New York Democrats Anoint Cuomo As Chair As Clinton Delegate Strikes Sanders Delegate With Cane
Democratic Party leaders effectively ensured no motions were brought to a vote and that Governor Cuomo was anointed the chair through an unfair process.
People’s Summit Missed Opportunity To Match Strong Movement Politics With Bold Electoral Politics
The People’s Summit largely avoided discussing the US two-party political system and how those who made the Sanders campaign a success should confront it.
DNC Platform Committee Members Offended By Key Single-Payer Healthcare Advocate
Two DNC Platform Committee members attempted to intimidate a nurses union president, suggesting she didn’t care about those who benefited from the ACA.
Journalist Jason Leopold Discusses New CIA Documents On Gul Rahman Who Was Tortured To Death
The death of Gul Rahman at a CIA black site sparked a historic lawsuit against the architects of the CIA’s torture program. Recently, new CIA documents were released containing revelations related to how agency interrogators abused, tortured, and ultimately killed Rahman. In this week’s episode of the “Unauthorized Disclosure” weekly
Activists Share Evidence Of Voter Suppression Against California Independents
The state of California misled poll workers and deliberately suppressed voters from No Party Preference or independent voters in the primary on June 7.
After Orlando Shooting: Attorney Discusses Politics Of Terrorist Watch List
Attorney Gadeir Abbas not only raises due process concerns surrounding this secret list, but concludes the entire watch-listing system should be dismantled.
Queer, Muslim, And Unwelcome At The ‘New Stonewall’
My experiences of homophobia, Islamophobia, and the crushing weight of living under capitalism cannot be conveniently separated out into different issues.
Tortured Guantanamo Prisoner With Severe Mental Illness Asks Review Board To Approve Release
Guantanamo Bay prisoner Mohammed al Qahtani’s attorneys highlighted new evidence of his “severe psychiatric disabilities” to push for his release.
Cleveland Sued For RNC Rules That Will Limit Speech, Impact Homeless
The ACLU of Ohio sued the city of Cleveland and its mayor for “draconian regulations” adopted for the Republican National Convention.
Evoking ‘Spirit Of 9/12’ Was Once Crass Politics, But Not For Hillary Clinton
Clinton urged Americans to recall the “spirit of 9/12” during her response to the Orlando massacre—ignoring how American Muslims were treated after 9/11.