On October 10, 1963, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy committed what is widely viewed as one of the most ignominious acts in modern American … The FBI and Martin Luther KingRead more
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Moving Toward a Police State (or Have We Arrived?)
30 November 2001 I live a few blocks from the World Trade Center. In New York, we are still mourning the loss of so many … Moving Toward a Police State (or Have We Arrived?)Read more
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You Don’t Need a Telescope to Find a ‘Shithole Country’
I covered the war in El Salvador for five years. It was a peasant uprising by the dispossessed against the 14 ruling families and the … You Don’t Need a Telescope to Find a ‘Shithole Country’Read more
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Yes, America, there is a Class War, and you Just Lost It
The Republican Party did not just overhaul the tax code and they did not cut “your” taxes. They engineered a coup against the middle and … Yes, America, there is a Class War, and you Just Lost ItRead more
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‘Good Meeting’ With Veteran Ukrainian Nazi Demagogue Andriy Parubiy
Andriy Parubiy is one of the most notorious right-wing extremists in Ukrainian politics. A founder of the far-right Social-National Party of Ukraine, whose name and … ‘Good Meeting’ With Veteran Ukrainian Nazi Demagogue Andriy ParubiyRead more
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Power to the People!
“You gotta remember, establishment, it’s just a name for evil. The monster doesn’t care whether it kills all the students or whether there’s a revolution. … Power to the People!Read more
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Focus not Trump’s “mental status” but America’s
As the nation prepares to mark Martin Luther King Day next week, modern day civil rights leaders have launched a new Poor People’s Campaign, inspired … Focus not Trump’s “mental status” but America’sRead more
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The Visionless Society
Imagine yourself in early 2019. The Democrats, despite never articulating a political vision other than not being Donald Trump and refusing to roll back Republican … The Visionless SocietyRead more
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Hondurans Protesting Election Fraud
in Honduras, where, on Friday, the United States congratulated the incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández on what it said was his re-election. This came one … Hondurans Protesting Election FraudRead more
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Be Skeptical of Spy Agencies with History of Lying & Deceit
three major U.S. news outlets all promoted a story alleging that WikiLeaks had secretly offered the Trump campaign special access to Democratic National Committee emails … Be Skeptical of Spy Agencies with History of Lying & DeceitRead more