Bernie Comes in at #1
Did you know in the last 6 weeks, in various polls in the early primary/caucus states, Bernie has come in at #1 in New Hampshire, #1...
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OK Obama… Time to Cancel Radical Centrism
So-called “centrists” are terrified that if the Democratic nominee is far to the left of Biden and Obama, they will be...
read more‘Majority of Americans agree with me and Bernie’: Michael Moore makes powerful case for Medicare for All on post-debate MSNBC panel
During a panel discussion Wednesday night following the 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, filmmaker Michael Moore...
read moreNoam Chomsky: Democratic Party Centrism Risks Handing Election to Trump
Centrist Democrats will likely alienate progressive activists working to defeat Trump, says Chomsky. Source: Noam Chomsky: Democratic...
read moreBernie Responds to Obama’s “Too Far Left” Comments – YouTube
Bernie fact checking Obama is EVERYTHING!
read more‘We’re Going to Win’, Says Sanders, After New National Poll Shows Him Tied for Lead With Biden in 2020 Democratic Primary
“We’re going to win,” declared Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday in response to a new national Emerson poll showing...
read moreShame: Elizabeth Warren endorses Trump’s economic war on Venezuela, then soft-pedals far-right Bolivia coup
In a nauseating interview on Pod Save America, Elizabeth Warren endorsed suffocating US sanctions on Venezuela, backing Trump’s...
read moreHow Cozy Is Russia and China’s Military Relationship?
Chinese and Russian forces have been training together for a decade now. They raised the level of joint exercises from anti-terrorism...
read moreProsecutors Investigating the Trump Organization Zero In on Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg
Weisselberg is one of the Trump Organization’s longest tenured employees and is now co-running the business. He escaped federal...
read moreEvo Morales Urges United Nations to ‘Denounce and Stop This Massacre’ as Bolivian Military Guns Down Protestors
The former Bolivian president accused coup leaders of carrying out “genocidal policies” against indigenous people....
read moreAmerica Needs to Hear – Under Oath – From Pompeo, Perry, Pence, and Bolton
Rep. Devin Nunes is actually right about something: The key witnesses in the Trump impeachment hearings so far haven’t said...
read moreThe Swedish Case Against Assange Was Always Political
The political nature of the Swedish case became apparent from the beginning. As early as 2013, emails from the UK Crown Prosecution...
read moreTrump Has Made 13,435 False or Misleading Claims While in Office
Donald Trump is waging a war on words. Source: Trump Has Made 13,435 False or Misleading Claims While in...
read moreWho won the last Democratic debate? Our panelists’ verdict
The debate topics were a mile wide and inch deep, preventing candidates from being able to distinguish the details of their policy...
read moreIlhan Omar’s Call for Restorative Justice Gives Me Profound Hope for the Future
The freshman Congresswoman represents the intelligence of tomorrow, pushing at the status quo centrism at the American political...
read moreA DNA test could exonerate him 13 years after his execution. The state refuses to do it.
Sedley Alley was executed based on little physical evidence and an allegedly coerced confession. A Tennessee judge refused the DNA...
read moreNew Report On FBI Spying Shows Need For Congressional Investigation
This report, which finds that people are being investigated for their political opinions, is part of a new campaign to hold the FBI...
read moreIlhan Omar Pitches $1 Trillion For Green Public Housing
The bill, part of a wave of progressive legislation, would undo Clinton-era restrictions on public housing in a bid to tackle the...
read moreJudge halts scheduled federal executions, says Barr’s lethal injection protocol appears at odds with the law
The judge found that the death row inmates are likely to prevail in their lawsuits and should not be executed before they’ve had...
read moreThe Hugely Important OPCW Scandal Keeps Unfolding. Here’s Why No One’s Talking About It.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is now hemorrhaging evidence that the US and its allies deceived the world...
read moreACLU Sues Trump Administration For Detaining Journalists At Border
The photographers documenting conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border were unlawfully tracked, detained and interrogated, the ACLU says....
read moreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, breach of trust
After nearly three-year investigation, attorney general brings charges as Netanyahu clings to power in Israel’s political stalemate....
read moreAsylum officer tells House panel Trump policy forcing families into Mexico is ‘illegal,’ ‘immoral’
Michael Knowles, an asylum officer and president of a union representing thousands of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...
read moreEvangelical Groups Are The New U.S. Tool For Coups In Latin America
(Luis Fernando) Camacho says something crucial in Bolivia: “We are going to take the Pachamama out of public places and we are going...
read moreNLG Statement On The Military Coup In Bolivia
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) strongly condemns the military coup that took place in Bolivia on November 10, followed by the...
read moreWhy the Hell Did Democrats Just Extend the Patriot Act?
House leadership included the measure in a government funding bill—and even members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus went...
read more“If We Win They Can’t Act Like We Don’t Exist”: Bernie Sanders Supporter Blocked From TV Interview in Live Example of #BernieBlackout
The video, which was captured by activist Devon Lamoreaux, shows an NBC News reporter interviewing a voter concerned over so-called...
read more“Every Time These Guys Open Their Mouths, She Gets 10,000 More Votes”: Leon Cooperman, Billionaire, Has a Few More Choice Words for Elizabeth Warren
The superrich hedge-funder is still a little emotional over the candidate’s wealth tax and messaging. Some of his Wall Street peers...
read moreSondland told Trump to let rapper A$AP Rocky go to jail then ‘play the racism card’ to make himself look good: Diplomat
He recommended that the president, quote, ‘Wait until after the sentencing, or it will only make it worse,’ and he added that the...
read moreGiuliani brags he’s still pushing for Ukraine to implicate Biden — even as Trump faces impeachment
Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani bragged that he was in contact with multiple Ukrainian officials on the same day that European Union...
read moreWatch A$AP Rocky, Gordon Sondland’s Impeachment Remix on ‘Colbert’
Stephen Colbert opened The Late Show Wednesday with a goofy mash-up of A$AP Rocky’s “Praise the Lord” and Gordon Sondland’s...
read moreSamantha Bee Hosts #MeToo Thanksgiving on ‘Full Frontal’
Host interviews #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, sits down with journalists, activists for “Sam’s Food Day of Gratitude” Source: Samantha...
read moreThe US policy shift on Israeli settlements will not stop Palestinians persevering
Palestinians are surrounded by settlers and abandoned by the west, but this latest setback will only boost support for their cause...
read moreAttempt to ‘criminalize basic human kindness’ fails as activist Scott Warren found not guilty on all charges
An Arizona jury on Wednesday found human rights activist Scott Warren not guilty of “harboring” undocumented migrants, charges that...
read moreWarning from Amnesty International: ‘Surveillance giants’ Facebook & Google ‘threaten human rights’ with data-grabbing
Tech titans Google and Facebook employ “surveillance-based business models” that threaten human rights and erode privacy worldwide,...
read moreOver 10 Percent Of People In US Know Someone Who Died Due To Lack Of Healthcare
More than 13% of American adults — or about 34 million people — report knowing of at least one friend or family member in...
read moreCiting White Nationalist Emails, Over 100 Democratic Lawmakers Sign Letter Demanding Stephen Miller’s Resignation
“We refuse to tolerate white nationalism and xenophobia in the White House or elsewhere in the United States.” Source:...
read moreJoe Biden’s and Pete Buttigieg’s Records on Race Under Scrutiny During Debate
The two candidates claim to have wider support from the Black community than bears out in reality. Source: Joe Biden’s and Pete...
read moreOkinawans Keep Up Fight against US Military Base in Biodiverse Oura Bay
Environmental advocates say the project puts rare corals, unique marine ecosystem, at risk. Source: Okinawans Keep Up Fight against...
read moreGroup sues Trump administration for action on 274 imperiled species
The Center for Biological Diversity on Wednesday said it has filed notice to sue the Trump Administration for failing to take action...
read moreRevealed: How utilities wield bad science to stunt clean energy
For the past decade, renewable energy technologies have been growing by leaps and bounds across the United States. But in response to...
read moreTakeaways from the November Democratic debate
The best and worst of the MSNBC-Washington Post debate in Atlanta. Source: Takeaways from the November Democratic debate – The...
read moreWednesday’s Impeachment Testimony: Five Things You Need to Know
Quid pro quos. Rudy Giuliani’s scheming. And new revelations about what the Ukrainians knew and when Source: Wednesday’s Impeachment...
read more2020 Democrats divided over rule shielding Trump from indictment
Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as former Secretary Julián Castro, said that, if...
read moreEvo Morales Calls for ‘Truth Commission’ to Expose Deceitful Role of US-Backed OAS in Bolivia Coup
“We invite international organizations, Pope Francis, to form a truth commission about the October 20 elections.” Source:...
read moreSaudi Prince Khalid bin Salman Tries to Negotiate End to Yemen War With Houthis
Khalid bin Salman is working full time to extricate Saudi Arabia from the disastrous conflict begun by his brother. Some regional and...
read moreGovernment Secrets: Why and How A Special Agent-Turned-Whistleblower Uncovered Controversial Border Surveillance Tactics
Nine of the slides revealed that agents working under “Operation Secure Line” — a codename for the government’s response to a...
read moreHow Local ‘Fake News’ Websites Spread ‘Conservative Propaganda’ in the US
Locality Labs, a company operating scores of sites that purports to be a local news organization, is facing criticism it is part of a...
read moreSpending On US Border Enforcement Now A Staggering $24 Billion Annually
As leaders of environmental and human rights groups based in the southern border states, we are calling on Congress to reject the...
read moreOn Universal Children’s Day, It’s Time to Stop Imprisoning Kids Everywhere
Let’s use the momentum against migrant child detention to end U.S. complicity in locking up kids everywhere. Source: On...
read moreProjected Fossil Fuel Production ‘Dangerously Out of Step’ With Global Climate Goals, UN Report Reveals
“Governments are planning to produce about 50% more fossil fuels by 2030 than would be consistent with a 2°C pathway and 120%...
read moreBarack Obama Critiques the Left, But Doesn’t Call Out Republicans
The New York Times interpreted Obama’s remarks as a warning to presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren...
read moreWhat The Chilean People’s Enemies In The US Are Planning
Privatization and vicious neoliberalism have ruled in Chile since the late 1970s, an economic experiment that saw Chilean people...
read morePalestinian, Regional, And International Groups Submit Report On Israeli Apartheid To UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination
In November 2019, eight Palestinian, regional, and international organisations, including Al-Haq, BADIL, the Palestinian Center for...
read moreThe Corporate Media’s War Against Bernie Sanders Is Very Real
A new report offers hard evidence for what you already suspected: MSNBC is riding hard against Bernie. Source: The Corporate...
read moreTop Economist Robert Pollin Answers Key Questions on the Emerging Divide Between Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All
“I clearly don’t think it is premature to have detailed discussions on funding Medicare for All,” says co-author of...
read moreThe Long Coup in Ecuador
Elected on a progressive platform, the Moreno government has resorted to the politicization of justice and the militarization of...
read moreShame: House Democrats Hand Trump ‘Authoritarian’ Surveillance Powers
Buried in a stopgap government funding resolution unveiled by House Democrats Monday is a provision that would reauthorize the...
read moreDemocrats Should Stop Making ‘Ukrainegate’ About Ukraine
The problem with Trump’s actions isn’t that they threatened Ukrainian self-determination, but that they threaten our own. Source:...
read more#PresidentPelosi Trends After Sondland Testimony Implicates Pence in Trump Ukraine Scheme
If Trump and Pence are both removed from office over their involvement in the plot, the next in line for the presidency is House...
read moreUN Expert Faults US for ‘Inhuman Treatment’ and High Incarceration of Children
The U.S. has the highest child incarceration rate in the world, according to an expert who authored a new U.N. study on the...
read morePlundering Iraq
Iraq remains a US-occupied nation. We hear nothing about the billions of dollars of Iraqi oil extracted by big US oil firms since...
read morePence spokesman denies Sondland testimony linking him to Ukraine scheme
The ambassador told a House impeachment inquiry that Pence was notified of concerns that military aid to Ukraine had been held up...
read moreAs Brazil’s ex-President Lula is Set Free and BRICS Leaders Summit, What Lessons From the Workers Party for Fighting Global Neoliberalism?
Just as Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) heads of state prepared to meet in Brasilia on November 13-14, hosted by Jair...
read moreFederal Reserve: Enemy of Liberty and Prosperity
All those who support liberty, peace, and prosperity should join the effort to audit and end the Fed. Source: Article: Federal...
read moreDirect From Bolivia: Popular Resistance Mounts Against The Coup
The burning of the Whipala means the return to the heinous racism and discrimination by the traditional right wing. This action by...
read moreLegal expert lays out the contradictions between Bill Taylor and Gordon Sondland testimonies: ‘How does he explain’ that?
“On this whole question of Sondland saying he was unaware that Burisma had to do w Biden, how does he explain the text exchange...
read more25 Times Trump Has Been Dangerously Hawkish On Russia
In a cold war, it only takes one miscommunication or one defective piece of equipment to set off a chain of events that can...
read moreVenezuela Rejects Coup-Mongering Calls From The US
The Venezuelan government rejected Saturday a statement from United States Vice President Mike Pence, who called on the Bolivarian...
read moreThe Trials of Julian Assange
A new book offers a sweeping defense of the controversial Wikileaks publisher. Source: The Trials of Julian Assange |...
read moreSouth Korea signs defense agreement with China after Trump’s negotiators walk out on US-Korea talks
In the latest souring of relations between the United States and South Korea, the two nations have suspended diplomatic negotiations...
read moreWhat Workers Need From the Revision of NAFTA
A successful trade agreement with Canada and Mexico depends on fair treatment for Mexican workers. Source: What Workers Need From the...
read moreStacey Abrams campaign says Georgia ethics watchdog’s lawsuit is partisan
State ethics commission, led by vocal supporter and donor to Republican rival Brian Kemp, is demanding to see personal emails Source:...
read moreHow Did Jeffrey Epstein Die? FBI Investigating Possible Crimes
The FBI is investigating whether there was anything criminal about the death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the director...
read morePrince Andrew To Step Back From Public Life ‘For Foreseeable Future’ Amid Epstein Fallout
The Duke of York has also said he will help with any investigations into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Source: Prince Andrew...
read moreAlert: The Supreme Court might criminalize immigration advocacy in U.S. v. Sineneng-Smith.
The case could let the government prosecute people for routine legal work or even sympathetic tweets. Source: The Supreme Court might...
read moreFalsely Imprisoned for 23 Years: Now He’s Received $7 Million
The payout “doesn’t settle what I went through,” said Derrick Hamilton, who accused the police of fabricating evidence. Source:...
read moreJimmy Dennis: How to Survive Death Row
In 1992, R&B singer Jimmy Dennis was wrongfully convicted of murder. He spent 25 years in prison, but he never gave up on music...
read moreColombia to close its borders in attempt to contain mass protests
Border closures, curfews and bans on sale of alcohol announced as tens of thousands are expected to march amid wave of turmoil...
read morePrison Is Not Rehabilitation, It Is Modern-Day Slavery
Every aspect of modern incarceration has been meticulously engineered to threaten and shatter all sense of self-worth and to drain...
read moreAn Arizona Sheriff Deputy’s Abuse of a Quadruple Amputee Teen Highlights a Policing Culture That Must Change
Police departments can be a dangerous powder keg of racism, militarization, and resentment of the communities they are charged with...
read moreFour Things We Learned at Tuesday’s Trump Impeachment Hearings
“Tell the lawyers.” “Conspiracy theory.” “It was my duty to report.” The highlights from eight hours of testimony Source: Vindman,...
read more‘Fear of Victory’ for Sanders or Warren in 2020 Driving Bloomberg and Patrick Bids, Say Progressive Critics
“There’s clearly anxiety from parts of the Democratic Party establishment and donor class about becoming a party that is...
read moreWe Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality
A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it....
read moreAlert: Fed Chairman Powell Urges Congress to Address the Federal Budget’s “Unsustainable Path”
At a hearing on the U.S. Economic Outlook for the Joint Economic Committee on November 13, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell...
read moreCLC Calls for Investigation of Trump Super PAC America First Action for Illegally Coordinating Spending
Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and End Citizens United filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging that...
read moreUkraine For Dummies
At Wednesday’s debut of the impeachment hearings there was one issue upon which both sides of the aisle seemed to agree, and it was a...
read moreShame: Handing Trump ‘Terrifying Authoritarian Surveillance Powers,’ House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill
“Wow. House Democrats are ignoring civil liberties and including a three month straight reauthorization of the Patriot Act...
read moreAdam Schiff moves to implicate Pence in the Ukraine scandal as Republicans go off the rails
But as soon as House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff, D-Calif., began to question Williams, he used her testimony to implicate Pence...
read moreBernie Sanders’ Stance on Bolivia Matters
Any presidential candidate who claims to represent workers and marginalized communities, who even nominally opposes U.S. imperialism,...
read moreAsylum officers rebel against Trump immigration policies they say are immoral, illegal
In collaboration with the radio program “This American Life,” The Times takes an exclusive, front-line look at a...
read moreGov. Andrew Cuomo signs law that allows NY to prosecute those pardoned by a President
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Wednesday that will allow the state to prosecute people who have received a...
read more‘Disqualifying’: Buttigieg Faces Backlash for Praising Right-Wing Tea Party Movement in Resurfaced 2010 Video
“I believe we might find that we have a lot in common,” Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said during an...
read moreCLC Urges Georgia Secretary of State to Halt Planned Voter Registration Purge
We have grave concerns regarding the planned purge of many Georgia voters from the voter registration list. Source: CLC Urges Georgia...
read more‘Naked Violation’ of Human Rights: Global Condemnation Over New US Position on Israeli Occupation
“The American government’s decision to jettison international law and to legitimise the illegal Israeli settlements is...
read moreStopping The FBI From Spying On Social Movements
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a long history of monitoring, infiltrating and entrapping activists and social...
read more‘What Momentum Looks Like’: Sanders Becomes Fastest Presidential Candidate in History to Reach 4 Million Individual Donations
“This is damn impressive,” said progressive strategist Rebecca Katz. Source: ‘What Momentum Looks Like’:...
read moreRecord Inequality and Corporate Profits Are What Media Call a ‘Strong Economy’
Corporate news outlets have an inherent interest in cloaking class warfare by equating a “strong economy” with the...
read more‘Community Control Over Police Should Be a Democratic Right’
“The police and law enforcement are needed to sustain the status quo, and put down threats to the status quo that emanate from...
read moreCan Extinction Rebellion Build a U.S. Climate Movement Big Enough to Save the Earth?
Extinction Rebellion’s ambition is no less than to save the Earth. To win, they say they need 3.5 percent of the U.S. population to...
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