By Robert Lipsyte* – TomDispatch As Do Pestilence, Famine, War, and Death The Four Horsemen of our media apocalypse — Rush Limbaugh, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump — have ridden roughshod over us this past half-century leaving their… Continue Reading
By Brasil Wire “I’m going to celebrate today.”— Laura Tessler “A gift from the CIA.”— Deltan Dallagnol Recently leaked conversations show shocking levels of US involvement in Brazil’s Lava Jato corruption case against former president Lula da Silva.… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Guests: Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation magazine. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has authorized a 9/11-style commission to further investigate the January 6 insurrection and the actions that led up… Continue Reading
By Jeet Heer* -The Nation Trump’s two impeachments are just the start of a long struggle to turn the former president into a pariah. The second impeachment of Donald Trump was an improvement, but only a partial and halting one,… Continue Reading
By Jillian C. York* – The Guardian Twitter and Facebook need to be more transparent about how they choose who gets censored The enforcement of policies on content moderation by popular social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, is… Continue Reading
By Michael M. Grynbaum – The New York Times Defamation cases have made waves across an uneasy right-wing media landscape, from Fox to Newsmax. In just a few weeks, lawsuits and legal threats from a pair of obscure election technology… Continue Reading
By Kari Paul* – The Guardian Facebook has said it will no longer algorithmically recommend political groups to users, but experts warn that isn’t enough Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO, announced last week the platform will no longer algorithmically recommend… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! ——————————————————— Guests: Bee Nguyen Democratic state representative in Georgia whose district includes Atlanta. Michael Edison Hayden senior investigative reporter and spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center. Republicans face increasing pressure to strip Georgia… Continue Reading
By Hall Gardner* It can still happen here! The January 6 siege of the Capitol—the very symbol of American Democracy—was like a scene out of the novel, It Can’t Happen Here, written by Sinclair Lewis in 1935. In the book, the… Continue Reading
Editorial – The Guardian These have been 10 days that shook America and the world. Congress has made the right response The wheels of justice are slowly but remorselessly closing in on Donald Trump and his gang. Mr Trump’s second… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Thoughts in and around geopolitics U.S. President Donald Trump’s supporters and detractors are both obsessed with him. They share the belief that everything that has happened is because of him. His supporters believe his… Continue Reading
Observer Editorial The president must be removed for inciting violence on the Capitol but Republicans also share blame for his toxic legacy It’s easier to understand last week’s turmoil in Washington if it is viewed as the disastrous culmination of… Continue Reading
Freethoughtblogs* A revolution can be a good thing — after all, this country was founded by one. When that collection of rascals signed the Declaration of Independence, they knew that putting their name on that piece of paper was a deep commitment.… Continue Reading
By Lloyd Green* – The Guardian As a procedural certification has become a coup attempt, Trump and his allies have done lasting harm Democracy in the US teeters on the edge of a figurative sword. On Wednesday, the US Congress… Continue Reading
Editorial The US president is seeking to bring down a system that defeated him This week, Donald Trump will undermine democracy in the US by supporting the claim that Democrat Joe Biden did not fairly win last November’s presidential election.… Continue Reading
Opinion, by Robert Reich* – Newsweek Most of the 74,222,957 Americans who voted to reelect Donald Trump—46.8 percent of the votes cast in the 2020 presidential election—don’t hold Trump accountable for what he’s done to America. Their acceptance of Trump’s… Continue Reading
By Jessica Corbett – Common Dreams (*) Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is trying to tie the repeal to proposed $2,000 coronavirus relief checks. Digital rights advocates and sex workers are among those speaking out against GOP Senate Majority… Continue Reading
By Sasha Abramsky* – The Nation This egomaniac has zero concern for the unemployed, the cratered businesses, the sick and dying. He’d much rather pardon crooks and undermine democracy Betting that things can’t get worse with Donald Trump has always… Continue Reading
OtherNews The use of Internet by the monopolist, like Facebook, Google, Twiter is becoming a threat to democracy and societies. I am giving two documents: One, some links from Prof, Rushkoff, to understand the danger which we face;and then a conference… Continue Reading
By Mikael Klintman * – The Conversation When was the last time you told a lie? If you can’t remember, I’ll give you a clue. Chances are it was sometime today – based on the fact research shows the average… Continue Reading
