27 Jun 2016

Film Review: ‘Weiner’ Captures Quintessence Of Political Hubris

It is captivating to see Weiner and his team, along with Abedin, follow the playbook for handling political scandals.

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27 Jun 2016

Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Rape Of The World’

America’s political class remains largely unmoved by the urgent need to radically alter society in order to curb the impacts of climate disruption. That much was clear as lobbyists and progressives appointed by Hillary Clinton opposed strengthening the Democratic Party platform to include support for a ban on natural gas

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26 Jun 2016

Director Of Palestine Legal Discusses New York’s Plans For BDS Blacklist

A political crackdown on the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel’s occupation of Palestine has spread over the past year, and in the past month, it has sharply escalated with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive order. Hillary Clinton has also shown she would aggressively promote cracking down on

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25 Jun 2016

Democrats Prioritize Party Unity Over Including Stand Against TPP In Platform

Members appointed by Clinton and DNC Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz claimed it was improper to oppose the TPP when President Obama fervently believes in it.

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25 Jun 2016

Democrats Ignore Urgency Of Climate Crisis, Vote Against Adding Fracking Ban To Platform

Democrats appointed to the Democratic Party’s Platform Committee by Hillary Clinton and the party’s chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, defeated a ban on fracking on June 24. Former U.S. Representative Howard Berman, American Federation of State, County, and Muncipal Employees executive assistant to the president, Paul Booth, former White House Energy

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24 Jun 2016

Democrats Urged To Reject Fracked Gas As ‘Bridge Fuel’ In Party Platform

Will the Democratic platform committee have the courage or political will to adopt a ban on natural gas fracking?

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23 Jun 2016

Independent Movements Need Independent Media To Blossom

Millions have paid attention to what has unfolded over the last months, and they know there is something deeply rotten at the core of our society, which must be addressed.

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22 Jun 2016

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.

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22 Jun 2016

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.

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20 Jun 2016

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.

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