THE MOST SHOCKING PART OF DONA...

Oct 3, 2016 by

[Translate] Wonkblogopinion By Allan Sloan How Trump could have avoided paying income taxes for 18 years Embed Share Play Video1:57 A...

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Hacked: Clinton’s Musing...

Oct 2, 2016 by

Hacked: Clinton’s Musings on Sanders Fans, Nuclear Arms, Occupying Center-Right

[Translate] Common Dreams   via ALTERNET Democratic nominee admitted to fundraiser attendees that “political revolution is...

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THE US GOVERNMENT HAS USED A S...

Oct 2, 2016 by

THE US GOVERNMENT HAS USED A SECTION OF THE PATRIOT ACT AFTER 9/11 TO CRIMINALIZE PEOPLE OF COLOR

[Translate] Post-9/11, the threat of terrorism has justified detention, incarceration and mass surveillance Azadeh Shahshahani and...

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BREAKING POINT: AMERICA APPROA...

Oct 2, 2016 by

[Translate] Anthropologist Peter Turchin’s “Ages of Discord” provides a crucial decoder ring for Trump-era social...

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JIM HIGHTOWER: DOND’T LE...

Oct 1, 2016 by

JIM HIGHTOWER: DOND’T LET RIGHT-WING NUT JOBS TAKE OVER STATE GOVERNMENT

[Translate]   The Right Wing Trump may make better television, but state and local government races will define our...

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Paul Krugman Reveals the Real ...

Sep 30, 2016 by

Paul Krugman Reveals the Real Culprit for the Tightening of the Presidential Race

[Translate] Election 2016 Those involved in this long con need to do some serious soul searching. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T CAR...

Sep 30, 2016 by

DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOUR KIDS, YOUR SECURITY, OR ‘YOUR PRESIDENT’

[Translate] THINK PROGRESS He set a new debate record for contradicting himself — 15 seconds! Students pose for photos near first...

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ROBERT REICH ON THIS ELECTION ...

Sep 29, 2016 by

[Translate] Dave Johnson   OUR FUTURE.ORG I listened to this on a walk, and it is a must, must, must listen podcast. You will be...

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STANDING FIRM AT STANDING ROCK...

Sep 29, 2016 by

STANDING FIRM AT STANDING ROCK: WHY THE STRUGGLE IS BIGGER THAN ONE PIPELINE

[Translate]   By Sarah Jaffe / Moyers & Company   A “speak-out” on the road to the Dakota Access pipeline construction site...

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A Madoff in the White House?

Sep 29, 2016 by

[Translate] Election 2016 Imagine how — once Donald Trump is in the Oval Office — this country could become his personal piggy bank....

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PERES AND THE PASSING OF HOPE

Sep 29, 2016 by

PERES AND THE PASSING OF HOPE

[Translate] Roger Cohen   NYTIMES Photo Prime Minister Netanyahu observed a moment of silence at the start of a special cabinet...

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THAT SEVENTH-GRADE BULLY IS RU...

Sep 29, 2016 by

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof  NYTIMES Donald Trump displayed an excellent version of the stern squint in the presidential debate....

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We Have All Won an Oligarchy a...

Sep 28, 2016 by

We Have All Won an Oligarchy and Lost a Democracy

[Translate]   Economy Mainstream television media continues to ignore the frightening effects of corporations on American life....

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Michael Moore: Why Clinton Sup...

Sep 28, 2016 by

Michael Moore: Why Clinton Supporters Shouldn’t Gloat Too Much After Her Debate Performance

[Translate] Moore’s tweet second-guessing Clinton’s debate victory has gone viral. By Jenny Pierson / AlterNet Photo...

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MORE SQUANDERED OPPORTUNITIES ...

Sep 28, 2016 by

MORE SQUANDERED OPPORTUNITIES TO DEAL WITH THE NEW COLD WAR

[Translate]   The enemies of détente with Russia sabotaged Obama’s proposed alliance with Russia in Syria while the American...

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HERMIONE VS. VOLDEMORT: WHAT D...

Sep 26, 2016 by

HERMIONE VS. VOLDEMORT: WHAT DENIERS CAN TEACH US HOW TO DEBATE TRUMP

[Translate] Clinton needs to hammer away on climate change. THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Warner Brothers Pictures/Wikia The bad guys may...

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Obama at the United Nations: H...

Sep 26, 2016 by

Obama at the United Nations: Hope and Change

[Translate] ByCarol Giacomo   NYTIMES Photo Barack Obama speaking to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.Credit Bryan...

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15 QUESTIONS FOR CLINTON AND T...

Sep 26, 2016 by

[Translate] The New York Times In a campaign season in which public insults, tweets and political gaffes grab the biggest headlines,...

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THE LAST TIME SUMMER WAS THIS ...

Sep 25, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment  @ TRUTHDIG Summer of 2016 was not only hotter than any summer on record, i.e....

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PROPOSED ‘BORDER CITY...

Sep 24, 2016 by

PROPOSED ‘BORDER CITY’ BETWEEN U.S. AND MEXICO SOLVES MANY PROBLEMS AT ONCE

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic   INHABITAT View Slideshow In light of recent global events and the ongoing US presidential campaign,...

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THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS HANGING ...

Sep 23, 2016 by

THE BILL OF RIGHTS IS HANGING BY A THREAD IN LOUISIANA

[Translate] PUBLIC DEFENDERS The law is supposed to be our protector, not our enemy. Getty By Charles P. Pierce Since I suspect a lot...

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WILL THE LEFT SURVIVE THE MILL...

Sep 23, 2016 by

WILL THE LEFT SURVIVE THE MILLENNIALS?

[Translate] By LIONEL SHRIVER NYTIMES Photo Credit Benoit Tardif Midway through my opening address for the Brisbane Writers Festival...

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State of Emergency: Charlotte ...

Sep 22, 2016 by

State of Emergency: Charlotte NAACP & Protesters Demand Police Release Video of Keith Scott Shooting

[Translate] News & Politics Violence erupted on the second night of protests in Charlotte following the fatal police shooting of...

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Dalai Lama Gives Hilarious Tru...

Sep 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   Election 2016 The whole world is watching. By Alexandra Rosenmann / AlterNet   Photo Credit: Daily Mail /...

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“I’m still angry”: Oliver Ston...

Sep 22, 2016 by

“I’m still angry”: Oliver Stone slams “superficial election,” media “idiots,” Orwellian U.S. politics

[Translate] SALON.COM The award-winning director of “Snowden” condemned U.S. warmongering and foreign policy in an...

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POLITICIANS ARE PUTTING FOSSIL...

Sep 21, 2016 by

[Translate] Victoria Fleischer   THINK PROGRESS The Clean Power Plan represents America’s most significant action to addressing the...

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Why Did Clinton Just Tap a Pro...

Sep 20, 2016 by

Why Did Clinton Just Tap a Pro-TPP, Pro-Keystone Pipeline, Pro-Fracking Pol to Head Her Transition Team?

[Translate]   Environment Hillary Clinton has announced former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as the head of her transition...

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Robert Reich: I Had Coffee Wit...

Sep 20, 2016 by

Robert Reich: I Had Coffee With a Trump Supporter—Here’s How I Left Him Speechless

[Translate] Election 2016 “He’s not a businessman,” I said. “He’s a con man.” By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org Photo Credit:...

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WHY CORPORATE MEDIA ARE READY ...

Sep 20, 2016 by

WHY CORPORATE MEDIA ARE READY TO DELIVER US INTO TRUMP’S HANDS

[Translate]   By The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed A screen shows Donald Trump’s address to the American...

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THERE’S NO DEBATE

Sep 19, 2016 by

THERE’S NO DEBATE

[Translate] The candidates and the media have thoroughly corrupted the presidential debates. Our democracy deserves better....

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