Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) talks to reporters during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) “She is calling for effectively more surveillance and potential criminalization of protestors by suggesting (falsely) that they have foreign links,” said one critic…. Continue reading
Democrats are attacking Joe Biden’s critics by presenting a false choice between supporting abortion rights and opposing genocide. Natasha Lennard January 26 2024, 3:32 p.m. (TheIntercept.com) A pro-Palestinian demonstrator interrupts President Joe Biden’s remarks during a campaign event in support of abortion rights at George Mason University in Manassas, Va.,… Continue reading
Martin Pengelly/Guardian UK Donald Trump. (photo: Intercept) 29 january 24 (RSN.org) Twenty-five civil war and Reconstruction scholars support invoking 14th amendment to bar Trump from ballot over January 6 Twenty-five historians of the civil war and Reconstruction filed a US supreme court brief in support of the attempt by Colorado to remove… Continue reading
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stif • Dec 8, 2023 • ROSA LUXEMBURG STIFTUNG Since October 7, 2023, the day of the brutal Hamas massacre in Israeli kibbutzim, villages and a music festival and the kidnapping of over 200 hostages, and the ongoing brutal attacks by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip with many… Continue reading
PDAMERICA • Streamed live 7 hours ago In a week when the likelihood of a Trump v Biden rematch increased dramatically, and, thus, the prospect that progressives voices would be marginalized in this election cycle seemed greater than ever, a group of progressives were meeting to devise a strategy to… Continue reading
Then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan was pictured speaking at a fundraiser. (Photo: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images) “Failing to reimagine a more ambitious and comprehensive use of corporate tax policy prevents us from achieving a more equitable, sustainable, and democratic economy.” JAKE JOHNSON Jan 23, 2024 (ColmmonDreams.org) Two new reports published Tuesday by… Continue reading
By Sophia BollagUpdated Jan 23, 2024 8:36 p.m. SACRAMENTO — Mass layoffs at the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday and steep cuts at other news organizations are spurring renewed interest in a California bill that would force Google, Facebook and other large platforms to pay journalists. The bill stalled in the Legislature last… Continue reading
Bill McKibben/Substack The sun setting over Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG facility in Cameron, La. (photo: Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times) 26 january 24 (RSN.org) Afew minutes ago the New York Times moved a story saying that the White House has decided to pause permitting for new LNG terminals—if it’s true, and… Continue reading
Sta • Streamed live on Jan 26, 2024 • We are LIVE at United Nations Plaza in New York as Pro-Palestinian protesters gather following the International Court of Justice Ruling on South Africa’s case for genocide. Protesters will be speaking on the need for a ceasefire in Gaza to stop… Continue reading
