The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked Dr. Jill Stein, the 2016 Green Party presidential candidate, for documents as part of its probe of Russian interference … Senate Request for Docs on Russia Probe is “New McCarthyism”Read more
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Pocahontas Is Not a Name That Should Offend You
The name of Pocahontas is not a slur, though that’s what news outlets and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have repeatedly said following President Trump’s comment on … Pocahontas Is Not a Name That Should Offend YouRead more
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A coalition between the racists and the rich
Allan Nairn talking: in a sense, the current governing group, the Republicans and Trump, in a sense, it’s a coalition between the racists and the … A coalition between the racists and the richRead more
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Enabling Genocide
On July 11, 1995, I was in the office of Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdžić in the besieged city of Sarajevo. As Serb artillery shells … Enabling GenocideRead more
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Honduran Riot Police Refuse to Carry Out Crackdown on Opposition Protests
political crisis in Honduras. On Monday night, national police in the capital Tegucigalpa, including elite U.S.-trained units, refused to impose a nighttime curfew ordered by … Honduran Riot Police Refuse to Carry Out Crackdown on Opposition ProtestsRead more
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Honduras Presidential Election
Tensions are rising in Honduras where the electoral court still hasn’t released the full results from Sunday’s presidential election. The U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernández, … Honduras Presidential ElectionRead more
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One neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power, a book about Barack Obama’s presidency and the tenacity of white supremacy, has captured the attention of … One neoliberal face of the black freedom struggleRead more
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Doomsday machines
Daniel Ellsberg talking: Essentially, my notes, and sometimes verbatim excerpts, not the entire plans themselves, but on plans that were then unknown to the president, … Doomsday machinesRead more
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No Democracy Here
In Honduras, the political crisis continues as the government is still refusing to release the results of the November 26 presidential election, held almost two … No Democracy HereRead more
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Lock Him Up! Traitor! Lock Him Up!
President Trump was greeted in New York City on Saturday by thousands loudly chanting “Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up!”, “Shame on You!” and “Traitor!” … Lock Him Up! Traitor! Lock Him Up!Read more