The 3 Words You Have to Stop Saying: I Don't Care
The bad news is that people can become increasingly apathetic and callous. The good news is that people can also become less apathetic and callous.
How the SCOTUS “Muslim Ban Ruling” Gives the President a Blank Check to Detain American Citizens
Supreme Court Gives Any President a Blank Check to Detain American Citizens
For Our Rulers, Smearing A Dissident Journalist Is As Good As Killing Him, by Caitlin Johnstone
Nobody actually thinks that Julian Assange is a Russian agent, or a rapist, or a “hostile non-state intelligence service”, or any of the other absurd smears I’ve seen circulating about him throughout all political sectors of the US-centralized empire.
Rosario: A St. Paul veteran’s arrest at airport protest ends in victory at trial
“You know, the way First Amendment rights have been eroding, this jury at least believes that the government has been too restrictive with speech.”
Anti-Trump Cartoons Stopped by Censor at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
None of these [anti-Trump] cartoons appeared in the Post-Gazette, despite Rogers being the paper’s full-time staff political cartoonist.
Does this look like a crime to you? The Case of Veteran Mike Madden
The lawyer has filed a motion to dismiss Madden’s case, arguing he’d gone to the airport to “publicly express his opinion on an issue... at the center of a national debate.”
'We the Corporations' with Robert Sheer and Adam Winkler (Audio and Transcript)
The Constitution doesn’t mention corporations, right? +++ ...the fact is it’s the subversion of the 14th Amendment, by the corporations, by the rich.
‘We the Corporations’ with Robert Sheer and Adam Winkler (Audio and Transcript)
The Constitution doesn’t mention corporations, right? +++ ...the fact is it’s the subversion of the 14th Amendment, by the corporations, by the rich.
BAR Book Forum: Keisha Blain’s "Set the World on Fire," by Roberto Sirvent
“It is impossible to understand, or even fully appreciate, how black women have shaped national and global politics today without knowing the larger history.” Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor Black Agenda Report May 23, 2018 Keisha Blain In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. Today’s featured author More
BAR Book Forum: Keisha Blain’s “Set the World on Fire,” by Roberto Sirvent
“It is impossible to understand, or even fully appreciate, how black women have shaped national and global politics today without knowing the larger history.” Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor Black Agenda Report May 23, 2018 Keisha Blain In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. Today’s featured author More
The biggest risk to American journalism isn't posed by Trump
Journalists in the US are facing an unprecedented crackdown on their work. This crackdown is at its most visible when it intersects with protest.