Monday, August 31, 2026

Trump’s seven techniques to control the media

Historically, these seven techniques have been used by demagogues to erode the freedom and independence of the press.

Libeled by the Washington Post in a ‘false news’ McCarthyite attack on alternative media

Is the Pentagon behind this massive hit on independent journalism?

Koch Kollege for right-wing social engineers

The billionaire Koch brothers are funding a school to promote their views, but the message is hard to swallow.

As neo-nazis hail him, Trump shrugs

The longer Trump allows white nationalists to decorate their propaganda with his name the more suspicion he provokes about his own ideology and intentions.

A minority president: Why the polls failed, and what the majority can do

Right now the majority is fighting back, pointing out what is wrong with Trump day after day.

Trump’s infrastructure ‘plan’ is really just a privatization scam

The lesson to be learned is: If Donald Trump and Republicans are proposing something that sounds good on the surface, we all need to look deeper and figure out what con game they are running this time.

Bing Bing, Bong Bong, Bing Bing

It is important for us to continue to organize and mobilize across the country around populist issues and local campaigns.

Africa’s last colony: Repression and nonviolent resistance in occupied Western Sahara

The Sahrawi people are undeterred in their nonviolent struggle for self-determination.

In resistance to Trump, “community” should be a verb

During the presidency of Popular-Vote Loser Trump we’ll need each other to make resistance personally sustainable, socially viable and political effective.

California versus Trumpland

California gives lie to the conservative dictum that low taxes, few regulations, and low wages are the keys economic success. Trumpland should take note.