Trump’s Chaos is Covering for Stealth Escalation Overseas
by Katrina vanden Heuvel, Washington Post
on June 28, 2017
While Washington is fixated on President Trump’s tweets, antics, lies and Russiagate, the administration is ramping up a stealth escalation of our military involvement across the Middle East. As Naomi Klein warns, Trump’s “rolling shock of the chaos and spectacle” distracts from radical actions both at home and abroad. Across the Middle East, the administration drives the United States ever further into wars without end, increasing the dangers of direct military confrontation with Russia and Iran, with little awareness and no mandate from the American people. This is a recipe for calamity.
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CNN Journalists Resign: Latest Example of Media Recklessness on the Russia Threat
by Glenn Greenwald, Intercept
on June 28, 2017
Three prominent CNN journalists resigned Monday night after the network was forced to retract and apologize for a story linking Trump ally Anthony Scaramucci to a Russian investment fund under congressional investigation. That article — like so much Russia reporting from the U.S. media — was based on a single anonymous source, and now, the network cannot vouch for the accuracy of its central claims.
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CA Dem Party Progressive Caucus Officers Denounce Speaker Rendon & Gov Brown for Blocking Single-Payer
by CA Dem Party Progressive Caucus
on June 28, 2017
The Executive Board of the Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party denounces the "eleventh hour" decision of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, beholden to Governor Brown, to hold S.B. 562, single-payer healthcare, within the Assembly Rules Committee "until further notice."
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You’ll Never Guess What Losing Democrats All Have in Common
by David Swanson
on June 26, 2017
It was curious to observe how much of Jeremy Corbyn’s successful campaign to rebuild the Labour Party was about foreign policy.
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The Political Theology of US Drone Warfare
by Tyler Wilch, CounterPunch
on June 26, 2017
When it comes to the use of military drones, the powers held by the US sovereign are god-like, with the President helming a diffuse apparatus which operates as an unchecked and lawless global judge, jury, and executioner.
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Is ‘Russiagate’ Collapsing as a Political Strategy?
by Norman Solomon
on June 26, 2017
The plan for Democrats to run against Russia may be falling apart.
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A whistleblower imprisoned, not silenced
by Jeffrey Sterling
on June 21, 2017
Two years of imprisonment have given me ample time to reflect on the circumstances in which I find myself today.
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Hawaii May Become First State With Guaranteed Income
by Matthew Wright, Daily Mail
on June 21, 2017
Hawaii is working to becoming the first state to offer guaranteed basic income.
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Secret Government Report: Chelsea Manning Leaks Caused No Real Harm
by Jason Leopold, Buzzfeed
on June 21, 2017
Prosecutors said WikiLeaks' disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to US national security. But it turns out the classified document they cited — newly obtained by BuzzFeed News — said almost the exact opposite.
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We Won! No Spy Planes Over Miami
by Sue Udry, Defending Rights and Dissent
on June 17, 2017
Responding to community outcry, police director Juan Perez withdraws his proposal to implement a Wide Area Surveillance program in Miami Dade County
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