(Otherwords.org) – Trump is counting on the working class he’s betraying most aggressively. Can the left get out of affluent suburbia and back to its roots? By Peter Certo | February 5, 2020 There’s an image burned into my brain from childhood: the graffitied train tracks along the intersection of Fifth and Patterson in downtown […]
Impeach Trump for his Crimes against the People, not just Against the Bidens & Dems
(Afterwords.org) – Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden. “Has Trump finally gone too far?” There’s a headline you’ve seen a thousand times. At last, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says he has. A whistleblower says Trump withheld foreign aid to Ukraine to pressure the country’s […]
It isn’t Just Trump: It is Washington DC out to get The Squad
( Otherwords.org) – You’ve heard the cliche: If you’re taking heat from “both sides,” you must be doing something right. It’s dubious advice, but it fits pretty well for “the Squad” — the progressive first-year Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar. Donald Trump recently tweeted that these four women of color […]
It’s the Corporations, Stupid. Russia Collusion was never the Real Scandal
( Otherwords.org) – Collusion with corporations has always been hiding in plain sight. It takes real people to fight that — not an elite prosecutor. By Peter Certo | March 26, 2019 Robert Mueller won’t be filing any more indictments related to the “Russiagate” investigation. Though the search unearthed ample evidence that Russia wanted Trump […]
Trump Hawks don’t Care about Democracy, they Want a Brutal Coup for Venezuelan Oil
(Otherwords.org) – Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela? By Peter Certo | January 30, 2019 For some months now, Venezuela’s socialist government has lurched through a series of escalating crises — hyperinflation, mass protests, political violence — while both the government and its […]
Not One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Rant
(Otherwords.org) – The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing? Way back in 2014 — a century ago, it feels like — President Barack Obama requested time on major networks for an Oval Office address on immigration reform. Fearing the subject was too […]
The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?
Washington, D.C. ( Otherwords.org) – The Supreme Court is a real piece of work. Over the last few days it’s been popping off far-right proclamations like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. Except this uncle gets to make the rules in your house, and he can stay there until he dies. Over about 48 hours, the […]
Nevermind the Wall — They’re Building Warehouses for Refugee Children
The newest plank of immigration enforcement? Kidnapping children and piling them into detention centers. Washington, D.C. (Otherwords) – Most mornings lately, I’ve woken up to two things. First I hear my toddler, sounding off that it’s time to get up. Then I see the news stories about other toddlers our immigration authorities ripped away from […]
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