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Who's Who Of American War Criminals Endorse Haspel To Run CIA
An array of former intelligence and other government officials signed a letter to the Senate intelligence committee in support of Gina Haspel for CIA director. By Kevin Gosztola.
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On the Silencing of Julian Assange
Legendary filmmaker and journalist John Pilger and Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, spoke to Dennis J. Bernstein and Randy Credico on April 5, about the latest attempt to silence the Wikileaks founder.
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501 Days of Trump & Co. Stealing America Blind
A constant drip of corruption. And this is just what we know so far… By Joy Crane, Nick Tabor. Introduction by David Cay Johnston.
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Welcome to the Dick Cheney Administration
The problem with John Bolton isn’t that he’s an extremist. It's that he’s mainstream. By Stephen M. Walt.
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America Takes the Next Step Toward Tyranny
Trump’s staff purge is the start of a dark and dangerous new phase in which no constraints on his whims will be tolerated. By Andrew Sullivan.
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You Think You Want Media Literacy… Do You?
While we have many problems in our media landscape, the most dangerous is how it is being weaponized to gaslight people. By Danah Boyd.
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On Being a Dissenting Voice in 2018
I just thought I might give you a little taste of what it means to your personal life to express dissent from the government line in the UK in 2018. By Craig Murray.
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The Pig Empire Prepares For War
It’s been a very, very bad week if you’re rooting for peace. By Nina Illingworth.
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Obama's Legacy of Impunity for Torture
The 44th president’s decision to “look forward” has enabled Donald Trump to look backward and appoint a torture backer to run the CIA. By Adam Serwer.
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It’s Impossible to Overstate How Terrible Mike Pompeo Is
When the director of the CIA, an unelected public servant, publicly demonizes a publisher such as WikiLeaks as a “fraud,” “coward” and “enemy,” it puts all journalists on notice, or should. By Michael Krieger.
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Democrats and the Crisis of Legitimacy
The American electoral system, and with it what passes for representative democracy, is facing a crisis of legitimacy reflected in continued fallout from the 2016 election... By Rob Urie.
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Democrats: Doomed to Repeat the 2016 Election
A progressive upset in Texas recalls Hillary and Bernie all over again. By W. James Antle III.
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Christian Dominionists Meet at Trump's Washington Hotel to Answer the ''Divine Call to War''
They want a theocracy in the US, and they have Trump's ear. By Bill Berkowitz.
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[Southern Poverty Law Center Goes Full Clinton]
"The multipolar spin: how fascists operationalize left-wing resentment." By Alexander Reid ["Tailgunner"] Ross.
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‘Progressive’ Journalists Jump the Shark on Russiagate
A lack of skepticism has characterized much of the reporting on Russiagate, with undue credibility being given to questionable sources like the Steele dossier, and now progressives like Jane Mayer and Cenk Uygur are joining the bandwagon, Ray McGovern observes.
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Donald Trump is Toronto’s Rob Ford on Steroids
It’s not just the US which has had its “Howard Beale moment.” By Marshall Auerback.
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How populist uprisings could bring down liberal democracy
Authoritarians are on the rise, and electorates are seduced by extremes. To fight back, mainstream politicians need to grasp the causes of popular discontent and rebuild democracy’s moral foundations. By Yascha Mounk.
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What We Really Learned From Mueller’s Indictment Of Russian Trolls Is That Internet Providers Know Everything
Normally, details like those disclosed in the 37-page indictment would be classified, not released to the public. By Thomas Frank.
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Billionaires gone wild
The American media landscape, like the rest of the country, is being reshaped by the whims of the ultra-rich. By Alex Pareene.
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Marion Maréchal-Le Pen to share stage with US conservatives
Niece of far-right Front National leader Marine Le Pen to address conference after vice-president Mike Pence on Thursday. By Angelique Chrisafis.
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