One of Russia’s top diplomats admits they were colluding with the Trump team throughout the campaign: The Russian government was in…
The Upended Neoliberal World Order
Fareed Zakaria sees the forest for the trees in the Donald Trump reality TV show presidency: Put his campaign rhetoric,…
Dick Cheney Joins Team Trump
In spite of Trump’s bashing of the Bush administration during the campaign, former Vice President Dick Cheney is back in the…
The GOP’s Ruthless Assault on Democracy
In North Carolina, the GOP legislature has called a last minute surprise session following the election of a Democratic governor.…
The Wimpy Democrats Must Now Fight Dirty
Brian Beutler from The New Republic is arguing that the Electoral College should vote however they want to vote and…
The Resource War Driving the Trump-Putin Alliance
Unless you understand that there is a resource war happening, the events of Trump’s rise and his alignment with Putin cannot…
Comey Should Resign and Be Tried For Treason
In the wake of revelations that the FBI knew about the CIA’s assessment that Russia was actively interfering in the US…
The White Nerd Resentment Driving the Fascist ‘Alt-Right’
Willliam Osterwell at Real Life Mag, explores one of the major components of the Trump faction: As liberals sneer at…
DHS Prepares Private Prisons for Climate Refugees
Mass incarceration has allowed the proliferation of for-profit private prisons. These private penitentiaries employ prisoners to labor for free or little pay.…
Military Acknowledges the Climate Wars
Military experts are now warning that global climate change will prompt a “humanitarian crisis of epic proportions,” unless humanity can prevent a 2 degree Celsius…
Pentagon Caught Covering Up $125 Billion in Wasteful Spending
Good ole Bob Woodward – famed investigative journalist who exposed the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon’s resignation – is at it…
Why Hillary Lost
Matt Karp from Jacobin Magazine has a post-mortem of the election that captures the essence of Hillary’s fatal error in the election.…