Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump’s transgender military ban
Yet another defeat for the Trump administration.
Trump admin continues threats & provocations against North Korea, laying groundwork for nuclear war
Tensions between North Korea and the United States have been building after a series of nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang and intense verbal exchanges between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The 1967 mobilization against the war in Vietnam: Confrontation at the Pentagon
Hopefully we can all learn something useful for today by looking back at this crucial event through the eyes of someone whose worldview was shaped by his participation in it.
Why are you a Democrat?
I want to hear what you think it means to be a progressive and a Democrat. Let’s engage in some Citizen Research and see what emerges.
Former Trump campaign chairman surrenders to FBI after being indicted on 12 counts
“Manafort used his hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States without paying taxes on that income.”
Racism, propaganda and wars
Let’s recognize that wars are rooted in white supremacist and racist ideology that believes only certain people deserve to control their destinies.
The huge tax heist
The moneyed interests who run the GOP depend on the Trump bomb to divert attention from their huge heist.
From America with love
U.S. commandos are a “persistent presence” on Russia’s doorstep.
Neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart: People are dying in opioid crisis because of politicians’ ignorance
Columbia University psychology and psychiatry professor Carl Hart argues that people are dying because of ignorance, not because of opioids.
Destroying Raqqa in order to save it
The devastation of Raqqa was not covered in the English language press with the same vigor as the earlier battle for Aleppo.