Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks at a news conference on May 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) “What should be off the table are children in America, where we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of almost any major country.” JAKE JOHNSON May 26, 2023 (CommonDreams.org)… Continue reading
TUE, 5/23/2023 – BY CARL GIBSON (Occupy.com) (Trigger warning: This article includes vivid descriptions of torture and mentions of sexual assault.) Now well into his second term as governor of the third-most populous US state, Ron DeSantis is poised to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. Polls may not… Continue reading
The longtime press darling is now, it appears, getting manipulated by some of her old friends. By CALVIN WELCH MAY 25, 2023 (48Hours.org) For much of her political career Dianne Feinstein has recieved very favorable news media coverage, both in reporting her successes and in not reporting her failures. Not… Continue reading
Have you signed yet? Last week, we partnered with more than 25 different progressive organizations to release a joint national petition to US legislators calling on them to take action on Medicare for All. So far, we have over 46,000 signatures, but we aren’t stopping there! SIGN HERE! The time for real change… Continue reading
OF RELATED INTEREST The CandidateJeremy Corbyn’s Improbable Path To PowerAlex NunnsPaperback (£11), E-book (£7),Print + E-book (£14) Don’t Stop Thinking About TomorrowThe Labour Party After Jeremy CorbynMike PhippsPaperback (£14), E-book (£9),Print + E-book (£17) Moment of TruthTackling Israel–Palestine’s Toughest QuestionsEdited by Jamie Stern-WeinerPaperback (£18), E-book (£9), Print + E-book (£20)… Continue reading
The Last Outlaws May 27, 2023 Zack breaks down the new petition supporting Marianne Williamson and Robert F. Kennedy jr in promoting 2024 Democratic Debates. This is a sentiment widely held by The American public, at a time when 66% of Americans say a 2nd Biden term would be “bad… Continue reading
American Exception: Empire and the Deep State Aaron Good American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy. In particular, how we can understand the uncanny continuity of American foreign policy, the breakdown of the rule of law, and the extreme concentration of wealth and power into an overworld… Continue reading
Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings Nick Turse May 23 2023, 8:00 p.m. (TheIntercept.com) TA SOUS, CAMBODIA — At the end of a dusty path snaking through rice paddies lives a woman who survived multiple U.S. airstrikes as a child. Round-faced and just over 5 feet… Continue reading
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks with reporters about debt ceiling negotiations as he leaves the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Republican tax cuts for the rich have been… Continue reading
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Grand Staircase of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2023. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) “These dangerous and dirty permitting deals are a matter of life and death for millions of people across our country who are already overburdened by… Continue reading
