Many comparisons have been made between Russiagate and the earlier scandals of Watergate and Iran-Contra, but the similarities are at best superficial, explained Robert Parry on June 28, 2017.
Category: Constitution
Gravel Declares Presidential Bid to Highlight Anti-Interventionism and Direct Democracy
The former U.S. senator, 89, who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional record, and ran for president in 2008, says he’s not entering to win but to inject crucial issues into Democratic primary debates.
1% Politics and the New Gilded Age
Rajan Menon looks at two recent scandals and what they show about the nexus between wealth and power in America.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Another Whistleblower in Solitary Confinement
Marty Gottesfeld is a reminder of the Justice Department’s determination to silence truthtellers, writes John Kiriakou.
Media Serve the Governors, Not the Governed
The FBI Came Close to Staging a Coup
Andrew McCabe, a senior bureau official, provided the alarming evidence in a “60 Minutes” interview, writes John Kiriakou.
How to Legalize Cannabis Throughout US
How Russia-gate Rationalized Censorship
Brett Kavanaugh Threatens Racial Justice & Voting Rights
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s disturbing record on racial issues would put the Voting Rights Act in further jeopardy if he were to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, argues Marjorie Cohn.
In Shielding US from Legal Obligations, Kavanaugh Conflates International Law with Foreign Laws
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has nothing but contempt for international law. But he has shown uncritical deference to executive power, particularly in the so-called war on terror cases, argues Marjorie Cohn.