Why did establishment liberals...

Dec 19, 2016 by

Why did establishment liberals fall in love with a deranged Twitter thread? It’s time for some game theory.

[Translate] Politics Who’s winning, who’s losing, and why. The Rise of the Alt-Center By Sam Kriss  STATE.COM What time...

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SUPREME COURT CAN DISQUALIFY D...

Dec 18, 2016 by

SUPREME COURT CAN DISQUALIFY DONALD TRUMP AND MIKE PENCE AFTER ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE

[Translate] By Bill Palmer PALMERREPORT.COM Whether or not the Electoral College gives two hundred and seventy votes to Donald Trump...

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IN STRIPPING AWAY OUR HOPE, MA...

Dec 18, 2016 by

IN STRIPPING AWAY OUR HOPE, MAYBE TRUMP HAS DONE US A FAVOR

[Translate] YES MAGAZINE The outcome of this election is a wake-up call to action. Now that we know our elected leaders will not save...

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Trumped by Vladimir Putin: The...

Dec 17, 2016 by

Trumped by Vladimir Putin: The Russian Strongman Has Upended American Democracy

[Translate] News & Politics The U.S. finds itself at a crossroads unseen since the Civil War, and we have a ruthless autocrat to...

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What Trump Would Be Doing if H...

Dec 16, 2016 by

What Trump Would Be Doing if He Actually Wanted to Drain the Swamp

[Translate] Election 2016 If Trump cares about unrigging the system like he’s said, here are five things he can do. By Gary D....

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IN THE DEMOCRATIC ECHO CHAMBER...

Dec 16, 2016 by

IN THE DEMOCRATIC ECHO CHAMBER, INCONVENIENT TRUTHS ARE CAST IN PUTIN PLOTS

[Translate] Glenn Greenwald THE INTERCEPT Photo: Alexander Utkin/AFP/Getty Images Glenn Greenwald October 11 2016, 6:14 a.m. Donald...

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STATES WITH LOTS OF TRUMP VOTE...

Dec 15, 2016 by

STATES WITH LOTS OF TRUMP VOTERS DIDN’T GET THE JOB. NOW THEY WON’T GET THE TAX CUTS.

[Translate] PostEverything By Jared Bernstein Jared Bernstein, a former chief economist to Vice President Biden, is a senior fellow...

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GINGRICH BRAGS THAT REPUBLICAN...

Dec 14, 2016 by

GINGRICH BRAGS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE COMING FOR EVERYTHING FDR ACCOMPLISHED

[Translate] It’s a “great effort to break out of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt model.” THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo “Every...

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IT’S AYN RAND’S AM...

Dec 10, 2016 by

IT’S AYN RAND’S AMERICA NOW: REPUBLICANS HAVE STRIPPED THE COUNTRY OF ITS LAST SHRED OF MORALITY

[Translate] News & Politics The GOP has been the party of cruelty for decades. In Trump, it’s found its champion. By Neal...

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WORKERS CHALLENGE TRUMP TO FOL...

Dec 8, 2016 by

WORKERS CHALLENGE TRUMP TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON HIS PROMISES

[Translate] Workers Challenge Trump To Follow Through On His Promises   Dave Johnson   OURFUTURE.ORG President-elect Donald...

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THE TASKS THAT STILL TOWER ABO...

Dec 7, 2016 by

THE TASKS THAT STILL TOWER ABOVE US

[Translate] Democracy & Government In his first State of the Union Address, President Kennedy said that when the problems...

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PELOSIA: “I DON’T ...

Dec 6, 2016 by

PELOSIA: “I DON’T THINK PEOPLE WANT A NEW DIRECTION”

[Translate]  jonathanturley.org We recently discussed how Democrats seeking the removal of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi were...

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Identity Politics vs. Populist...

Dec 4, 2016 by

Identity Politics vs. Populist Economics? It’s a False Choice—Liberals Need to Look in the Mirror

[Translate]   Economy Economic justice and civil rights are not separate; the issue isn’t “identity politics”...

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TRUMP: WHAT DANGERS DOES HE FA...

Dec 4, 2016 by

[Translate] by Jon Rappoport   Trilateral Commission, CFR, WEF/Davos, Bilderberg   (To read about Jon’s mega-collection, The...

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ARE AMERICANS READY FOR A MUNI...

Dec 3, 2016 by

ARE AMERICANS READY FOR A MUNICIPALIST MOVEMENT?

[Translate]   By Alexander Kolokotronis / ROAR   VIA TRUTHDIG     The skyline of Chicago. (Tony Webster / CC-BY-2.0) The mass...

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WAS 11/8 A NEW 9/11?

Dec 2, 2016 by

WAS 11/8 A NEW 9/11?

[Translate]   By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG Bob Bob / CC-BY-2.0 For decades, Washington had a habit of using the...

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WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS

Nov 28, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Chris Hedges  TRUTHDIG Mr. Fish / Truthdig We await the crisis. It could be economic. It could be a terrorist...

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5 Deeply Obnoxious Things We L...

Nov 28, 2016 by

5 Deeply Obnoxious Things We Learned About Donald Trump This Week

[Translate]   Election 2016 None of this should be normalized, ever. By Janet Allon / AlterNet   Photo Credit: FlickR/Gage...

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As Trump Reminds Us, We Have H...

Nov 28, 2016 by

As Trump Reminds Us, We Have Had the WMSVD Disease for Ages: It Is Time We Fight It Head On

[Translate] Election 2016 Donald Trump’s victory represents something as old as the nation itself. By Frank Joyce / AlterNet Donald...

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NOAM CHOMSKY: THOSE WHO FAILED...

Nov 25, 2016 by

NOAM CHOMSKY: THOSE WHO FAILED TO RECOGNIZE TRUMP AS THE GREATER EVIL MADE A ‘BAD MISTAKE’

[Translate]   By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams   Chomsky calls the Republican Party “the most dangerous organization in world...

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THE SENATE CAN AND SHOULD DEMA...

Nov 24, 2016 by

[Translate] By Jeff Hauser, The Center for Economic and Policy Research | Op-Ed As we hear of a settlement in the “Trump...

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NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL. ALL OF...

Nov 23, 2016 by

NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL. ALL OF IT IS UN-AMERICAN.

[Translate] Democracy & Government Hate crimes after Donald Trump’s election and his appointment of Steve Bannon to the...

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TRUMP CHANGED EVERYTHING. NOW ...

Nov 23, 2016 by

TRUMP CHANGED EVERYTHING. NOW EVERYTHING COUNTS.

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN  by barbara kingsolver Millions of Americans are starting to grasp that we can’t politely stand by watching...

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The Trump Election Is Looking ...

Nov 23, 2016 by

[Translate] 2016 What AlterNet intends to do and what you can do to push back against this travesty of an election. By Don Hazen /...

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FIGHT TRUMP: STOP DEPORTATION ...

Nov 22, 2016 by

FIGHT TRUMP: STOP DEPORTATION BY ANY MEANS

[Translate] By George CiccCOMariello-Maher /VERSO BOOKS . Protesters blockade Vancouver International Airport to prevent deportation...

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ELECTION REFLECTIONS AND AN OP...

Nov 22, 2016 by

ELECTION REFLECTIONS AND AN OPEN LETTER TO DONALD TRUMP

[Translate] From Foster Gamble  THRIVE MOVEMENT INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION Like many of you, I have grave concern over the seething...

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TAKING ON TRUMP: LESSONS FROM ...

Nov 21, 2016 by

[Translate] Robert Borosage  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE How do Democrats respond to the coming of Donald Trump? The tens of...

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FAREWELL, AMERICA

Nov 20, 2016 by

FAREWELL, AMERICA

[Translate] Democracy & Government No matter how the rest of the world looked at us on Nov. 7, they will now look at us...

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WHY WE NEED A NEW DEMOCRATIC P...

Nov 13, 2016 by

WHY WE NEED A NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY

[Translate]   By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org  VIA TRUTHDIG DonkeyHotey / CC BY 2.0 It is time for a New Democratic Party. The...

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There Is a Crack in Everything...

Nov 13, 2016 by

There Is a Crack in Everything, That’s How the Light Gets In: Leonard Cohen on Democracy and Its Redemptions

[Translate] BRAINPICKINGS Trained as a poet and ordained as a Buddhist monk, Leonard Cohen (September 21, 1934–November 10, 2016) is...

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