By Andrew Sullivan And the realism that requires we live with it. There’s a story in a recent Atlantic memoir by a Uyghur refugee that lingers in the mind. The Chinese authorities in Xinjiang Province now regard the possession of any religious literature, including the Koran, as prima […]
By Matt Taibbi Eight days ago, on July 15th, The Guardian published an apparent bombshell by reporting curiosity Luke Harding and two other writers, entitled, “Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House.” The paper claimed to have gotten hold of “leaked Kremlin […]
By Matt Taibbi Universities built palaces and financiers made fortunes in part through a lie: that student loans can’t be discharged in bankruptcy. But a series of court cases is helping unravel the scam. Stefanie Gray explains why, as a teenager, she was so anxious to leave her […]
By Zachary Stieber Epoch Times About four dozen fully vaccinated people in New Jersey have died from COVID-19, health officials say. Forty-nine deaths among the population have been recorded since December 2020, the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed to The Epoch Times. Some 5,300 people who had […]
I used to do strike support work for the United Mine Workers when a coal strike was going on in the Southwest Virginia coalfields back in the late 80s.
“Yes the purple Smurf’s are annoying Joe, just ignore the voices in your head and they will go away” ~ Don Lemon
The American Dream is “Who You Know.” It’s always been about that. Ties. Pledges. Suck-ups. Bribes. Blackmail. It’s never been about “work hard all by yourself.” Maybe .01% of people who grow up poor get out of that class bracket. The class system is set up in such […]
By Michael Shellenberger Solar Panels Will Create 50 Times More Waste & Cost 4 Times More Than Predicted, New Harvard Business Review Study Finds. Three years ago I published a long article at Forbes arguing that solar panels weren’t clean but in fact produced 300 times more toxic waste than high-level nuclear […]
I’m not sure about the degree to which there has actually been a “police pull back” following last year’s anti-police protests. Insufficient research has been done on the subject. But it is entirely possible, even probable, that there has been a police retreat in some localities, or in […]
The majority of Americans continue to be opposed to a national police force. By India Opzoomer, YouGovAmerica n the wake of nation-wide protests against police brutality and violence this year, some commentators proposed the creation of a national police force to replace or aid local law enforcement organizations. A YouGov survey conducted at the […]
This article is a year old. I have long believed the power elite wants to create an official national police force as a means of replacing local law enforcement agencies, which are viewed as more haphazard, in favor of a more centralized system of law enforcement. While liberals […]
By Toni Monkovic and Jeff Asher, New York Times Cities can be like people in at least one respect — it can be tough to shake a bad reputation. A recent New York Times quiz revealed some common misperceptions about crime trends, the most widely held of which […]
This article makes a pretty strong case that the supposed “crime wave” we are now experiencing is limited to homicide as opposed to crime generally. Some types of crimes are actually declining. And the rise in homicides is directly traceable to the economic, social, and psychological effects of […]
This is an interesting article. Many of these “progressive prosecutors” are still far too moderate for my tastes, even if they are an improvement over some of their rivals and predecessors. But, interestingly, criminal justice reform has become an issue that is the basis of cleavage between centrist […]
Author of ‘The Fourth Turning,’ and Managing Director of Demography at Hedgeye Neil Howe joins Yahoo Finance’s Kristin Myers to discuss the possibility of a succession crisis in the United States and to share his predictions for the next decade.
Not sure about the numbers given the source, but this is probably accurate. “Defund the Police” is an idea whose time has not quite yet come. National Police Association INDIANAPOLIS, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new national telephone and online survey taken by Rasmussen Reports, sponsored by the […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss Sen. Lindsey Graham’s self-proclaimed war in defense of Chick-fil-A
Team Rising debates the pros and cons of ranked-choice voting.
Blake Masters, Arizona Senate candidate, discusses his views on the audit of the 2020 presidential election in Maricopa County.
Team Rising discusses Gen. Mark Milley’s response to claims he feared Donald Trump would attempt a coup following the 2020 presidential election.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss a Data for Progress poll that shows Arizona Dems support a primary challenger to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
Daniel Marans, Huffington Post reporter, discusses Rep. Jake Auchincloss’ various connections to Big Pharma.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky debate the ethics of using artificial intelligence technology in the Anthony Bourdain documentary.
Krystal and Saagar react to Bill Burr’s comments on CNN and how the media ecosystem works.
The normal trajectory that takes place when radical ideas are introduced is that such ideas start off on the far fringes, and gradually move toward the mainstream, eventually became the majority opinion, and finally the established consensus. An idea starts to become mainstream when a substantial minority favors […]
By Alexandra Samuel, Wall Street Journal The employees who return to the office after a year of remote work aren’t the employees their bosses remember. They have spent over a year adjusting to a radically different rhythm—both in terms of work and their personal lives. They have shifted […]
A new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that people in the United States now owe collection agencies a staggering $140 billion due to unpaid medical bills—making healthcare the nation’s largest source of debt in collections. The researchers estimate that in June […]
After President Joe Biden quietly OK’d Donald Trump’s largest arms deal earlier this year, the Biden administration is now defending it in court using ludicrous logic: that it’s unfair to suggest the United Arab Emirates will misuse American weapons just because it has repeatedly done so for years. […]
Ryan Grim breaks down the glaring game of nepotism at the White House with the Ricchetti family.
Emily Jashinsky reacts to President Biden’s nomination of Catherine Lhamon to Department of Education.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky break down the latest updates on the formation of the January 6th commission.
Team Rising discusses Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s reaction to the Texas Dems who contracted COVID on their flight to Washington.
Drew Holden, freelance commentary writer, discusses the MSM’s reluctance to cover Dr. Fauci and the NIH funding gain of function research.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky reacts to false claims that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was an owner of the place where she bartended.
Trevor Aaronson, reporter for The Intercept, discusses the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the complicated roles two informants played in catching the perpetrators
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 56 percent of GOP voters said they prefer Donald Trump as their 2024 primary candidate followed by Mike Pence and Ron Desantis. Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss.
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 73 percent of Democratic voters said they’d consider voting for President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic Primary. Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss. This survey was conducted online within the United States from July 16 – 17 […]
“One of the best Congresspeople that we have.” He has a very low bar to meet, Kyle. Everyone else in Congress pretty much suck
Zac & Gavin react to “Breaking Points” co-host Krystal Ball (formerly of The Hill’s “Rising”) hilarious response to a cringey tweet from Rep. Ro Khanna.
Webinar at 7 pm CT, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 The ugly truth of what is happening to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has been effectively hidden by media silence. Israelis don’t want to look and the West doesn’t know. The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and police […]
Krystal and Saagar look into the bombshell NSO leak showing major abuses of spyware technology that targeted Emmanuel Macron and other important figures.
It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Saagar takes down NPR for their recent hit piece on Ben Shapiro and their war on independent voices in media.
Krystal and Saagar respond to Israel pressuring US states to punish Ben & Jerry’s for supporting the BDS movement.
Krystal and Saagar go over the evidence confirming that the FBI completely set up the Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by Rachel Bovard to talk about Biden’s attempts at censorship through Facebook.
Krystal and Saagar provide the details on a huge strike by Frito-Lay workers who are being worked to death by inhumane conditions.
Krystal gives her thoughts on Jeff Bezos’s trip to space and the comments he made afterwards.
Krystal and Saagar look at the lies Dr. Fauci told in his heated exchange with Sen. Rand Paul.
“This is a guy who has committed multiple hate crimes, who chased little black kids down the street shouting “n—–s” more than once, who viciously assaulted two Vietnamese men, who broke another man’s jaw so badly, it had to be wired shut.” By Maureen Callahan New York Post […]
Another capitalist/communist alliance? Antony Sutton would have told you so. From Van Jones Wikipedia entry: “After graduating from law school with his juris doctor in 1993, Jones moved to San Francisco, and according to his own words, “trying to be a revolutionary.” He became affiliated with many left […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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