Corporate Democratic Think Tank Tries To Rewrite Bernie Sanders’ Platform
In an op-ed in The New York Times, Schmitt claims that Senator Sanders had been “running the Windows 95 version of progressive politics.”
US Support For Al Qaeda In Syria Complicating Peace Talks
While Obama has been able to keep fewer US boots on the ground than Bush, the effort to play God in the affairs of other nations remains unchanged.
President Obama Blames Young Voters For His Failures In Commencement Address
It appears that young voters are going to be the excuse for why a campaign based on hope and change produced mostly hot air.
Wall Street Funds Battle By Proxy In Congress Over Puerto Rico Bailout
Though there is much talk of principle, it looks as though the real battle lines in Puerto Rico are drawn by alliances between funds and elected officials.
Obama Sends More Troops To Syria As Spokesman Memoryholes Pledge
The “no boots on the ground” pledge has clearly been violated, but if you believe State Department Spokesman John Kirby, the pledge itself was never made.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘The Trouble With Normal’
Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn wrote in his memoir that his songs are “multi-faceted.” Not only are they about “war, injustice, and exploitation,” not only do they deal with faith and grace, but they are also about “mystery, beauty, love, pain, [and] joy.” They are about the power of a “wild place”
Protest Song of Week: ‘(Don’t Worry) If There’s Hell Below, We’re All Going To Go’
In the late 1960s, black Americans in inner cities rioted and rebelled against poverty and oppression. Black Americans demanded more investment in black communities to alleviate the conditions contributing to widespread despair. There was also a fierce crackdown by authorities on the Black Panthers, which attempted to empower black Americans
Bill Clinton Says Black Lives Matter Protesters Defend Gang Leaders, Crack Dealers
Former President Bill Clinton accused protesters of defending gang leaders and crack dealers, who killed the black lives protesters say matter.
American Muslims Treated As Second-Class Citizens And Placed On No Fly List File Lawsuit
The lawsuit demands redress for muslims placed on the No Fly List and “falsely stigmatized as ‘known or suspected’ terrorists.”
CAP-Neocon Partnership Raises Concerns For Hillary Clinton Presidency
The Center For American Progress, a think tank aligned with the Democrats and the Clinton family, has long been under scrutiny for its financing activities.