Contrary to reports, most City Council members — who won by pledging to advance racial equity — tried to do the right thing, says Scott Shaffer.
Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt to Defund Police Thwarted by Unelected Charter Commission
Category: Politics
Feeling Betrayed by Combat Veterans in Congress
It’s disturbing for Danny Sjursen to witness veterans in Congress supporting the Afghan War by far wider margins than combat-comrades back in their districts.
Proposed Reform to US Espionage Act Would Create Public Interest Defense
Defendants would be able to testify about their reason for engaging in the prohibited conduct, Kevin Gosztola reports.
ELECTION 2020: Corporations Shouldn’t Manage Another Presidential Debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates is a major cause of lowest common- denominator politics, writes John Buell.
Chris Hedges: Trump’s Barrett Nomination Another Step Toward Christian Totalitarianism
All fascist and totalitarian movements paper over their squalid belief systems with the veneer of religious morality.
The Rise of Christian Nationalism in America
The Bible continues to be weaponized to validate anti-poor, white racist political power, writes Liz Theoharis.
ELECTION 2020: Trump’s Encouragement of GOP Ballot Watchers Echoes Old Tactic of Voter Intimidation
The 2020 presidential election will be the first in nearly 40 years conducted without the protections of a court order sparked by Republican tactics in New Jersey in 1981, writes Mark Krasovic.
William Barr’s Exemplary Christ-Like Behavior
“A twisted halftime show between executions.” Barbara Koeppel reports on the outrage over this year’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast honoree.
WATCH: CN Live! Daily Video Report on Assange Hearing–Day 14
Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria presents a live report every day that court is in session at noon EDT during the resumed extradition hearing. Watch his recap of the fourteenth day’s events.
Will Michele Flournoy Be the Angel of Death for the American Empire?
The advocate of endless war and limitless Pentagon budgets would be exactly the wrong choice for Biden’s defense secretary, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies.