FAIR | Russia, Terror and Taxes Dominate Debates; Climate, Poverty, Abortion Barely Mentioned
The NSA (along with “privacy” and “surveillance”) and Native Americans have not been mentioned onstage once.
Glenn Greenwald | On WikiLeaks, Journalism, and Privacy: Reporting on the Podesta Archive is an Easy Call
WikiLeaks has always been somewhat controversial but reaction has greatly intensified this year because many of their most significant leaks have had an impact on the U.S. presidential election.
Zeese and Flowers | Living In The Illusion Of Democracy
Democrats and Republicans are choosing to only debate Democrats and Republicans, and preventing any competition.
Media Ask Which Candidate Can Better Exploit Our Irrational Fear of Terrorism
Politico (9/20/16) frames the terrorism issue as “who has the upper hand.”
Chris Hedges | Fascism, Neoliberalism, and 3rd Parties in America (Video)
Hedges in-depth perspective about the election, the issues, the candidates and the political system.
Edward Snowden makes ‘moral’ case for presidential pardon
“Unfortunately, many candidates in the political mainstream today, even pundits and commentators who aren’t running for office, believe we have to be able to do anything, no matter what, as long as there is some benefit to be had in doing so. But that is the logic of a police state.”
Glenn Greenwald: Regardless of Trump, Journalists Must Do Their Homework and Investigate Clinton (Video)
Giving a demonstration of the kind of scrutiny he wants his colleagues to practice, Greenwald asked why the Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars in donations from Saudi Arabia and other tyrannical states in the Persian Gulf.
Now Age Conversations: “Propaganda and Fake Left Media” with Joshua Frank (Video)
For this edition of Now Age Conversations, I speak with Joshua Frank, Managing Editor at Counterpunch. We talk about the insidious “fake left” media sources, while progressive in orientation, steer readers toward the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton. The Now Age Press Counterpunch Media of the Day August 23, 2016 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYcDpistznQ?enablejsapi=1&wmode=opaque] In addition to his role More
Michael Corcoran | How Sanders Shaped the National Discourse on Class: A Media Analysis
Sanders supporters should not get disillusioned. It may seem easy to forget, but the primary goal of the Sanders' campaign was not the presidency, but a "political revolution." Winning an election was a goal, to be sure, but "revolution" was the goal.
Chris Hedges | The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism
Fascist movements build their base not from the politically active but the politically inactive, the “losers” who feel, often correctly, they have no voice or role to play in the political establishment.
“No More War!” chants disrupt Democrats’ Convention
Neither big party convention in the United States has expressed any interest in ending war, outside of that wonderful chanting. We're going to be needing a powerful global peace movement to control U.S. warmongering. Help us build it by attending No War 2016: http://worldbeyondwar.org/NoWar2016
Henry A. Giroux | White Supremacy and Sanctioned Violence in the Age of Donald Trump
Commenting on Trump's speech, columnist Eugene Robinson argued that his talk added up to what few journalists were willing to acknowledge -- "a notorious white supremacist account." What is shocking is the refusal in many mainstream media circles to examine the role that white supremacy has played in creating the conditions for Trump to emerge as the head of the Republican Party.