The U.S. is a de facto one-party state where the ideology of national security is sacrosanct, unsustainable debt props up the empire and the primary business is war.
Chris Hedges: Democrats, the More Effective Evil
Tag: Democratic Party
Chris Hedges: America’s New Class War
Organized workers, often defying their timid union leadership, are on the march across the United States.
Tax the Rich?
The authors say that Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation.
A Kinder, Gentler US Empire Is Not Possible
Caitlin Johnstone responds to the latest rebuke of progressive House member Ilhan Omar by members of her own party.
Democratic Opposition to Israel Grows, Putting Biden in a Bind
Democrats in the U.S. Congress are split between traditional, knee-jerk support for Israel, and a rising chorus of Democratic members who are daring to speak out.
25 YEARS OF CN: Russia-Hack Story, Another Media Failure—Dec. 19, 2016
The mainstream U.S. media’s gullible acceptance of unproven CIA claims about Russian interference in the U.S. elections is another reason to doubt the media and fear for the future of American democracy, Joe Lauria wrote on Dec. 19, 2016.
ELECTION 2020: Establishment Dems Can’t Say ‘No’ to Billionaires
Despite the party’s progressive platform, campaigns up and down the ticket ran away from anything that might discomfort the most comfortable, writes Sam Pizzigati.
LEE CAMP: Top 10 People to Blame if Joe Biden Loses (It’s Not The Left)
Let’s get ready for a blame game. If he loses to one of the most racist, megalomaniacal presidents in history it won’t be the Left’s fault.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: After Cheering Assange’s Abuse, Journalists Have Paved Path to US Gulag
Eight years of misdirection by the corporate media has laid the ground for the current public indifference to Assange’s extradition and widespread ignorance of its horrendous implications, writes Jonathan Cook.
ELECTION 2020: Parties Play Favorites to Allot States’ Delegates
With the Democratic Convention kicking off Monday and the GOP to follow, John A. Tures finds some staggering disparities between state populations and their delegate portions.