read moreThe Elite World Order In Jitters
“There is growing concern among reformist elements of the transnational elite that unchecked inequality threatens the stability of...
read moreThe Long-Rumored Donald Trump Tapes from ‘The Apprentice’ Have Been ‘Handed Over’ to Ronan Farrow: Report
The tapes reportedly document Trump using the N-word and calling his son Eric Trump an R-Word.At a Sunday night Emmy Awards party,...
read moreMaduro’s Beijing Visit Spooks A US Plotting Venezuela’s Isolation
The recent meeting between President Maduro and Chinese President Xi Jinping deepened the alliance between the two nations. It is a...
read moreAs Demands Grow for Kavanaugh to Withdraw and FBI to Probe Assault Allegations, Anita Hill Offers ‘Basic Ground Rules’ for Senate Hearing
Failing to implement a formal process to review such allegations shows the Judiciary Committee “has learned little from the...
read moreCity Lawyers Withheld Dozens of Complaints Of Police Misconduct From Watchdog Panel
For 12 years, dozens of people who went to a watchdog group to report mistreatment by the police never had their complaints...
read morePaul McCartney Takes Aim At Donald Trump: ‘We’ve Got A Mad Captain Sailing This Boat’
A song on the legendary Beatle’s new album hits out at climate-change deniers, such as the president. Source: Paul McCartney...
read moreCREDO Blasts Sen. Collins’ Proposal to Put Christine Blasey Ford on Trial
“Sen. Collins seems to have forgotten that Brett Kavanaugh is the one who has been accused of a crime, not Christine Blasey...
read more‘Unconscionable’ and ‘Appalling’: In Affront to Those Fleeing US-Backed Wars and Persecution, Trump Slams Door on Refugees
“The U.S. has a direct moral responsibility to open its doors, given that our own nation is an active combatant in many of the...
read moreHospitals Take Aim at ‘the Greatest Health Threat of the 21st Century’
In response to the public health threat posed by warming, members of the health care sector pledged to go beyond just treating...
read moreIf There Are No Refugees, There Will Be No One to Return: Understanding Trump’s War on UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees
The realization of Palestinian rights may be a marathon, but right now, it is also a sprint. The race is on, to be made to vanish or...
read moreHow Can the Left Participate in Electoral Campaigns?
The dynamics of our moment have created real possibilities for rebuilding a left based on multi-racial class solidarity, a holistic...
read moreRemember when Sen. Collins called Sen. Franken allegations ‘credible, disgusting, and appalling’?
Sen. Collins’ single redeeming quality has been her nominal pro-choice stance. Meaning that, for all of the humiliations someone like...
read moreFacebook Job Ads That Let Employers Exclude Women Are Clear Civil Rights Violation, Says ACLU
“We can’t let gender-based ad targeting online give new life to a form of discrimination that should have been eradicated...
read moreNetherlands Cuts Funding To White Helmets Over Likely Links To Terrorism
Amid continued concerns that the White Helmets are currently staging a “false flag” chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Idlib, the...
read moreStanford doctors lead national effort for gun safety
Angry and frustrated by gun violence, health care professionals at Stanford Medical Center and 40 other leading medical centers are...
read more9-11: Reality Versus Posturing
In 2006, the New York courts finally put an end to mayor Rudi Giuliani’s efforts to deny medical care to first responders and others...
read moreAlumnae Of Christine Blasey Ford’s High School Circulate Letter Of Support
Ford’s allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are “all too consistent with stories we heard and lived while attending Holton,” they...
read moreThe Three Tribes of Austerity
Clearly, there must be another, non-economic, rationale for supporting austerity. In fact, those favoring austerity are divided among...
read moreEx-DOJ Director Explains Why Trump’s Russia Declassification Order May Put Him in Legal Jeopardy: ‘There’s No Exception’ for the President
As legal experts told Politico, Trump’s order to release unreacted text messages from Comey and others has “he potential to violate...
read moreDrudge Report Dragged For Promoting Hit Piece On The Wrong ‘Christine Ford’
The conservative site tweeted a story to its 1.4 million followers that falsely linked Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser to harsh reviews on...
read moreNewly Revealed Email Suggests Top Trump Appointee Lied to Congress About Scheme to Target Non-Citizens
This keeps happening for Trump’s appointees. Source: Newly Revealed Email Suggests Top Trump Appointee Lied to Congress About...
read moreFurther Evidence That the Tax Cuts Have Not Led to Widespread Bonuses, Wage or Compensation Growth
The bottom line is that there has been very little increase in private sector compensation or W-2 wages since the end of 2017 Source:...
read moreVoting Rights Roundup: New York’s progressive primary wins may pave the way to expand voting rights
hese victories leave the mainstream Democratic caucus well positioned to finally regain control over both of New York’s...
read moreMore than 20,000 Americans a year kill themselves with a gun. Alarmed gun sellers are joining the suicide prevention fight.
“We want to work with the gun owners instead of against them,” said a suicide prevention coordinator in Utah. Source: More than...
read moreLaquan McDonald Death: Trial Begins of Chicago Police Officer Who Shot Black Teen 16 Times
Jason Van Dyke faces two counts of first-degree murder over the death of McDonald, 17, in October 2014 Source: Laquan McDonald Death:...
read moreOklahoma Police Chief Resigns Over Neo-Nazi Ties, Gets Job in Neighboring Police Force
Bart Alsbrook resigned last year after local media outed him as the former leader of a neo-Nazi group. Now he has a new job—in the...
read moreAn International Court Is Investigating Mass Expulsion of Indigenous Islanders by the US and UK
They are the little-known victims of two colonial powers, the UK and the United States, whose governments manipulated diplomatic...
read moreFewer guns on the street: Weapons turned in during event sponsored by MSD parents
Weapons were exchanged for food Saturday in Coral Springs as a group started by parents of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students...
read moreNot One Emmy for Ken Burns and “The Vietnam War”
The organization Veterans for Peace (VFP) published personal responses to Burns’s series by a few of its members, some of them...
read moreFreedom Flotilla Missions Will Continue ‘Until Palestine Is Free’
In August, the crew and passengers of the Freedom Flotilla ships, Al Awda and Freedom, returned to their home countries after being...
read moreTrump’s Presidency May Be His Biggest Heist Yet — Here’s Why It Might Be on the Verge of Collapse | Alternet
Could Donald Trump be a one-man version of either Enron or Lehman Brothers, someone who cooked “the books” until, well, he...
read moreJP Morgan Chase Warns Mass Social Unrest Ahead
In a 168 page report, 10 Years After the Financial Crisis, issued this month, JP Morgan predicts another economic crisis and...
read moreThe People Must Have Another Vote – to Take Back Control of Brexit
Theresa May’s abject failure in negotiating a deal with the EU means that the public must have a fresh say Source: The People Must...
read moreRevealed: The Justice Dept’s Secret Rules for Targeting Journalists With FISA Court Orders
This is critically important information at a time when press freedom has been under threat from the government, and its role in our...
read moreHow the US Supreme Court Lost Its Legitimacy
The far right has long sought to limit access to authentic democratic governance. It’s succeeding. Source: How the US Supreme Court...
read moreFlake opposes quick vote on Kavanaugh, putting confirmation in doubt
GOP Senate Judiciary Committee member Jeff Flake said he is uncomfortable voting to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination later this...
read moreMoon Jae-in prepares for make or break inter-Korean summit with Kim Jong-un
South Korean president will push for North Korea to make ‘bold moves’ when it comes to denuclearisation Source: Moon Jae-in prepares...
read moreKavanaugh and his accuser to testify publicly on Monday
Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused the Supreme Court nominee of assaulting her in high school, will be...
read moreHere’s the Incriminating Case Against Mike Pence
How much did Mike Pence know about former national security adviser Mike Flynn’s contact with Russians? Source: Here’s...
read moreConstitution Day: The Ongoing American Revolution
It is a fight not yet won. It is a fight that may never be fully won. But it is our fight, the American fight. And it is a fight we,...
read moreBipartisan Letter Urges President Trump to Consult With Congress on Military Action in Syria
Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and her colleagues sent a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to consult with...
read moreRights-Based Approach To Alleviating Poverty
It is time to shift away from the charitable model to a rights-based approach, guaranteeing people the right to food. People must...
read moreFalse Flags Over Syria
The gaggle of bloodthirsty neocons that infest Trump’s war cabinet are unhappy about the prospect of their golden boys in Syria...
read moreTen Years After The Financial Crisis, The Contagion Has Spread To Democracy Itself
Ten years after the financial crisis, the catastrophic blow to public faith in American institutions has spread to democracy itself....
read morePaul Manafort plea deal: Trump Tower condo, Hamptons home forfeited
Paul Manafort is going to have to give up the goods — literally. As part of his plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller,...
read moreIs Donald Trump’s Downfall Hidden in His Tax Returns?
The president might just be a one-man version of that once-renowned company, Enron. Source: Is Donald Trump’s Downfall Hidden in His...
read moreProsecuting Corporate Crime When Firms Are Too Big to Jail: Investigation, Deterrence, and Judicial Review
Some corporations have become so large or so systemically important that when they violate the law, the government cannot credibly...
read moreJustice Department Attempts to Suppress Evidence That the Border Patrol Targeted Humanitarian Volunteers
Text messages between Border Patrol agents and wildlife officials bolster claims that No More Deaths volunteers in Arizona were...
read moreOhio’s Wealthiest Republican Donor Quits the GOP. He Felt “Dirty” and “Ashamed”.
The good news is that Les Wexner, owner and CEO of L-Brands in Ohio, won’t be funding the GOP anymore Source: Ohio’s Wealthiest...
read moreTrump is unshackling America’s drones thanks to Obama’s weakness
Obama didn’t do enough to curtail America’s drones. Now expansion under Trump could have devastating consequences Source: Trump is...
read moreRevealed: The Private Intelligence Firm Keeping Tabs on Environmentalists
When big oil companies want to monitor activists, they turn to Welund. Source: The Private Intelligence Firm Keeping Tabs on...
read moreInternet Howls After Learning Trump Will Soon Be Able to Send Text Alerts to Every Single US Resident
Sorry. No opting out. Source: Internet Howls After Learning Trump Will Soon Be Able to Send Text Alerts to Every Single US...
read moreA New Database Tracks the Fate of Hurricane Maria’s Indirect Victims
The organizations collected reports from Puerto Ricans who believed their loved ones died as a result of Hurricane Maria but whose...
read moreThe Wrong Lesson We Learned from Enron that Led Directly to the 2008 Crash
Enron was a warning sign about the dangers of the very financial derivatives that threatened the entire global economy ten years ago....
read moreBrothels, Gambling and an Ex-Detective Mastermind: Officials Detail N.Y. Police Scandal
A retired detective and seven officers are accused of overseeing a criminal enterprise in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. Source:...
read more‘Dumbest Policy in the World’: Report Details How Canada’s Massive Fossil Fuel Subsidies Undermine Climate Action
Working to curb emissions while using public funds to subsidize oil and gas industry “is like trying to bail water out of a...
read moreHow the U.S. Government Misleads the Public on Afghanistan
Seventeen years into the war in Afghanistan, American officials routinely issue inflated assessments of progress that contradict what...
read moreTrump and the Playbook of Fascist Politics
In a new book, Yale philosopher Jason Stanley lays out the traditional tactics of fascist politicians, and shows they have retained...
read moreThe Latest Attack on Brett Kavanaugh’s Accuser Christine Ford Just Backfired in a Spectacular Way
Conservative defenders of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh have already demonstrated their willingness to go after his...
read moreWhat are nuclear power plants doing to address climate threats?
Sea level rise could inundate coastal reactors, with catastrophic consequences Source: What are nuclear power plants doing to address...
read moreLegal Experts Urge Release of Watergate Report to Offer Mueller a Road Map
The analysts are seeking to draw attention to the option of sending a grand jury report to Congress, which they called “a key...
read moreWhat Advocates Are Saying About South Carolina’s Refusal to Evacuate Prisoners in Hurricane Florence’s Path
Prisoners in the hurricane’s path will not be evacuated—and many are outraged. Source: What Advocates Are Saying About...
read moreHe spent 27 years wrongly convicted of murder. He wants to spend the rest encouraging inmates to read
The first book John Bunn fell in love with, curled up in his cell at a maximum-security prison in upstate New York, was Sister...
read moreUtilities have a problem: the public wants 100% renewable energy, and quick
The industry is groping for ways to talk the public down. Source: 100% renewable energy: the public wants it, and quick –...
read moreThe Last of the Universe’s Ordinary Matter Has Been Found
Now, in a series of three recent papers, astronomers have identified the final chunks of all the ordinary matter in the universe....
read moreFor Survivors of Priest Child Sex Abuse, What Would Real Justice Look Like?
“To me justice is being able to file a police report and put your perpetrator in jail,” she says. “That’s the ultimate...
read moreNorth Carolina’s Hog Waste Problem Has a Long History. Why Wasn’t It Solved in Time for Hurricane Florence?
The hog industry is changing, but, as Hurricane Florence hits, history may be doomed to repeat itself. Source: North Carolina’s...
read moreLaredo Border Patrol agent charged as ‘serial killer,’ accused of killing four
Juan David Ortiz, 35, also was charged in the kidnapping of a Laredo woman who helped DPS troopers find him after she was able to...
read moreTrump’s Insults Against His ‘Hillbilly’ Base Are Making Them Turn on Him
New polls show that Donald Trump’s base is beginning to turn against him — and it may be related to his continual insults...
read moreAfter 14 years, DuPage judge overturns murder conviction
Dupage County Circuit Judge John J. Kinsella ordered a new trial at a hearing Friday, finding that Liebich’s trial attorneys had...
read moreKavanaugh accuser breaks silence over sexual misconduct allegations
The woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has identified herself and is speaking publicly...
read moreNew International Movement Will Fight Rising Fascism and Globalists
Our era will be remembered for the triumphant march of a globally unifying rightwing — a Nationalist International — that...
read moreHere’s how Democrats can fight back against bogus Republican attacks over health care
Democrat Katie Porter, who is challenging GOP Rep. Mimi Walters in California’s 45th Congressional District, is out with two new ads...
read moreNobody in the White House Is Part of “the Resistance”
Career Republicans are riding right along with someone they themselves describe as “anti-democratic,” “reckless,” and “erratic.” And...
read moreForget Putin, Trump Is Acting In Every Way Like Netanyahu’s Manchurian Candidate
MOVING THE U.S. EMBASSY FROM TEL AVIV TO JERUSALEM; PULLING OUT OF THE IRAN AGREEMENT; DEFUNDING UNRWA, AND CLOSING THE PLO MISSION...
read moreUS Aggression In Latin America Is Causing International Resistance To US Imperialism
In late spring of 2008, the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations published a report titled “U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New...
read moreRevealed: Israeli Warplanes Strike Damascus Airport, Air Defense Troops Positions (Video, Photos)
On September 15, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out an airstrike on the Damascus international airport, south of...
read morePlea Reveals How Manafort Manipulated the American Political System and the Media for Profit
Before he was Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort embraced extreme tactics in his lobbying efforts: He schemed...
read moreA decade after the financial crisis, economic scars remain, inequality thrives, and crooks roam free
The damage done by that crisis is not all repaired, and some of it never will be. Moreover, the chronic economic problems that...
read moreNew York Is One Of The Bluest States In The Country But Its Voting Laws Are Horrendous.
The state is seen as one of the most progressive in the country, but lawmakers have been unable to change archaic laws that make it...
read moreRevealed: After Cutting All UNWRA Humanitarian Aid, US to Award Israel With $3.3B/Year In Military Aid
THE BILL, COMBINED WITH EVEN MORE AID GIVEN TO ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENSE, WOULD GIVE $38 BILLION TO ISRAEL OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS,...
read moreWarning: First They Came For Alex Jones, Then RT And Syrian TV
Shortly after Alex Jones was kicked off Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, New York City residents let me know via email and Twitter...
read moreMeet the Indivisible candidates
Learn more about the 64 endorsed candidates who reflect the values and have the grassroots support of the Indivisible movement....
read moreWarning: Under Trump, The Next Financial Catastrophe Is Cooking
At summer’s end, the U.S. economy looks to be sizzling. Unemployment is low. Growth is higher than expected. Consumer confidence...
read moreThe Anarchists Who Ignited Occupy Wall Street Seven Years Ago Are Now Calling For #OCCUPYSILICONVALLEY
Seven years after igniting the global phenomenon of Occupy Wall Street, Adbusters Media Foundation is launching #OCCUPYSILICONVALLEY,...
read moreThe Case for Indicting the President
Justice Department lawyers have said a sitting president cannot be indicted. It’s time to test that proposition by bringing an...
read moreThe Problem With Singling Out Anti-Semitism on the Left
As a Jew who identifies as being part of the left, I have two main concerns with this formulation. For one, it is unclear who exactly...
read moreUniversal Healthcare Was Unthinkable in America, but Not Any More
A single-payer healthcare system appears closer than ever but to make it a reality we must avoid the pitfalls of the past Source:...
read moreHaiti’s Founding Father’s Black Revolution Was Too Radical for Thomas Jefferson
When Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence in 1804, he became the Americas’ first black head of state. Source:...
read moreWhat History Books Left Out About Depression Era Co-Ops
It would seem that a movement that provided livelihood for more than 300,000 people in California alone would merit discussion in the...
read moreRich People Broke America And Never Paid The Price
The obvious, minimum observance, I would think, would be a mass march down Wall Street and around the Lower Manhattan’s Financial...
read moreHundreds of teachers are running for office, and they’re already making waves
The teacher uprising of early 2018 is poised to turn into teacher electoral wins in late 2018 and beyond. Hundreds of teachers across...
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