01 Nov 2016

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Retribution’ by Tanya Tagaq

The colonialism of the United States rears its ugly head as Dakota Access pushes forward with its construction of an oil pipeline on indigenous land, forcing Native Americans to setup camps and engage in resistance to protect their very way of life from pollution. In defense of Dakota Access’s land

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31 Oct 2016

Armed Dakota Access Contractor Accused Of Trying To Infiltrate Water Protectors

An armed Dakota Access security contractor confronted indigenous water protectors fighting the construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota. He had an assault rifle, which he pointed at the water protectors, and he wore a bandana over his face. He was arrested by the Bureau of Indian Affairs police

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31 Oct 2016

Email Reveals What Progressive Think Tank Gained By Hosting Netanyahu

Email posted by WikiLeaks reveals how Clinton adviser Neera Tanden justified hosting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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28 Oct 2016

“Not A ‘Real’ Union”: Emails Show Clinton Campaign Attacks On Nurses

Robby Mook, the manager for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, urged staff to attack National Nurses United (NNU) as “fringe” and suggested they were “not a ‘real’ union,” according to emails published by WikiLeaks. NNU gave Bernie Sanders one of his biggest union endorsements. The nurses union also invested a lot of

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28 Oct 2016

Podesta Emails: Memo Reveals Clinton Campaign’s Plan To Coordinate With DNC

Following the publication of emails from the Democratic National Committee by WikiLeaks, chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was pushed to resign around the same time as the political party’s national convention. She privately attacked the Bernie Sanders campaign and was fiercely loyal to Hillary Clinton. However, a document recently published by

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25 Oct 2016

That Tweet Of Clinton Showing Off Her Cubs Fandom, Explained

Clinton’s press secretary tweeted a photo of her reacting to the Cubs, as they beat the Dodgers to make it to the World Series for the first time in 71 years.

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23 Oct 2016

Clinton Campaign Mulled Embracing Sanders’s Agenda Against Corruption

In the first months of the Democratic presidential primary, one of Hillary Clinton’s advisers conducted focus groups and polling of swing voters to examine “voter distrust” of the political system. The results showed Clinton would benefit greatly if she aggressively pushed policies embraced by Bernie Sanders in his agenda against

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20 Oct 2016

Clinton Campaign Makes Wildly Inconsistent Claims About Emails Published By WikiLeaks

Multiple spokespeople insist WikiLeaks published doctored emails but no one from the Clinton campaign has named an example of a forgery.

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19 Oct 2016

Clinton Campaign Manufactured Controversy Around Sanders’ Planned Parenthood Comments

In email published by WikiLeaks, the Clinton campaign plans how to stir up more discontent over Sanders’ remarks on Planned Parenthood.

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19 Oct 2016

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Shoes Off’ by Swet Shop Boys

The Swet Shop Boys is a rap duo comprised of Himanshu Suri, who is known for his work with Das Racist, and actor Riz Ahmed, who goes by the moniker, Riz MC. Ahmed is a British Pakistani. Suri is of Punjabi-Indian descent. Their ethnicities and brown skin inevitably mean they

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