Tonight You Should Be at the Nearest Federal Courthouse Denouncing Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee

If you’re still trying to convince yourself that a 21st century coup is not underway, please, please snap out of it January 31, 2017 (CommonDreams.org) by Michael Moore His upcoming action tonight demands an immediate response from us. Most of the country lives near a city with a federal courthouse (US… Continue reading

“Does a Protest’s Size Matter?” by Zeynep Tufekci (nytimes.com)

“Does a Protest’s Size Matter?” by Zeynep Tufekci (nytimes.com)

On October 4, 1789, a crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other discontented Parisians, including some men, and marched toward Versailles, arriving soaking wet from the rain. They demanded to see “the Baker,” “the Baker’s wife,” and “the Baker’s boy”. The King agreed to meet with some… Continue reading

“George Orwell and the Power of a Well-Placed Lie” by Robert Kuttner (billmoyers.com)

George Orwell in 1940. (Wikimedia Commons) January 25, 2017.  This post originally appeared at The Huffington Post. Last week, I reached for my Philip Roth — his splendid novel, The Plot Against America. This week, I reached for my George Orwell. In 1946, as Europe was digging out from the ruin… Continue reading

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi: the White House will ‘shut out the press’

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi: the White House will ‘shut out the press’

By Alex Bregman (yahoo.com) Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor Matt Taibbi spoke to Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga about his new book, “Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus,” a compilation of his reports from the 2016 campaign trail and new analysis of what’s happened since Donald Trump’s election…. Continue reading

Political Labels & How to Use Them Correctly: Left, Right, Liberal, & Fascist (by John Laurits)

Many say that Donald Trump is a fascist, Fox News has repeatedly referred to Barack Obama as a socialist, and, if you read the comments below my articles on Facebook, it won’t take long to find some dingbat claiming that I’m a liberal hack (usually with all-caps, too). All of these political labels, however, are wrong. On… Continue reading