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Nexus X HumectressDEBATE: Did The Media Exaggerate In Its Coverage Of The Capitol Riots?
Team Rising reacts to Megyn Kelly’s comments on the January 6th events at the U.S. Capitol.
Registering Voters Is NOT A RESPONSE To Voter Suppression
Ryan Grim weighs in on the Biden Administration’s plans for voting rights legislation.
Dems’ DANGEROUS Election Fear-Mongering, We Need To Focus On Access vs Rights
Emily Jashinsky explains the dangers of conflating voting access with voting rights.
Dems EXPLODE On Each Other In CONTENTIOUS, Private Anti-Trust Meeting
Ryan Grim discusses the contentiousness of the Congressional Progressive Caucus meeting on their antitrust legislation strategy.
Dems Reach LANDMARK Infrastructure Deal, Bernie Delivers HUGE WIN To Progressives
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky break down the latest infrastructure bill developments.
Child Tax Credit Payments To Begin, Calls To Make Checks PERMANENT
Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, discusses the child tax credit payment.
Journalist: U.S. Waging ECONOMIC War With Cuba, The Country Must Be LEFT ALONE
Reed Lindsay, director of Belly of the Beast, discusses the inaccuracy of White House comments on U.S. relations with Cuba.
NEW INFORMATION: Ken Starr, Wife Of CNN’s Chris Cuomo Reportedly LINKED To Jeffrey Epstein
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss the latest names revealed in Jeffrey Epstein’s 1997 address book.
Senate Democrats unveiling push to legalize marijuana at federal level
Senate Democrats on Wednesday are unveiling a renewed push to legalize marijuana at the federal level.
Pop star Olivia Rodrigo makes a surprise appearance at a press briefing
Well, with an expert opinion like that… Pop star Olivia Rodrigo made a surprise appearance at the White House press briefing on Wednesday.
SHOCK POLL: Gov WITHHOLDING Info On UFOs
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 60 percent of voters said the U.S. government is holding back information about the military’s observations of unidentified aerial phenomena while 40 percent said it is being forthright with Congress and the American people. Ryan Grim and Emily […]
Praise of Folly Podcast #57: Brenton Lengel on Breadtube
Keith Preston and Todd Lewis will ask Brenton Lengel about his thoughts on the Breadtube drama.
How Dragonfly will explore Saturn’s ‘bizarro Earth’ moon, Titan
By Bryné Hadnott Planetary Why send a typical lander when you can send a dual-quadcopter? That’s the question Dr. Elizabeth Tuttle and her team at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory asked when they developed NASA’s next New Frontiers mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. The dual-quadcopter, […]
The Satanic Panic: the 1980s Media Scare that’s still Ruining Lives Today
Thank God they didn’t have mass media during the Salem Witch trials.
The SportsBall Social Containment Mechanism Explained
“FOOTBALL, beer, and above all, gambling, filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult.” -George Orwell, 1984
Matt Taibbi descends deeper into the abyss: the CJ Hopkins interview
I have trouble keeping up with all of these “who hates who and why” feuds that go on with the left-wing movement (and, for that matter, the right-wing and libertarians as well). By Louis Proyect Recently I discovered that Matt Taibbi had interviewed CJ Hopkins on May 13, […]
Meet 4chan’s ‘Kommandos,’ the Armed Meme Lords Driving Gun Culture
By Tess Owen, Vice While the stereotype for the American gun owner is old, white, and hung up on culture wars, Kommandos are young, apolitical, and fluent in memes. Flandre S. enjoys shitposting on 4chan’s /k/ board, collecting Kalashnikov rifles from foreign conflicts, and cosplay. Flandre S., who […]
Fascism as root and consequence of the Cuban Revolution
Fidelismo always struck me as being more “left-national-socialist” than Marxist-Leninist, although Che was closer to an actual M-L, even leaning toward Maoism at the end of his life. Among the leadership of the Cuban revolution, it seemed like Fidel was the left-nationalist-socialist/fascist, Che the M-L-M, and Raul the […]
Revolutionary Syndicalism: A French Specialty
Rébellion – September 16th 2014 French Syndicalism was born from the reaction of the proletariat against democracy” (H. Lagardelle) In the history of the European worker’s movement, French revolutionary syndicalism holds a special place due to the originality of its organization and its style of action. Its Origins […]
Burger King workers write ‘we all quit’ on sign, walk out of Nebraska restaurant
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk LINCOLN, Neb. — Employees and a general manager at a Nebraska Burger King quit amid deteriorating work conditions and used the restaurant’s sign to let customers know. “We all quit,” the sign at the Lincoln Burger King read. “Sorry for […]
Chris Hedges DESTROYS The Squad’s Ineffectual Electoral Incrementalism
AOC, the Fraud Squad, and the Injustice Democrats know exactly what they are doing. Having a six figure income, socialized healthcare, and a lifetime pension after 5 years in Congress is a good gig to have.
Vaush’s TERRIBLE Afghanistan Take Goes VIRAL for Its Stupidity!
Vaush canceled again? Zac & Gavin break it down.
Caitlyn Jenner Plays The Trans Card To Bash The Left At CPAC
Phil DeFranco: “as for Caitlyn Jenner, she is as bad a political candidate as she is a driver!”
Dr. Cornel West RESIGNS From Harvard University, Reflects Utter FAILURE Of U.S. Academia
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss Cornel West’s resignation from Harvard University.
Tucker Carlson RIPS APART Claims He’s Angry With Fox, Calls CNN Reporter A LOATHSOME Person
Team Rising discusses Tucker Carlson’s reported anger at Fox News for not backing his NSA spying claims.
Dems KILLED M4A, Now They’re STUCK Having To Do Something
Ryan Grim breaks down House Dems’ H.R.3 bill and Big Pharma’s fight against it.
Family Policy MUST INCLUDE Working-Class Families, Anything Less Is NOT Conservative
Brad Wilcox, professor of Sociology at UVA, discusses the potential of UBI in the United States.
Super PAC Backing Nina Turner Challenger Launches UNFOUNDED Smear Campaign, FAILS
Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day’s political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is […]
Is Biden’s FULL COURT PRESS On Big Tech, Big Pharma and Big AG Too Good To Be True?
Matt Stoller, research director at American Economic Liberties Project, discusses President Biden’s executive order on Big Business.
Kristi Noem’s BASELESS Attack On Ron DeSantis MISSES THE MARK, Reveals Hypocrisy
Emily Jashinsky breaks down how top GOP candidates for the 2024 presidential race are handling Donald Trump.
7% Want LESS Police, Biden Addresses Murder SURGE, Trump Says Police NEED Their Authority Back
On today’s What America’s Thinking, a new Hill-HarrisX poll finds 7 percent of voters want less police in their community while 44 percent want more and 50 percent say they want the same amount. Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss. This survey was conducted online within the United […]
Hunter Biden’s Art Sale Is POLITICAL GIFT To GOP, Trump Jr. WISHES He Thought Of It First
Real Clear Politics reporter, Philip Wegmann, reacts to the White House’s defense of Hunter Biden’s art exhibit.
WH TRIES TO HIDE Hunter Biden’s Six-Figure Art Buyers
Krystal and Saagar go over the Biden administration’s major ethics issues when it comes to Hunter’s art sales.
Susan Rice’s BLATANT Corruption While Workers Get Fleeced
Krystal and Saagar talk with David Sirota about corruption in the Biden administration and how Wall Street is ripping off workers.
Will Monthly Payments To Parents Change Politics Forever?
Krystal and Saagar consider the effects that the child tax credit expansion by Biden could have.
Oligarch Space Race REVEALS Danger Of Privatizing Public Goods
Krystal and Saagar explain the danger behind oligarchs going to space and privatizing public goods.
Biden, DNC Want TO CENSOR Text Messages For ‘Misinformation’
Krystal and Saagar discuss a major story detailing the Biden administration’s next vehicle for censorship.
If You Hate The Culture War, BLAME WHITE LIBERALS
Saagar uses data to demonstrate the outsized role white liberals play in the never-ending culture war.
DEA, FBI Informants LINKED TO Haiti Assassination?!?!
Krystal and Saagar unpack the possibility of US government informants playing a role in Haiti’s political crisis.
Media, GOP Elites DEMAND Regime Change In Cuba
Krystal breaks down the fervor being shown in the media for regime change in Cuba.
Chaos ERUPTS In Cuba, South Africa, Ethiopia, Colombia, Lebanon
Krystal and Saagar try to make sense of the turmoil happening in Cuba, South Africa, and other countries across the world
Rothbard and The ‘Paleo-Strategy’ Explained w/ Tho Bishop
The paleo-strategy is arguably what produced the Ron Paul moment for libertarians, but it also contributed to libertarianism’s eventually succumbing to culture war tribalism.
Kristi Noem’s National Guard Deployment Is America’s Future
By Eric Schnurer The Atlantic The private sector has long been absorbing duties that belong to the government—and that pattern is intensifying. The recent decision by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to accept private funding from Willis Johnson, a major Republican donor, to send her state’s National Guard […]
COVID left Portland’s homeless population in crisis mode. Then the heat wave hit
By Adam Mahoney Environmental Justice Fellow, Grist Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing. When temperatures in Oregon hit 116 degrees Fahrenheit late last month, Portland resident Scott Kerman found he couldn’t stand outside for longer than […]
Climate change is fueling mass-casualty heat waves. Here’s why experts say we don’t view them as crises
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN)The Pacific Northwest heat wave in late June was a mass casualty event, officials said. Hundreds of people likely died in the multi-day, record-breaking heat, and the death toll continues to rise. At least 83 people died from heat-related illness in Oregon, and officials […]
Where Portland, Oregon, Stands A Year After Being A Protest Hotspot
By Jonathan Levison, NPR Racial justice protests in Portland, Ore., have quieted down since last year. The city is now grappling with whether promises for police accountability will actually take shape in the coming months. LISTEN HERE
Forces from Ethiopia’s Tigray region say they are pushing south
By Dawit Endeshaw and Maggie Fick,Reuters ADDIS ABABA, July 12 (Reuters) – Forces from Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray said on Monday they were pushing south and had recaptured a town from government forces, underscoring their determination to keep fighting until the region’s pre-war borders are restored. Reuters […]
The Economic Crisis In Lebanon May Be One Of The Worst In The World Since The 1800s
By Ruth Sherlock, NPR The once-thriving middle class in Beirut, Lebanon, has collapsed amid a historic economic crisis. Banks are freezing withdrawals and pharmacies are running out of medicines. LISTEN HERE
The USA-China Trade War: 2000-2018
But where would China be without US capital investment and debt financing? And does China have anything even remotely resembling the military reach of the US? I think those are big questions here.
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over
DW Some countries are reporting more new coronavirus infections compared with the previous two weeks. Global data trends show that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t over yet. DW sums up the current situation in three charts. These charts and this article are updated every Friday between 1100 and 1300 UTC. Last updated: July 9, 2021. […]
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