Economist Jeffrey Sachs: US sanctions have devastated Venezuela & killed over 40,000 since 2017
“American sanctions are deliberately aiming to wreck Venezuela’s economy and thereby lead to regime change. It’s a fruitless, heartless, illegal, and failed policy, causing grave harm to the Venezuelan people.”
On the (Empire’s) Waterfront
Remember the famous taxicab scene from the great film On the Waterfront? Ex-boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) telling his older brother Charlie...
House Democrats allocate $50 million to study gun violence
While funding for this type of study hasn't been allocated in more than two decades, gun violence prevention organizations and doctors' groups have sought this money to address gun violence.
Liar, ripoff, criminal or ‘king’ – presidential exile is mission impossible
Insurmountable obstacles to removal entomb our most discredited election, another knife in the heart of democracy.
With US support, Venezuelan opposition launch a coup in latest attempt to oust Maduro
"There are many in Venezuela who would hope for change in their country, but they don’t want a U.S.-backed regime in place."
The secret saga of Trump’s tax cuts
Flip-flops, falsehoods, fantasies – and a 10-minute meeting that locked in trillions of debt.
How the Pentagon took ownership of Donald Trump
The Pentagon will never be forced to make significant reforms until Americans stop believing in (and consenting to) its comforting lies.
Comcast-owned MSNBC in the tank for Joe Biden’s presidential run
Biden has already seen his share of coverage, and was the second-most-mentioned Democratic candidate on cable news during the first three months of 2019.
As Bernie Sanders says ‘no apologies’ for his position, 70+ groups back call for...
At a time when voting suppression is taking place all across the country, we must make it clear that casting a ballot for American citizens is not a privilege. It is a right."
Congress should be ready to arrest Attorney General Barr if he defies subpoena
If Congress cannot question the people who are making policy, or obtain critical documents, Congress cannot function as a coequal branch of government.