National Enquirer shredded Trump documents, Ronan Farrow book claims
In Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, Farrow writes that the shredding happened in the first week of...
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Revealed: College admissions officers rank prospective students based on web browsing, family finances and other data
Records reviewed by The Washington Post show that at least 44 public and private universities in the United States work with outside...
read moreWe found a ‘staggering’ 281 lobbyists who’ve worked in the Trump Administration
With a combination of weakened rules and loose enforcement easing the transition to government and back to K Street, Trump’s swamp is...
read moreOrganizations Decry Cozy Relationship Between Amazon and Local Police
Last week, DRAD joined over 30 civil rights organizations on an open letter sounding the alarm about Amazon’s spreading Ring doorbell...
read moreFort Worth officer who killed black woman in her home charged with murder
Jefferson, 28, was playing video games with her eight-year-old nephew in the early hours of Saturday morning, her family’s lawyer...
read moreHow Macron discovered the soft power of the working class
Despite being on a different political and cultural wavelength, blue- and white-collar workers, job-seekers, pensioners and small...
read moreAfter Shell CEO Claims ‘We Have No Choice’ But to Invest in Fossil Fuels, McKibben Says, ‘We Have No Choice But to Try and Stop Them’
With “overwhelming evidence that we are on the brink of climate and ecological collapse,” executive’s comment...
read moreMSNBC Anchor Chris Hayes Praised for Denouncing ‘Path of Least Resistance’ Taken by Network Executives
“Chris Hayes is modeling exactly where our journalism should be in 2019. Too many outlets bend to the powerful when the very...
read moreWhy are Pennsylvania judges sentencing people on probation for debts they won’t ever be able to pay?
Jailing people and extending probation for failing to pay costs, fines, and restitution has, according to the ACLU “turned...
read moreRNC chairwoman raked over the coals for accusing others of nepotism — despite being Mitt Romney’s niece
Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee and the niece of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) thinks that the...
read more‘People don’t want to end up in jail’: MSNBC’s Morning Joe explains why Trump’s ‘evil deeds’ are about to be exposed
“God, why is it that everybody around him ends up in jail? Is that a coincidence? Because it’s unbelievable, seriously, and his...
read moreSanders Wants to Give Workers Corporate Board Seats and Reverse Trump Tax Cuts
The Sanders campaign estimated the proposal would raise $3 trillion in revenue over ten years. Source: Sanders Wants to Give Workers...
read moreCiting ‘Moral Duty to Take Radical Action,’ Over 700 Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience to Fight Climate Crisis
“We believe that the continued governmental inaction over the climate and ecological crisis now justifies peaceful and...
read moreTrump Isn’t Really Ending Endless Wars, He’s Making Them Worse
Here’s what progressives should support in Syria. Source: Trump Isn’t Really Ending Endless Wars, He’s Making Them...
read moreRep. Tlaib: There’ve been ‘serious discussions’ about jailing Trump allies who ignore subpoenas
So the White House is still refusing to cooperate with the ongoing impeachment inquiry, and the pr*sident has so far been even less...
read morePower Up: ‘Just the tip of the iceberg.’ FEC chair warns charges against Giuliani associates highlight big dark money problems
But the FEC is effectively paralyzed: It needs a quorum to function — and Trump has yet to appoint a fourth commissioner....
read moreMap: Making Indigenous Peoples Day official across the country
Indian Country Today created an interactive map showing all of the cities and states that have passed legislation recognizing...
read moreThe United States is not a healthy democracy — here’s why
It is assumed we live in an eternal form of government, but we do not, nor did the people of the Roman Republic. Several things are...
read moreThe Economics and Politics of Financial Transactions Taxes and Wealth Taxes
Imagine that instead of handing money to our billionaires, we are taxing away their wealth at the rate of 3.0 percent annually....
read moreHere’s an Idea: Don’t Pay Them
Congressional Progressive Caucus cochair Mark Pocan has a great idea: If Trump appointees block congressional testimony, block their...
read moreTrump’s Former Russia Adviser to Testify She Objected to Ukrainian Ambassador’s Removal
House investigators are hearing testimony Monday from Fiona Hill, the former White House adviser on Russia, who is appearing in...
read moreTrump impeachment: Esper indicates Pentagon will cooperate with inquiry
Donald Trump’s secretary of defense said on Sunday the Pentagon would cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry, while...
read moreHow Twelve Years of Warning and Six Years of Plodding Reform Finally Forced FBI to Do Minimal FISA Oversight
After 12 years, we finally are beginning to put the common sense measures on FBI’s use of Section 702 surveillance to show that...
read moreFacebook CEO Cozies up to Conservatives at Private Dinners
A new report from Politico suggests that Zuckerberg may be if not outright favoring conservatives, than at least giving them more...
read moreThe False Balance Between Fascists and Antifascists
Equation of antifa with its antagonists is a problem that unites conservative and centrist media. A CNN report (8/14/19) obscured the...
read moreWarren Wants to Close the Loophole Through Which Brett Kavanaugh and Maryanne Trump Barry Crawled
Kavanaugh ascended to the U.S. Supreme Court and Trump Barry descended from a federal appeals court—moves which enabled them to...
read moreDevelopmental psychologists and experts on middle-school bullies reveal the secret to beating Trump at his own game
“Bullies have very vulnerable egos,” Juvonen said. “What gets them angry the most is when someone makes fun of them.”Coloroso...
read moreFusion GPS founders to release book on Trump’s ties with Russia
Crime in Progress: The Secret History of the Trump-Russia Investigation will be published in December by Penguin Random House in the...
read moreAlert: U.S. nuclear weapons are now being held as ‘essentially Erdogan’s hostages’ in Turkey: report
State and Energy Department officials were quietly reviewing plans for evacuating roughly 50 tactical nuclear weapons that the United...
read moreIn Victory for People’s Movement, Ecuador Protests End With Government Capitulation on Fuel Subsidies
“We want peace for our brothers and sisters in this country. We don’t want more repression.” Source: In Victory for...
read moreWarren plays by Facebook’s rules and buys ad claiming Zuckerberg endorsed Trump
Playing by Facebook’s own rules. A new Warren ad states that Zuckerberg endorsed Donald Trump. Then, it goes on to acknowledge that...
read moreNewest Nobel Economics Laureates Praised for Experimental Research Into Poverty—and Their Work’s Real-World Impact
The work of Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer “has great potential to further improve the lives of the...
read moreDoctors Demand Trump Close ‘Inherently Immoral’ Immigrant Detention Centers Ahead of Mass Protest on Capitol Hill
“We are here to say that it is not enough to ask to improve the conditions in the detention centers. We must demand that they...
read moreKurds Strike Deal With Syrian Government to Battle Turkey’s Offensive After Trump Orders Evacuation of Remaining US Troops
“About 130,000 people have been displaced in Syria… with at least 60 civilian casualties in Syria and 18 dead in...
read moreThe More Joe Biden Stumbles, the More Corporate Democrats Freak Out
A key problem for the Democratic establishment is that the “electability” argument is vaporizing in the political heat....
read moreAs Trump Lies About The Bidens, Jared And Ivanka Made $82 Million While Working In The White House
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president’s daughter and son-in-law, brought in at least $82 million in outside income while...
read moreWhite House finally puts out mild statement on video of ‘Trump’ slaughtering the media — but nobody’s buying it
The White House has finally put out a “statement” of sorts in response to a vile video depicting a fake “Donald Trump” violently...
read moreIraqi Blood Is on All of Our Hands
In a rather macabre instance of déjà vu, Iraq is again coming apart at the seams. Iraqi security forces have killed more than 100...
read moreAdam Schiff Says Whistleblower May Not Testify, Safety ‘Primary Interest’
“Given that we already have the call record, we don’t need the whistleblower who wasn’t on the call to tell us what took place during...
read moreWhat INGOs Can Learn From Greta Thunberg and the Global Climate Strikes
Combining analysis, outrage and active citizenship can build and sustain large-scale public engagement. Source: What INGOs Can Learn...
read moreRonan Farrow Depicts a Chilling Cover-Up at NBC
The reveal in Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill is not that there are corrupt people; it’s that corrupt people are in control...
read moreAs Presidential Candidates Prepare for Ohio Debate, Farmers Need a New Vision
Tell the debate moderators that climate solutions, including soil health, are topics of critical importance to Ohio and the nation,...
read moreTelemedicine doctors are getting licenses in all 50 states
Blake McKinney is a doctor with medical licenses in 49 states and a 50th likely on the way. That would put him into a small but...
read moreRacial profiling analysis: LAPD searches blacks and Latinos more. But they’re less likely to have contraband than whites
An L.A. Times analysis found a black person was more than four times as likely to be searched by police as a white person, and a...
read moreHow Housing Wealth Transferred From Families to Corporations
The Great Housing Reset has led to growing numbers of single-family homes shifting from owner-occupied housing to investment vehicles...
read moreJohn Oliver Forecasts 100% Chance Of ‘Bulls**t’ About Trump’s National Weather Service Plan
“Everything Trump does is designed to destroy government from the inside,” Oliver said, calling NWS a “terrible government agency” to...
read more‘Demand Justice in Her Honor’: Outrage After Police Fatally Shoot Atatiana Jefferson in Her Own Home
“Black people shouldn’t have to live every day with the pain of knowing we are not safe even in the comfort of own...
read moreNepotism and partisanship in the US civil service is reaching a crisis point
Here is how we can reform the political appointments process to protect government decision-making from political patronage or...
read moreDigital dystopia revealed: how algorithms punish the poor
In an exclusive global series, the Guardian lays bare the tech revolution transforming the welfare system worldwide — while...
read moreRevealed: Research group that discounted risks of red meat has ties to program partly backed by beef industry
The nutrition research group whose recent study drew heavy attention for downplaying the risks of red meat has received funding from...
read moreThe Senate is likelier to remove Trump after impeachment than you think
The history of past acquittals isn’t as helpful to Trump as naysayers believe. Source: The Senate is likelier to remove Trump after...
read moreBritain’s First 5G Court Case — And The People Won
After a city council attempted a silencing campaign, a UK judge has declared that the people have a right to know about the harmful...
read moreHow ‘Citizens United’ Decision Paved Way for Giuliani’s Clients Parnas and Fruman to Buy influence in America
.. As I pointed out last week, the most powerful intervention in US politics allowing foreign influence in US elections, which...
read more“A Decision Between Sickness and Death”: Wall Street Tries to Get Its Mind Around a Warren Presidency
At least she’s a capitalist, unlike Bernie. And in a pick-your-poison election, many Wall Streeters see her as much, much better than...
read moreDemocrats Must Acknowledge Biden’s Family Has Cashed in on His Career
“If an investigator sees the son of the vice president of the United States is part of the management of a company … that...
read moreNew revelations about Trump test Pelosi’s narrow impeachment strategy
The president’s comments on China and other developments have caused some Democrats to wonder if they should expand their probe....
read moreAppeals Court Rules House Democrats Can Subpoena Trump’s Financial Records
The 2-1 ruling went against the president, who was seeking to block a subpoena for documents, including tax returns, held by his...
read moreTrump’s Impeachment Plan: Fool America Into Blaming Congress
Trump loves to lob attacks back at his accuser, even if it makes no sense. That’s the aim of the White House’s cynical, misleading...
read moreTracking Foreign Interference In Hong Kong
Lawyer Lawrence Ma claims the US has been supporting the protests via groups such as the NEDLawrence YK Ma is the executive council...
read moreScience just confirmed it — being materialistic makes us less happy and is bad for the planet
“The key is to reduce consumption and not just buy green stuff. Having less and buying less can actually make us more satisfied...
read moreHow to Tax Our Way Back to Justice
The good news is that we can fix tax injustice, right now. There is nothing inherent in modern technology or globalization that...
read moreFederal Court Strikes Down Trump’s ‘Racist Wealth Test’ Designed to Punish Low-Income Immigrants
Trump’s proposed rule was “repugnant to the American dream of the opportunity for prosperity and success through hard...
read moreHere are some biting — but totally legitimate — Trump-related questions 2020 candidates can use to tar and feather the GOP
in swing states like Colorado, Iowa, Arizona and Pennsylvania, Democratic candidates will be likely to use Trump’s policies as a...
read more‘All the Way Up to POTUS’: Ousted Ambassador to Ukraine Names Trump in Testimony Over Smear Campaign Led by Giuliani
“This is why Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t want former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to tell...
read moreAffirming Trump ‘Is Not a King,’ Federal Court Rules President Acted Unlawfully by Declaring Emergency to Obtain Wall Funding
“Trump circumvented Congress in an authoritarian power grab and stole military money to pay for his ridiculous vanity...
read moreAlert: US to Send an Additional 1,800 Troops to Saudi Arabia to Boost Defenses Against Iran
The Pentagon will deploy an additional 1,800 U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia, senior defense officials announced Friday, a modest...
read moreCelebrities Recite Statue Of Liberty Poem In Stirring New Video
The video features Lizzo, Whoopi Goldberg, Monica Lewinsky and Andy Cohen reciting “The New Colossus,” inscribed at the base of the...
read moreThe House Can Play Hardball, Too. It Can Arrest Giuliani.
Two ways that Democrats in the House can match the White House’s aggressive tactics. Source: Opinion | The House Can Play Hardball,...
read more‘Tip of the iceberg’: Prosecutors allege vast criminal conspiracy by Giuliani associates to funnel foreign cash to Trump and GOP
“To a prosecutor’s eye, this really looks increasingly like one big scheme, overseen by Trump and Giuliani, to obtain illegal...
read moreRevealed: Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks Source: Revealed: Google made large...
read morePress Freedom, National Security and Whistleblowers: From Julian Assange to the White House
The case against Julian Assange, who published troves of classified US documents in 2010, constitutes a litmus test for press freedom...
read moreMajor Media Bury Groundbreaking Studies Of Pentagon’s Massive Carbon Bootprint
US military is responsible for the most egregious and widespread pollution of the planet, yet this information and accompanying...
read moreCIA spied on Julian Assange 24/7 in Ecuadorian embassy
The CIA was given 24/7 video and audio surveillance of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange while he lived under asylum at the Ecuador’s...
read moreRussia’s Vladimir Putin Is Helping Venezuela Evade Oil Sanctions and Preparing for a Conflict With the United States
With Moscow propping up Maduro, evading oil sanctions, and moving its troops around the coast, Washington needs to rethink its own...
read moreRussia’s oil giant Rosneft ditches US Dollar
Russia’s Rosneft has set the euro as a default currency for all its new export contracts. This includes crude oil, oil products,...
read moreA Radical Approach to Helping Former Prisoners Start Over: Let Them Into Your Home
Oakland’s Homecoming Project is sort of like Airbnb—but for people getting out of prison. Source: A Radical Approach to Helping...
read moreTurkey Moves to Crush Rojava, the Kurds’ Radical Experiment Based on Democracy, Feminism & Ecology – YouTube
As Turkey launches an aerial and ground assault on northern Syria targeting Kurdish-controlled areas, we look at how the offensive...
read moreCalifornia power shutoffs: when your public utility is owned by private investors
PG&E invested millions in state lobbying, paid out $4.5bn in profits to shareholders over the last five years, and millions in...
read moreWhy this ‘genius’ scholar is mapping out the world’s largest jail system
Kelly Lytle Hernández, who received the MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, views prison abolition through the eyes of rebels Source: Why this...
read moreLet’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to Nationalize Wall Street Banks
It’s time for quantitative easing, but for the people instead of the powerful. Source: Let’s Not Wait for the Next Crisis to...
read moreFrom delicate teens to fierce women: Simone Biles’ athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever
Simone Biles is both the greatest gymnast ever, and unlike any gymnast the world ever has seen. Source: From delicate teens to fierce...
read moreElizabeth Warren’s New Facebook Ad Brutally Owns Mark Zuckerberg
The candidate said the company “already helped elect Donald Trump once through negligence,” adding, “Now, they’ve changed their...
read moreRevealed: Burisma Paid Joe Biden $900,000 For Lobbying – Ukrainian MP
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden received $900,000 for lobbying activities from Burisma Group, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada...
read moreMinnesota Democrats united against unhinged Trump and his sick attacks on Somali Americans
Omar tweeted “His hate is no match for our movement.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded immediately in a tweet:...
read moreNeoliberalism Is the True Villain of ‘Joker’
Hollywood has finally given us a blockbuster movie with a protagonist willing to fight for common people against the economic system...
read moreReturn To Russia: Crimeans Tell The Real Story Of The 2014 Referendum And Their Lives Since
Because Western media insisted the referendum was a sham held under duress, and because they bandy about the term “pro-Russian...
read morePlans to Privatize National Parks Outlined in Trump Admin Memo, Would Enrich Donors & Special Interests
A new memo from a Department of the Interior’s industry-ladened “Made in America” Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee proposes...
read moreBuilders of Israel’s apartheid walls profit from US border militarization
A major Israeli weapons company has been named as one of the top profiteers of US border militarization. Source: Builders of...
read moreHenry A. Giroux on Neoliberal Ideology and the Road to Fascism
How has neoliberalism paved the way for the rise of far-right ideologies and populists around the world? Source: Henry A. Giroux on...
read moreDig Beneath the World’s Far-Right Governments—You’ll Find Fossil Fuels
From Brazil to India to the United States, extractive industries have aligned themselves with authoritarian governments waging war on...
read moreDear Mr. Trump: According to Fox Poll, Majority of Americans Want You REMOVED From Office
Moore writes: This morning a FOX NEWS poll revealed that the majority of the American public (51%) not only wants you impeached, they...
read moreThe Washington Post Goes to War With Elizabeth Warren
Establishment Democrats and their big donors are suddenly looking at Elizabeth Warren’s rising poll numbers as a sign that her...
read more‘Tip of the Iceberg’: Prosecutors Allege Vast Criminal Conspiracy by Giuliani Associates to Funnel Foreign Cash to Trump and GOP
“To a prosecutor’s eye, this really looks increasingly like one big scheme, overseen by Trump and Giuliani, to obtain...
read moreThe U.S. Arming of Ukraine Is a Scandal on Its Own
Under Trump, U.S. military assistance has prolonged a bloody proxy war with Russia, killing thousands in Ukraine and enabling...
read moreGOP’s Pete Sessions implicated by indictment of Rudy Giuliani’s foreign henchmen
The two Soviet-born men who have been helping President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani find dirt on former Vice President Joe...
read moreRight-wing columnist blasts the GOP for standing by Trump: ‘Conservatives have sold their souls for the sheer pleasure of partisan hatred’
The Bulwark, launched in December 2018 by two Never Trump conservatives —Charles Sykes and neocon Bill Kristol — has become a go-to...
read moreHow Venezuela Defeated Washington’s Coup Attempt At The United Nations
An Inside Look At How Venezuelan Diplomats Stymied A US Attempt To Revoke Their Credentials At The UN And Shatter Their Nation’s...
read moreThe Plot Against Medicare for All
The political establishment rediscovers the benefit of Red-baiting and xenophobia to preserve the health care industry’s...
read moreLaw Professor offers sage advice to House Democrats: Arrest Rudy Giuliani
“The House should instead put back on the table the option of using its sergeant-at-arms to arrest contemnors—as the person in...
read moreRevealed: Company Working For CIA Targeted Journalists Who Visited Assange
A Spanish security company was apparently enlisted by the Central Intelligence Agency to compile reports on journalists, attorneys,...
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