By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – – Despite Donald Trump’s big wins on Tuesday, he is still only halfway to the delegate count he needs to win the GOP presidential nomination outright, and his remaining rivals of Kasich and Cruz could siphon off enough delegates to deny him that clear victory. It […]
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US politics
Has the Pentagon become Lawless, Corrupt & only overseen by Civilian Hawks?
Gregory D. Foster | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Item: Two U.S. Navy patrol boats, with 10 sailors aboard, “stray” into Iranian territorial waters, and are apprehended and held by Iranian revolutionary guards, precipitating a 24-hour international incident involving negotiations at the highest levels of government to secure their release. The Pentagon offers conflicting […]
Here’s the Bernie Sanders Primary Day Speech Corporate News Blacked Out
Bernie Sanders | – – Bernie Sanders is speaking, but both CNN and MSNBC are ignoring him right now. pic.twitter.com/8jglLxxD4s — Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 16, 2016 Bernie Sanders says he's doing something 'radical' in politics: "Telling the truth." https://t.co/n0FjvDY7Zi pic.twitter.com/Fw1LSwJ8EH — ABC News (@ABC) March 16, 2016 FULL | Bernie Sanders Phoenix Arizona Rally […]
What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The 2016 American presidential election can prove to be a turning point in the development of American politics. This is not because a declared democratic socialist is running for the post or because of Donald Trump’s outrageous statements and proclamations pointing to a serious rise […]
Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?
By Bob Dreyfuss | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing xenophobe, and billionaire, is threatening to capture the Republican nomination for president of the United States — and it’s a question that isn’t being asked only on the left. It’s […]
Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?
Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | – – “Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia during their presidential campaigns.” AJ+: “Who Made It OK to Hate Muslims?”
John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism: ‘This isn’t Complicated’
TeleSur | – – The back and forth began over the rally that gathered more than 10,000 protesters in Chicago forcing Trump to cancel his electoral event. R&B singer John Legend, who regularly speaks out on mass incarceration and police brutality, defended the Chicago protesters that shut down Donald Trump’s rally after Donald Jr. complained about oversensitivity. He went on […]
Which Protest-busting Dictator is Trump most Like?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s incitement chickens came home to roost in Chicago on Friday, when his acolytes attacked the protesters who turned up to a Trump rally. Trump chose the better part of valor and decamped. It seems obvious that Trump’s constant threatening and bullying of anyone who […]
Is the Clinton Campaign Borrowing Bernie Sanders’ Issues, Rhetoric?
By Bianca Perez | ( TeleSur Independent Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont has stuck to his ideals throughout his campaign and has been criticized by politicians and media outlets for his message of a “Political Revolution.” Sanders has spread his ideas of racial inequality, criminal justice reform, universal healthcare and free tuition among others, as […]
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