However inequitable its bias, capitalist democracy at least offered the possibility of incremental and piecemeal reform. Now it is a corpse.
Chris Hedges: American Requiem
The Invention of the Electoral College
Eleven delegates at the Constitutional Convention were left to decide how the country would choose a president, writes Phillip J. VanFossen.
A History of Contested Presidential Elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore
If either Trump or Biden refuses to concede, Robert Speel says it wouldn’t be the first time turmoil persisted for days and weeks after an election.
CN Live! Election Coverage–Day 2
We were back on the air picking up our election coverage on Wednesday with reports, analysis and guests. We will resume later on Thursday.
Commentary, Election 2020, Media, Politics, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
100 Years Ago, First Commercial Radio Broadcast Announced Election Results
Politics would never be the same, writes Richard Gunderman.
ELECTIONS 2020: Whoever Wins Faces Severe Eviction Crisis
John Buell says there are lessons to be learned from the Obama era foreclosures of 2008-2009.
WATCH: CN Live!’s Election Night Coverage
CN Live!‘s Elizabeth Vos and Joe Lauria anchored coverage of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, with results, analysis and a host of guests.
American Empire, Bolivia, Column, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Latin America, Militarism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, Venezuela
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Talk of Another Pink Tide
Expect an orgy of U.S. subterfuge. If there’s one thing Washington cannot abide more than a working social democracy, it’s a working social democracy in Latin America.
Afghanistan, American Empire, Bolivia, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Iran, Libya, Middle East, Militarism, Saudi Arabia, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Ending Regime Change — in Bolivia & the World
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies address the illegal and destructive uses of U.S. military, diplomatic and financial coercion since Sept. 11.
ELECTION 2020: US Suburbs & Politics Have Radically Changed
These days they vary a great deal by well-being, race and ethnicity and that makes them politically dynamic, says Jan Nijman.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘A Terrible Choice’ With Jill Stein, Chris Hedges, Mike Gravel and Rick Wolff
Our all-star panel discussed troubling aspects of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
Britain, Campaign 2020, CN Live!, Commentary, Consortiumnews.com, Election 2020, Intelligence, Legal, Media, Politics, Russiagate, Trump Administration, WikiLeaks
ELECTION 2020: Media Silence on Assange Aids Trump
By ignoring Donald Trump’s apparent abuse of power in allegedly ordering Julian Assange’s arrest, it seems the liberal media’s hatred for Assange trumps that of Trump, argues Elizabeth Vos.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘Voter Suppression’ With Greg Palast
Greg Palast appeared on CN Live! Saturday night to discuss the latest on voter suppression as we approach Tuesday’s election.
ELECTION 2020: Trump’s Failed State
In the 21st century, the United States has been visibly inching ever closer to failed-state status, writes Karen J. Greenberg.
Reclaiming Africa’s Early Post-Independence History
The authors respond to the almost permanent state of austerity that neoliberalism has imposed on much of the continent.
American Empire, Assange extradition, Campaign 2020, Civil Rights, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Protests, Racism, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News, WikiLeaks
ELECTION 2020: Democracy Calls Us to Fight ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ Argument
From “Hope and Change” to “Make America Great Again, the system entices people to consume the illusion of choice, writes Nozomi Hayase.
Report Details Deadly US Drone Strikes & Raids in Yemen Under Trump
A U.K.-based watchdog group charts the escalation, mainly in 2017, of counter-terrorism operations and the toll on civilians.
Britain’s Profiteering Spymasters Ignored the Country’s Biggest Threats
While spinning the revolving doors, they have endangered the public by neglecting bigger security threats, like coronavirus and climate change, write Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis.
WATCH: CN Live! New Episode—‘Green Ticket’
The presidential and vice presidential candidates of the U.S. Green Party were interviewed on CN Live! on Thursday night.
Asia, China, Commentary, Foreign Policy, Militarism, Trump Administration, U.S., Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News
Key Pentagon Official Turned China Policy Over to Arms Industry & Taiwan Supporters
The triumph of corporate and foreign interests over one of the most consequential decisions regarding China is likely to bedevil U.S. foreign policy for years to come, writes Gareth Porter.