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Nexus X HumectressBy Sara Fischer, Danielle Alberti , Axios Americans are leaning into companies that have strong political positions, in the wake of one of the country’s most divisive election years. Driving the news: New rankings from the Axios/Harris 100 poll — an annual survey to gauge the reputation of the […]
By Patrick Tomassi, Plough “What’d you see?” a man shouted. Around him, a crowd of black-clad activists gathered outside the Multnomah County Democrats building in northeast Portland, Oregon, the Sunday night after the US presidential election in November 2020. “You didn’t see shit!” the protesters chanted in response. […]
Dr Philip Kiszely has lectured at the University of Leeds for the last 15 years. Philip has been outspoken on identity politics, critical race theory and the activist impulse in the media and institutions. In this episode he talks about his father, who escaped communism in Hungary after […]
Many North Korean defectors who have managed to escape by traveling through China think of their secretive home country as a haunting place. Five particular spots within North Korea stand out to those who know about them for their propagandist nature and strange history…
By Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative Reporters joke that the easiest job in Washington is CIA spokesman. You need only listen carefully to questions, say, “No comment,” and head to happy hour. The joke, however, is on us. The reporters pretend to see only one side of […]
By Douglas McGregor, The American Conservative If the U.S. Armed Forces are compelled to internalize the Biden administration’s ideology, they will cease to be a national military establishment. The Biden administration took Americans on the right by surprise. In the opening weeks of the new administration, very few […]
By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative Well, well, well: The Pentagon official tasked with leading efforts to crack down on extremist views among military servicemembers once asserted that backers of former President Donald Trump were also supporters of racism, misogyny and extremism. The official, Bishop Garrison, is a […]
By Doug Bandow, The American Conservative The upcoming summit between Biden and Putin is an opportunity for productive conversation and a little less conflict. Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in Switzerland next month. It obviously is better to have the two talking rather […]
By Matt Taibbi If you haven’t heard about the “transformational presidency” for a few weeks, it’s because the White House is selling something else at the moment. Joe Biden is cruising, in a happy-place few politicians reach. Outside of a few grumpy right-wing outlets he faces almost no […]
Ben appeared on Majority Report to argue with Sam and Emma about cancel culure and promote his new book.
Fragment, fragment, fragment…and we need the Right and the Center to do the same. Vaush explains how initially his main goal was lefty unity however recently he has discovered that it’s a pipedream. He also talks about how we must criticize and hold to account certain beliefs that […]
By David Lauter,Los Angeles Times Anyone who has watched U.S. politics in recent years knows that a widening gap between left and right, Democrat and Republican, has defined our era. Hardly a week passes without fresh evidence. Americans — and some Europeans — have often talked of similar divisions […]
Team Rising reacts to research that reveals QAnon chatter has decreased on social media platforms.
A debate between Richard Hanania and Peter Zeihan on the future of China would be interesting. Zeihan would argue that Hanania is overestimating China’s stability and geopolitical viability. President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, Richard Hanania, explains the two mistakes he says people […]
Team Rising discusses a new Reuters/ IPSOS poll which asked who Republicans prefer as the role model for future GOP candidates.
Class divisions are the widest they have been since the Great Depression. But tribal/sectarian divisions are the widest they have been since the Civil War. Existential issues trump class politics. Among the Red Tribe, there is an audience for “national-conservatism,” “national-populism,” etc. Among the Blue Tribe, there is […]
The Russiagate of the Right. Saagar Enjeti explains why “Stop The Steal’ is so damaging to the future of the GOP.
Housing and homelessness may well replace labor conflict as the basis of “class struggle” in the future. Krystal Ball analyzes the housing market crisis and how it only benefits Wall Street.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the Biden administration’s growing interest in the “lab leak theory” and the media’s coverage of it.
Jewish Israeli Anthropologist Jeffrey Halper states a fact that is so undeniable, it’s hard to believe that Israel apologists (including Deborah Messing) are denying it: “Israel was founded through ethnic cleansing.” Even Right Wing Israeli Zionists admit that. They just defend it! Yet somehow it’s acceptable for people […]
Anti-Israel sentiments seem to be becoming more commonplace on both the left and right. By Paul Brian, The American Conservative Egypt’s recent brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes as the devastation of the most recent 11 days of war stacks up: 253 Palestinians dead according […]
A Marxist critiques Marx.
In the remote Ohio town of East Jackson, which sits in the Appalachian foothills, residents have for decades identified as black – despite the fact they appear white. Tom Silverstone and Francisco Navas visit a place where residents’ racial lines have been blurred to invisibility.
Of course. Big Tech and the Media represent the left-wing of the capitalist class just as the fossil fuel and Big Ag represent the right-wing of the capitalist class. By Tim Pearce, Daily Wire Comedian Russell Brand ripped into the Democratic Party and accused it of colluding with […]
By Ted Rall, Counterpunch Your opinion doesn’t matter—not by itself. No matter how heartfelt or important to you personally, your thoughts about Gaza or legal weed or the war on skinny jeans don’t mean anything merely because they reside inside your brain. Your opinion matters only if you […]
By Robert Graham This article discusses the different forms of organization utilized by anarchists within various anarchist movements from their beginnings in the 1860s until the present day. Despite the claims of some contemporary anarchists that horizontal network forms of organization are a recent development that distinguish contemporary […]
This looks to be an interesting book. The science of climate change has to stand on its own, whatever the findings or ideological implications, assuming it’s actual science (based on sound scientific methodology). But I find the “anti-climate change” movement to be problematic. Much of it seems to […]
Israel and Saudi Arabia are state-guaranteed export markets for US arms manufacturers that are underwritten by US taxpayers. Fiscal conservatives and tax-cutters, where are you? By Thomas L. Knapp, Garrison Center On May 5, Hamas commander Mohammed Deif issued a warning to Israel’s government: Unless Israeli police and […]
By Claes G. Ryn, The American Conservative Reactions to globalization, the Trump presidency, and the coronavirus pandemic have turned discussions of American conservatism increasingly into discussions of “nationalism.” Regrettably, terminological confusion is rampant. Both “conservatism” and “nationalism” are words of many and even contradictory meanings. The strengths of […]
By Damian Carrington, The Guardian The massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the Earth’s axis of rotation since the 1990s, research has shown. It demonstrates the profound impact humans are having on the planet, scientists said. The planet’s geographic […]
Notice that it is primarily the governments of red states and corporations that represent the right-wing of the ruling class (e.g. fossil fuels) that are behind this. This is the right’s counteroffensive to the growing hegemony of “woke capitalism.” Fragmentation within the capitalist class itself is growing, although […]
By Jane Wakefield, BBC A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told. A software engineer claimed to have installed such systems in police stations in the province. A human […]
Reuters Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday it would take “stronger” action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform. Facebook will reduce the distribution of all posts in its news feed from a user account if it frequently shares content that has been flagged as false […]
By Sam Levin, The Guardian Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families of people they have killed, including taunting them at vigils, parking outside their homes and following them and pulling them over for no reason, according to a new report from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) […]
Instead, they want to raise fuel taxes on the working class. Washington Post economics reporter, Jeff Stein, discusses pushback fro By Mona El-Naggar, Adam Rasgon and Mona Boshnaq, New York Times When asked to describe how they felt, many parents answered with a simple “It’s God’s will,” their […]
Instead, they want to raise fuel taxes on the working class. Washington Post economics reporter, Jeff Stein, discusses pushback from Dems on Biden’s tax plan.
Remember that Silvio Berlusconi went to jail after his term as Italy’s Prime Minister. Purging the opposition. Team Rising reacts to reports of a grand jury convening to examine evidence in a criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings.
All of that pandering to the Israeli Lobby apparently didn’t help him much. The neocons and neoliberals don’t want him and the left views him as too conservative. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the latest New York mayoral polls which show Andrew Yang in third place.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s comments on the “lab leak theory” investigation.
They all work together behind the scenes like in pro-wrestling. Team Rising discusses the unexpected connection between MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Fox News’ Sean Hannit
Duh? Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses the need for businesses to raise their wages in order to bring back workers.
When are these social democrats going to give up on electoralism? Krystal Ball explains the long-term financial effects of coronavirus on Americans.
We’re moving closer to the kinds of transnational elites that existed in the era of royal dynasties.
What does anyone expect? Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest updates in the infrastructure bill negotiations.
By JP Cortez, Sound Money Defense League Washington, DC (May 26, 2021) – America’s gold reserves would be audited for the first time in more than 60 years if a measure introduced yesterday by U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) becomes law. The Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2021 […]
In this video, Laci makes her case against cancel culture. She highlights 5 ways that cancel culture fails as a method of justice, or actively perpetuates injustices.
Todd Lewis is joined by Keith Preston and Swithun Dobson to discuss the connection between the cult of the Veterans and Identity Politics.
Panelists (left to right): Box 1 – Erec (anti) Box 2 – Brittany King ( host) Box 3 – Alma (anti) Box 4 – Sam (pro) Box 5 – Chris (anti) Box 6 – Nicole (pro) Box 7 – Dr. Kasey (pro) Box 8 – Desi-Rae (anti) I’m […]
Noura Erakat (https://twitter.com/4noura), a Palestinian Human Rights Lawyer and Assistant Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice lays out how pretending that anti-zionism is antisemitism obscures the way that antisemitism was created by White Supremacy. She also […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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