WE MUST FILIBUSTER GORSUCHR...

Mar 21, 2017 by

[Translate]   Miles Mogulescu  OUR FUTURE.ORG You probably have a better chance of becoming a judge in China without being a...

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Frightbart: The View From Stev...

Mar 21, 2017 by

Frightbart: The View From Steve Bannon’s Propaganda Site Will Scare the Bejeezus Out of You… Which Is Its Point

[Translate]   A heavy-handed take on how the world is going to hell. By Todd Gitlin / BillMoyers.com Photo Credit: Screenshot /...

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GORSUCH BLISTERED IN THE SENAT...

Mar 20, 2017 by

[Translate] News & Politics Sen. Dianne Feinstein aims to find out if Gorsuch really is a “reasonable mainstream...

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IS THE ARCHITECTURE LOBBY THE ...

Mar 20, 2017 by

IS THE ARCHITECTURE LOBBY THE BERNIE SANDERS OF ARCHITECTURE?

[Translate] All is not perfectly well in the world of architecture, and this advocacy group is looking to improve it. Samuel Medina...

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FIVE THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN SU...

Mar 20, 2017 by

[Translate] By Lydia Wheeler – THE HILL.COM   Hearings on the confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil...

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CAN CHUCK SCHUMER CHECK DONALD...

Mar 20, 2017 by

CAN CHUCK SCHUMER CHECK DONALD TRUMP?

[Translate] The Political Scene After suggesting that he might be able to work with the President, the Senate Minority Leader is...

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WHITE HOUSE INSTALLS POLITICAL...

Mar 20, 2017 by

WHITE HOUSE INSTALLS POLITICAL AIDES AT CABINET AGENCIES TO BE TRUMP’S EYES AND EARS

[Translate] THE WASHINGTON POST The network of political appointees reports to Rick Dearborn, left, the White House deputy chief of...

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FORGET BUILDING OUR OWN TEA PA...

Mar 19, 2017 by

FORGET BUILDING OUR OWN TEA PARTY. THE LEFT CAN WIN SO MUCH MORE.

[Translate] Democracy & Government We should set our sights beyond just primary challenges and reshaping the Democratic Party;...

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IF WE DON’T ACT NOW, FAS...

Mar 17, 2017 by

IF WE DON’T ACT NOW, FASCISM WILL BE ON OUR DOORSTEP, SAYS YALE HISTORIAN

[Translate] Activism Timothy Snyder warns: History gives us a bunch of cases where democratic republics became authoritarian regimes....

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IN TRUMP’S “SKINNY...

Mar 17, 2017 by

IN TRUMP’S “SKINNY BUDGET,” CLIMATE CHANGE AND JOBS TAKE BACKSEAT TO WAR AND WALLS

[Translate]  By Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel | Report Mick Mulvaney, the White House budget director, speaks about President...

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TRUMP’S FLYNN CONFESSED ...

Mar 16, 2017 by

TRUMP’S FLYNN CONFESSED HE WAS PAID $530K TO BE A FOREIGN AGENT DURING ELECTION

[Translate] By maya.m  DEMOCRATIC MOMS   The drama seems not to be ending anytime soon for President Donald Trump! Some of his...

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FACING FAMINE, 20 MILLION PEOP...

Mar 16, 2017 by

FACING FAMINE, 20 MILLION PEOPLE NEED FOOD, NOT BOMBS

[Translate] By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan  DEMOCRACY NOW FMSC / CC BY 2.0 The world is facing the most serious humanitarian...

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A CRISIS WITH NO END: WHY FLIN...

Mar 15, 2017 by

A CRISIS WITH NO END: WHY FLINT IS STILL THE ISSUE

[Translate]   By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch   The water treatment plant in Flint, Mich. (George Thomas / CC 2.0) Last year the...

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HOW MUCH OF THE GLOBE’S ...

Mar 14, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment  TRUTHDIG The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs...

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FEC EARNING CONGRESSIONAL ATTE...

Mar 14, 2017 by

FEC EARNING CONGRESSIONAL ATTENTION — FOR THE WRONG REASONS

[Translate] First House oversight hearing in years a possibility, Senate also mulling review By Dave LevinthalPUBLICINTEGRITY.ORG...

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5 REMARKABLE MOMENTS FROM BERN...

Mar 14, 2017 by

5 REMARKABLE MOMENTS FROM BERNIE SANDERS’ TOWN HALL IN THE HEART OF COAL COUNTRY

[Translate] News & Politics The Vermont senator succeeded where so many Democrats have failed of late — by connecting with...

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WHAT IS TRUMP’S MISSION ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment   TRUTHDIG The US had about 500 troops embedded with the People’s Protection Units...

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Right-Wing Billionaires Have a...

Mar 11, 2017 by

Right-Wing Billionaires Have a Project Going to Rewrite Our Constitution, and They Are Shockingly Close to Pulling It Off

[Translate] News & Politics A few years ago, it would have been a thought experiment; now it’s nearly reality. By Thom...

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Julian Assange Attempts to Par...

Mar 10, 2017 by

Julian Assange Attempts to Partner with Silicon Valley’s Big Tech Firms Against the CIA

[Translate] News & Politics After iPhone spying revelations, Wikileaks endorses Microsoft’s call for a digital Geneva convention....

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Jim Hightower: What Should We ...

Mar 10, 2017 by

Jim Hightower: What Should We Do About a Mentally Ill President?

[Translate] News & Politics It’s obvious that the guy is not well and is unable to handle the stressful demands of being...

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Secretive Council for National...

Mar 10, 2017 by

Secretive Council for National Policy Pushing Trump to Sign ‘Religious Liberty’ Order

[Translate] News & Politics Legal experts said the executive order was of “sweeping” and “staggering” scope. By Peter Montgomery...

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OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIG...

Mar 9, 2017 by

OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIGNED TO CREATE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY

[Translate] Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is...

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MEET THE HUNDREDS OF OFFICIALS...

Mar 9, 2017 by

MEET THE HUNDREDS OF OFFICIALS TRUMP HAS QUIETLY INSTALLED ACROSS THE GOVERNMENT

[Translate] We have obtained a list of more than 400 Trump administration hires, including dozens of lobbyists and some from...

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‘Post-Truth Is Pre-Fasci...

Mar 8, 2017 by

‘Post-Truth Is Pre-Fascism: The Possibilities Are Much Darker Than Americans Are Used to Considering—But What We Can Do Is Much More Important Than We Realize’

[Translate] Activism Yale historian Timothy Snyder warns: “People now don’t understand how quick their neighbors will change;...

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ROWDY CROWD GIVES SENATOR PAN ...

Mar 7, 2017 by

ROWDY CROWD GIVES SENATOR PAN AN EARFUL AT TOWN HALL ON “BILL OF RIGHTS” FOR KIDS – SB18

[Translate] ByGreg Burt  CALIFORNIA FAMILY.ORG in Event, Family, Law, Liberty, Political, Rights Senator Richard Pan held his first...

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DEMOCRAT CLAIMS HAVE BECOME SO...

Mar 6, 2017 by

[Translate] Noam Chomsky: ‘World Is Laughing At Claims Russia Hacked Election’  by Baxter Dmitry in News, US The rest of the world is...

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HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION M...

Mar 6, 2017 by

HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAY BE SKIRTING ITS OWN ETHICS RULES

[Translate]   Justin Elliott, ProPublica | Report President Trump signs back-to-back executive orders in the White House in...

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THE MANY WAYS TO STRIKE ON MAR...

Mar 6, 2017 by

[Translate]   Zillah Eisenstein, The Feminist Wire | Op-Ed Also see: A Feminism for the 99 Percent: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the...

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THE NOTE: TRUMP’S WHIRLW...

Mar 6, 2017 by

[Translate] Day No. 46 THE BIG STORY: This is not normal, and this cannot be viewed as acceptable, or just another Twitter rant. The...

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CLIMATE SCIENTISTS: TRUMP BUDG...

Mar 5, 2017 by

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS: TRUMP BUDGET IS AN ‘ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON THE EARTH’

[Translate] Defunding NOAA’s satellites will also hurt weather forecasts, jeopardizing public safety, experts warn. Credit: Tom...

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