When leaders run out of unifying myths, division is the last currency. Why this Thanksgiving, America is a “death cult” versus “radical socialists” Matt Taibbi Nov 25, 2020 (substack.com) Self-described “elected DNC member” and Washington Monthly contributor David Atkins tweeted this last week, garnering a huge response:David Atkins @DavidOAtkinsNo seriously…how *do* you… Continue reading
To the degree that one can measure the sincerity of such people … probably. Sure. George Chidi November 24 2020 (theintercept.com) An officer in riot gear stands between supporters of President Donald Trump and counterprotesters as the groups yell at each other outside of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta… Continue reading
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 (counterpunch.org) Obama, Trump, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Richie Rich BY PAUL STREET Photograph Source: Peter J. Souza – CC BY 2.0 The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg recently conducted a long and obsequious interview with Barack Obama. The interview was occasioned by the apparent defeat of Obama’s fascist successor Donald Trump and… Continue reading
By David Sirota November 24, 2020 The Daily Poster Subscribe now A new survey finds that 68 percent of Americans want lawmakers to reject corporate executives and lobbyists if they are nominated to Cabinet posts by Joe Biden. As congressional Democrats press Joe Biden to reject investment banking executive Rahm… Continue reading
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By Bridget Read November 18, 2020 (thecut.com) Photo: JusticeforQuawan/Twitter Quawan “Bobby” Charles, a quiet 15-year-old who loved the outdoors and his dog, “My Baby,” went missing in rural Louisiana on October 30. His body was discovered days later in a sugarcane field, 20 miles from his home; the sheriff’s department told his family… Continue reading
November 17, 2020 by Common Dreams “I do not expect Joe Biden to use this power on Inauguration Day to instantly turn the United States into a single-payer country. But there’s nothing in the law that would appear to prevent him from doing it.” by Kenny Stancil, staff writer 51 Comments… Continue reading
November 20, 2020 by Common Dreams It may look like this is one frivolity and absurdity after another—and it is. But if this electoral clash reaches the Supreme Court, all bets are off. by Marjorie Cohn 15 Comments Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump,… Continue reading
