How Democracies Die, by Chris Hedges
"The U.S. Republican Party, replicating the fascist parties of the 1930s, is a personality cult. Those who do not bow obsequiously before the leader and carry out the leader’s demands are banished."
The Battle to Impeach Trump Is Part of a Global Struggle for Democracy, by Henry Giroux
"Trump’s impeachment battle is part of the wider historical and global struggle taking place over democracy."
Chomsky, Falk and Ellsberg: Congress Must Forcibly Limit Trump’s Power to Attack Iran
January10 , 2020, BREAKING: "House approves war powers resolution to restrict Trump on Iran." "The House must of listened. If only the Senate would.
Noam Chomsky: US Is a Rogue State and Suleimani’s Assassination Confirms It
"As for what the conflict is all about, the background reasons are not obscure. It has long been a primary principle of U.S. foreign policy to control the vast energy resources of the Middle East."
The Impeachment’s Moral Hypocrisy, by Chris Hedges
"The Democrats through impeachment have no intention of restoring constitutional rights that would curb the power of the deep state and protect democracy. The deep state funds them. It sustains them in office."
How Can the Senate Impeachment Trial Be Fair? By Lee Fang
Reporter Lee Fang tracks down members of the Senate a day after their House colleagues voted to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Chris Hedges: ‘Democrats set the table for Russiagate’
Chris Hedges, host of “On Contact,” joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the role of the Democratic establishment in the “Russiagate” media frenzy.
We need a New Green Foreign Policy to go with our New Green Deal, by Anne Winkler Morey
One can not build sustainability and equity at home and while destroying the rest of the planet. Period.
Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance
Who has nuclear weapons? Officially, China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and the United States. Also, India, Israel, and Pakistan
VA to shift billions of dollars to private care for veterans
Critics, which include nearly all of the major veterans’ organizations, say that paying for care in the private sector would starve the 153-year-old veterans’ health care system, causing many hospitals to close.
Update on ALEC, Center for Media and Democracy
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). What corporations have quit ALEC? Is your legislator a member of ALEC? and more.
The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East, by Kathy Kelly
When children waste away to literally nothing while fourteen million people face conflict driven famine, a hue and cry—yes, a caterwaul —most certainly should be raised, worldwide.