As Trial Begins, Trump Protest Attendees Face 60 Years in Prison by Chris Steele
Guilty by Association in the Age of Trump. Comparing Charlottesville to J20: A Case Study in Hypocrisy. Repression, Harsh Sentencing and Sexual Assault.
How Trump Brought the Political Media Class to Its Knees
For the American public, trying to make sense of the most disruptive moment in American politics since Vietnam and Watergate, little is accomplished. *** The political media has failed to reckon with its biggest, most enduring challenge, which it has nothing to do with revenue or audience growth or cord-cutters. The political press is facing a crisis of substance—and it’s not just poisoning the public’s perception of journalism, it’s playing right into Trump’s hands.
Henry Giroux | Democracy on life support: Donald Trump’s first anniversary
Trump has sucked all of the oxygen out of democracy and has put in play a culture and mode of politics that kills empathy, wallows in cruelty and fear and mutilates democratic ideals.
Henry Giroux | Democracy on life support: Donald Trump’s first anniversary
Trump has sucked all of the oxygen out of democracy and has put in play a culture and mode of politics that kills empathy, wallows in cruelty and fear and mutilates democratic ideals.
Did Al Qaeda Dupe Trump on Syrian Attack?
... the problem really comes from Washington’s longtime strategy of coercing U.N. organizations into becoming propaganda arms for U.S. geopolitical strategies.
Trump and Democrats Misread Mandates — Robert Parry
Whatever one thinks about white working-class voters who favored Trump, calling people gullible is not an effective way to woo back a voting bloc that already feels insulted and alienated.
The Politics of Sexual Harassment and War
A culture that tolerates various forms of abusive and predatory behavior, whether it’s silence amid a culture of sexual harassment or blind patriotism toward dubiously justified wars, has lost its moral compass.
Chris Hedges | The Cost of Resistance
Resistance is not, fundamentally, political. It is cultural. It is about finding meaning and expression in the transcendent and the incongruities of life.
Chris Hedges | The Cost of Resistance
Resistance is not, fundamentally, political. It is cultural. It is about finding meaning and expression in the transcendent and the incongruities of life.
FAKE NEWS ALERT: Media Conglomerates convince FCC that Facebook can replace local news stations
Driven by profits, broadcasters have lobbied to weaken the public’s access to quality information about their elected representatives.
Chris Hedges | Our Ever-Deadlier Police State
The grotesque distortions of the judicial system and the aggressive war on the poor by the police will get worse under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Chris Hedges | Our Ever-Deadlier Police State
The grotesque distortions of the judicial system and the aggressive war on the poor by the police will get worse under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.