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Mainstream Media’s Russian Bogeymen

January 13, 2017

Exclusive: The mainstream hysteria over Russia has led to dubious or downright false stories that have deepened the New Cold War, as Gareth Porter notes regarding last month’s bogus tale of a hack into the U.S. electric grid.

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Who’s the Real Manipulator of Elections?

January 13, 2017

Exclusive: In berating Russia for alleged interference in the recent U.S. election, the U.S. intelligence community ignores the extensive U.S. role in manipulating political movements around the globe, observes Jonathan Marshall.

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Campaign 2016, Constitution, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Obama Administration, Politics, Right Wing, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration

America in Need of ‘Democracy Promotion’

January 13, 2017

The U.S. government lectures other countries about “democracy” – and  finances internal opposition in the name of “democracy promotion” – but its own behavior falls far short of democratic norms, says ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.

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Pulling a J. Edgar Hoover on Trump

January 12, 2017

Exclusive: President-elect Trump is fending off a U.S. intelligence leak of unproven allegations that he cavorted with Russian prostitutes, but the darker story might be the CIA’s intervention in U.S. politics, reports Robert Parry.

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Campaign 2016, Foreign Policy, Health Reform, Media, Obama Administration, Politics, Right Wing, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration

Did Trump Kill ‘Liberal Democracy’?

January 12, 2017

Donald Trump’s victory has spurred commentary about the “death of liberal democracy,” but the seeds of that demise were planted in the 1980s amid elite orthodoxy in favor of neoliberal economics, argues Mike Lofgren.

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How Obama Spread the Mideast Fires

January 11, 2017

Exclusive: Barack Obama is one of the “coolest” American presidents, but his “team of rivals” approach to governing – trying to accommodate and co-opt his adversaries – proved disastrous, especially in the Mideast, says Daniel Lazare.

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Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Obama Administration, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration

Obama’s Unkept Promise on Nuclear War

January 11, 2017

Exclusive: By ratcheting up tensions with Russia, U.S. national security is raising risks of accidental nuclear war with missiles still on hair-trigger alert — despite President Obama’s promises, writes Jonathan Marshall.

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What DeVos Might Do to Public Schools

January 11, 2017

Donald Trump is stocking his administration with fellow rich people including “school voucher” advocate Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary, a choice that makes many public school defenders nervous, reports Dennis J Bernstein.

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Obama Belatedly Says No to Israel

January 10, 2017

Exclusive: If President Obama had confronted Israel over its illegal settlements earlier, he might have really achieved something, but his U.N. abstention as he heads out the door is better than nothing, observes Marjorie Cohn.

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Wall Street’s Win-Win with Trump

January 10, 2017

Exclusive: Most Wall Street bigwigs sided with Hillary Clinton in 2016 but now have adroitly shifted affections to Donald Trump whose populist rhetoric is giving way to another super-rich bonfire of the vanities, explains Mike Lofgren.

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The Democrats’ Russia-Did-It Dodge

January 10, 2017

To avoid facing up to why Hillary Clinton’s pro-corporatist candidacy really lost key Rust Belt states, national Democrats are finding it easier to blame Russia, a dangerous and self-defeating game, says Norman Solomon at The Hill.

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The ‘Post-Truth’ Mainstream Media

January 9, 2017

Exclusive: U.S. mainstream media sees itself as the definer of what’s true and what’s “propaganda,” but has gotten lost in a fog of self-delusion and is now the principal purveyor of “post-truth” news, writes Nicolas J S Davies.

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Europe’s Mixed Feelings About Trump

January 9, 2017

Exclusive: European governments are nervous about a Trump presidency, but – for economic and other reasons – many on the Continent would welcome a friendlier approach toward Russia, reports Andrew Spannaus.

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The Left’s Challenge in Age of Trump

January 8, 2017

The impending Trump presidency challenges the American Left to consider how to contest a right-wing agenda and how to create electoral options beyond Democratic Party orthodoxy, as Dennis J Bernstein and Norman Solomon discuss.

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US Report Still Lacks Proof on Russia ‘Hack’

January 7, 2017

Exclusive: Despite mainstream media acceptance, the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment on alleged Russian “hacking” still lacks hard public evidence, a case of “trust-us” by politicized spy agencies, writes Robert Parry.

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Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Obama Administration, Politics

Pushing for a Lucrative New Cold War

January 7, 2017

The New Cold War promises untold riches for the Military-Industrial Complex, causing hawks inside the Obama administration to push for more hostilities with Russia, as in a Syrian case study dissected by Gareth Porter for Truthdig.

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Campaign 2016, Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Media, Obama Administration, Politics, The Bush-43 Administration, Trump Administration

The Dubious Case on Russian ‘Hacking’

January 6, 2017

Still not showing evidence, U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper told senators he’s really sure Russia was the source of “hacked” Democratic emails, but the case remains weak, say ex-intelligence officials William Binney and Ray McGovern.

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Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Media, Obama Administration, Politics, Religion, Trump Administration

Fear and Misunderstanding of Russia

January 6, 2017

Much of America’s recent demonization of Russia relates to deep cultural and even religious differences between the two countries, requiring a deeper understanding of the other’s strengths and weaknesses, writes Paul Grenier.

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Politics, Secrecy, Trump Administration

Resisting the Congressional Watchdog

January 6, 2017

Not that political corruption doesn’t happen with divided government, but with Republicans controlling all three branches, the prospects for more Abramoff-type scandals rise, warn Bill Moyers and Michael Winship.

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Campaign 2016, Human Rights, Intelligence, Lost History, Media, Obama Administration, Politics, Right Wing, Trump Administration

Donald Trump’s Debt to Willie Horton

January 5, 2017

Special Report: A precursor of Donald Trump’s race-messaging campaign can be found in George H.W. Bush’s exploitation of the Willie Horton case in 1988, an ugly reminder of America’s racist heritage, writes JP Sottile.

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