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Nexus X HumectressThe social science evidence is overwhelming that ideologies, political and economic interest groups, subcultures, personality types, and psychological frameworks are replacing traditional categories (race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, etc) as the basis of conflict in the US. The traditional categories still exist, and they are still an […]
By MARIA CARRASCO, Politico The House on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to restrict arms sales to Saudi Arabia over its killing of the U.S.-based dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The bill, H.R. 1392, would bar sales, authorizations and transfer of arms and other defense services from the president to […]
What he says about Saudi Arabia is interesting. Professor at Georgetown University, Trita Parsi, breaks down Iran’s statement on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Journalist, Zaid Jilani, discusses how Western media has failed in its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Are the tides turning? It would appear so. Look for the US-Israel relationship to become increasingly contentious in domestic US politics in the future. Saagar Enjeti and Ryan Grim break down the latest updates in the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
Roger Fisk’s comments in this are pretty funny. Team Rising discusses the latest allegations against Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz.
Saagar Enjeti discusses corporations use of private spies to intimidate journalists and manipulate the public.
So apparently the destiny of the GOP really is to become the American Le Penists, i.e. a permanent opposition party with a faux right-wing populist outlook, and controlled by a single family, that can never quite achieve state power. Michael Lind argues that historically the US has had […]
The therapeutic state and “public health” cult are fundamental building blocks of totalitarian humanism. Saagar Enjeti and Ryan Grim react to Rachel Maddow’s comments on the CDC’s new mask policy.
Thursdays the 13th, origins of Friday the 13th, significance of the number 12 in astrotheology, the biblical character Judas, Derek Chauvin and his co-defendants are indicted on federal civil rights charges, legal meaning of double jeopardy, the Rodney King case from 1991/92, LA riots in 1992, the attack […]
Kind of like some other folks who have been in the news lately. By Robert Barnett, Foreign Policy Since 2015, a previously unnoticed network of roads, buildings, and military outposts has been constructed deep in a sacred valley in Bhutan. READ MORE
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley I am a transwoman of no color. I am an agoraphobic welfare queen. I am a genderqueer millennial who has been diagnosed with virtually every mental illness in the DSM. I am intersectional but my existence is not […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a speech on the House floor in support of Palestinian rights.
In our interview with John Pilger first broadcast in 2018, John Pilger discusses UK arms sales to Israel which have been used against the occupied population of Palestine calls Israel the watchdog of the US and UK which keeps arms markets well-nourished and the Middle East in constant […]
By Máirtín Ó Catháin After the visit of John McAra (1870–1915), an anarchist propagandist from Scotland to Belfast in 1908, it was remarked by the press that there was clearly no hope for anarchism in Ulster. He was labelled a ‘crank’(a definition famously embraced by FrancisSheehy–Skeffingtonas ‘a small […]
By Israel Shahak and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research One of our most popular articles, first published on March 1st, 2013 *** Today, May 13, 2021, we commemorate The Nakba. 73 years ago on May 13, 1948. The Palestinian Catastrophe prevails. In a 2018 report, the United Nations stated that Gaza had […]
“Just because I wanted Trump to win,” he allegedly said, per a transcript of the conversation included in the affidavit. “I just thought, give him another vote.” “I figured all these other guys are cheating,” he allegedly said, adding that his wife “was going to vote for Trump […]
VICE embeds with the London branch of the Neturei Karta, a group of controversial Ultra Orthodox Jews who campaign against Zionism and for the immediate dismantling of the state of Israel. Because of their unusual views, and support of people like ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad and groups like the […]
Yep. By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout Successive Israeli governments have been trying for years to push Palestinians out of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and the latest round of Israeli attacks fall in line with that goal. But to understand the roots of the current escalation — and the […]
I don’t know many Internet debates I’ve had with “pro-Israel” types who will always assume “But da rocket attacks…” is an ace in the hole. To which I always casually respond that I am pro-rocket attacks.
Since the national strike began in #Colombia on April 28, 39 protestors have been killed by police. In #Israel, 139 people including children have been murdered. BOTH bankrolled by the U.S.
It’s interesting how this article conveniently forgets to mention corporate and bank welfare. But it is the Wall Street Journal. By Christopher DeMuth, Wall Street Journal Biden has fully embraced the mad goal of giving 98% of the population lavish benefits at no cost. Has anyone noticed that […]
By Alex Kane, The Intercept On May 6, right-wing Israeli officials descended on Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, to show their support for the settler movement’s push to displace Palestinian residents and take their homes. One of the officials was Aryeh King, a deputy mayor […]
Update on the evening of Day 4 of #Gaza escalation:— 950 injured and 126 killed (including 31 children and 20 women) since Israel’s ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls’ started in Gaza Israel intensifies attacks, — ‘worse than 2014 war’ —, continuing aerial bombardment using ‘insane force,’ flattening buildings. […]
By Bernie Sanders, New York Times “Israel has the right to defend itself.” These are the words we hear from both Democratic and Republican administrations whenever the government of Israel, with its enormous military power, responds to rocket attacks from Gaza. Let’s be clear. No one is arguing […]
Democracy Now As the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 119 amid Israel’s escalation of its aerial assault, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress, delivered a powerful speech on the House floor Thursday to denounce the violence and attempted erasure […]
This is quite good.
This is what parliamentary politics looks like in many Third World countries. We’re getting there.
By James Michael Yeoman The Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 was one of the most significant moments in the history of anarchism. The outbreak of the conflict sparked a revolution, in which women and men inspired by anarchist ideas took control of the streets of Barcelona and the […]
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Oh, the horrors. Team Rising discusses the CEO of WeWork telling the WallStreet Journal “there is an easy way for companies to spot their most engaged employees.”
Wisconsin Congressman, Mike Gallagher, discusses the independent investigation that has been launched into the origins of the coronavirus.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the incentives being offered to Americans who get the Coronavirus vaccine.
During times of economic decline and class polarization, the popularity of statism typically increases. That’s generally a worldwide phenomenon. Team Rising discusses polling by Pew Research that finds Americans are bothered “a lot” by the feeling that some corporations and wealthy people do not pay their fair share […]
Back to the 19th century. Krystal Ball shares her thoughts on the state of Connecticut requesting help from the National Guard if nursing home workers strike.
Author, Ashely Rindsberg, discusses his book “The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times’s Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History.”
Saagar Enjeti weighs in on reporting that reveals Melinda Gates had been meeting with divorce lawyers since 2019.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to the heated Twitter exchange between Glenn Greenwald and Joe Scarborough over their views on Rep. Liz Cheney.
Good overview.
By Shawna Chen, Axios More than 75 Asian and LGBTQ organizations issued a statement Wednesday rejecting the anti-Asian hate crime bill that recently soared through the Senate. Why it matters: The groups say the bill will bolster law enforcement and further harm marginalized people. Their opposition reflects a […]
By Matt Taibbi News companies are pioneering a new brand of vigilante reporting, partnering with the spy agencies they once oversaw. What a difference a decade makes. Just over ten years ago, on July 25, 2010, Wikileaks released 75,000 secret U.S. military reports involving the war in Afghanistan. […]
By Matt Taibbi Internet platforms have had a sense of humor failure about the Germany-based playwright, author, and satirist, one of many zapped for criticism of pandemic policies. The arrival of Covid-19 has crashed America on a paradox that reads like the plot of a bad Star Trek […]
TELOS In today’s episode of the Telos Press Podcast, David Pan talks with Jay Gupta, Mark G.E. Kelly, and Timothy W. Luke about the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. Their discussion covers a range of topics, including the main causes of the riot, the cultic character […]
By Laura Galián, Costantino Paonessa Anarchism first appeared in the Southern Mediterranean countries at the end of the nineteenth century with the immigration of European workers and political exiles. Despite the important role anarchists played in introducing radical and revolutionary political thought in Egypt, only historians Anthony Gorman […]
Dozens of Republicans are planning to call for reforms amid escalating divisions within their party and are threatening to form a separate group if GOP members do not break away from former President Trump. The more than 100 former Republican officials are expected to release their demands in […]
By Matthew Walter, The American Conservative It is somehow absurdly fitting that Joe Biden, who entered the United States Senate in 1973 at the age of 30 as an opponent of racial busing, is presiding over a return to the 1970s. The Seventies are one of the few […]
By Ian Mayes In recent years I have been becoming increasingly interested in and excited about the prospect of people exploring and colonizing the planet Mars. A friend asked me recently about what I find so compelling about this idea, and I thought that I’d elaborate some on […]
The entire plan can be read here. Is this better or worse than either Obamacare or Medicare-for-All? By Justin Haskins and S.T. Karnick, Chicago Tribune For the better part of the past three decades, supporters of free-market public policy solutions have fought against one attempt after another by […]
Of course. As I have said, this is a ruling class unity regime: neocons, neoliberals, supply-siders, imperialists, technocrats, and woke progressives united against all genuine dissidents. Krystal Ball weighs in on the decision to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from Republican leadership.
Saager’s and Krystal’s comments in this are good. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to President Joe Biden’s discussion with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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