15 Nov 2016

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Writings On Disobedience And Democracy’

Vinnie Paz of the hip hop group, Jedi Mind Tricks, wrote this song inspired by the work of people’s historian, Howard Zinn. It picks up where his song, “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train,” left off, and similarly, it is a kind of hip hop cliff notes of

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15 Nov 2016

Interview: Andy Worthington On Final Push To Close Guantanamo

President Barack Obama has less than 70 days to achieve one of the key goals that will define his legacy: close the Guantanamo Bay military prison. There are 60 prisoners at Guantanamo. Twenty of them were cleared by the Obama administration and could be freed. Of course, the specter of

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14 Nov 2016

Go Fuck Yourself, Kurt Eichenwald!

Kurt Eichenwald almost assaulted a Jill Stein supporter who likes his work and thinks Sanders supporters are all conspiracy peddlers.

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14 Nov 2016

The Complicity Of Obama, Democrats Set Stage For Dangerous Trump Presidency

President Barack Obama expanded and institutionalized several powers, especially related to national security, which will make it easier for Trump to impose his authority.

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13 Nov 2016

Interview: Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein On Clinton’s Loss To Trump

When the liberal class heard news media report Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote, numerous people experienced meltdowns that involved blaming anyone and everyone but Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. In particular, Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was one of the targets, even though the math did not point

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11 Nov 2016

The Political Songs Of Leonard Cohen

The man in the famous blue raincoat, who has gone up to the Tower of Song, always believed the best way to respond to a cruel world was to keep existing.

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09 Nov 2016

The Hubris of Democratic Elites, Clinton Campaign Gave Us President Trump

Democrats and the Clinton campaign wanted to run against Trump but ignored warning signs that Election Day could be a disaster.

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08 Nov 2016

The Worst Hot Takes Of 2016 Election: An Unforgiving Retrospective

Shadowproof’s staff collaborated on this collection of the worst punditry written during the 2016 election.

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02 Nov 2016

How Clinton Campaign Gamed Super PAC Regulations

Memos attached to Clinton campaign emails published by WikiLeaks reveal how the campaign worked around campaign finance regulations.

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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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