Corporate Liberal Media Propaganda and Joe Biden
by Jeff Cohen
on September 14, 2023
After a wide-open presidential primary process in 2020, Democrats and progressives came together to defeat Trump. We may need that open process again in 2024 to defeat Trumpism for a second time.
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Is CIA Director Bill Burns a Biden Yes-Man, a Putin Apologist or a Peacemaker?
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies
on September 05, 2023
Lost in a chaotic hall of mirrors of its own creation, the CIA has generally failed in its one and only legitimate task, to provide U.S. policymakers with accurate intelligence about the world beyond the Washington echo-chamber to inform U.S. decision-making.
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After a Year of Fumbles, Congressional Progressive Caucus Must Chart a New Path
by Sam Rosenthal , Truthout
on September 05, 2023
Progressives need to be more durable about absorbing criticism, and even attacks, from the media and their own party.
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Living on a War Planet
by David Bromwich, TomDispatch
on August 30, 2023
A new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months after our Afghan War ended so catastrophically — there is a hidden benefit.
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Biden’s NLRB Brings Workers’ Rights Back From the Dead
by Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect
on August 30, 2023
Hot Labor Summer just became a scorcher.
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20 Groups Demand Passage of Bowman Amendment to Disclose Cost of US Military Footprint
by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
on August 30, 2023
"This amendment is crucial as taxpayers and other citizens remain concerned—and inadequately informed—about the cost to U.S. taxpayers of the wide range of U.S. military activities abroad."
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Journalists Need to Cover the 2024 Election Like it Might Be the Nation’s Last
by Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer
on August 29, 2023
They stood on an arena stage in Milwaukee under a massive sign that read “Democracy”—the metaphorical 800-pound gorilla that loomed over this strange political event but was never really discussed.
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The impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, by congressional district
by Ben Zipperer, EPI
on August 29, 2023
A new bill would phase in correction to lost value in the minimum wage, and then index it to keep pace with the median hourly wage.
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Backers of Endless War Deplore That Many Trump Supporters Favor Using Violence
by Norman Solomon
on August 29, 2023
Ever since Donald Trump became a former president, news outlets and commentators have cited polls showing that many Republicans believe violence might be needed to save the country.
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If This Is Artificial Intelligence, Let’s Go With Real Stupidity
by Norman Solomon
on August 22, 2023
At first, I admit, I was a bit flattered to learn that online entrepreneurs are selling study guides for my new book.
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