Yearly Archives: 2016
White House Provides Suspiciously Low Total of Civilian Drone Strike Deaths
A newly released report puts the death toll at no more than 116 for civilians killed by drones. So why do watchdog groups estimate the real number as up to 1,000?
The GOP’s Love Affair With Its ‘Earthquake in a Box’
Breaking up is hard to do and Republicans just can't seem to quit their presumptive presidential candidate.
In New York, Republicans and Democrats Join Forces to Overturn Citizens United
Seventeen states have called for a constitutional amendment to reduce the influence of money in politics. So who’s next?
Brexit, in Context
The Vote is Many Things, Most of All, It’s a Rejection of Neoliberalism
What’s Next for the Progressive Movement?
As Sanders’s presidential campaign nears its end, the “political revolution” he’s called for is just getting started.
Comes the Revolution
“In these modern times the economic system, Capitalism, seems to have evolved into a quasi-religious political belief system.”
Leaked Emails Show DNC Pushing for Clinton Nomination from the Start
Documents show opposition research, strategies, and media plans that all show the DNC stacking the deck for Clinton.
LuxLeaks Whistleblowers Avoid Serving Prison Sentences
"I am deeply concerned that the conviction of these whistleblowers could have a damaging long term effect on press freedom and on transparency."
Fracked Gas LNG Exports Were Centerpiece In Promotion of Panama Canal Expansion, Documents Reveal
Panama Canal's origins tie back to lobbying and the realization of corporate and Wall Street interests. Has the U.S. done the unconscionable?
Why was the Brexit Vote so Shocking to Global Elites?
The obtuse, self-absorbed Tony Blairs of our world still don't get it.