The withdrawal of James Cavallaro’s nomination to a human rights commission was decried by rights advocates as a clamp-down on criticism of the Israeli government’s violent policies in Palestine.
The progressive Democrat is a myth. The U.S. has two warmongering oligarchic parties and a tremendous amount of narrative management to keep people plugged in to that fraudulent political paradigm.
U.S.-based social justice groups tell Antony Blinken that smearing human-rights promotion as “terrorist” is a well-worn tactic of authoritarian regimes.
Nadya Tannous identifies opportunities for challenging Israel’s bedrock claim on U.S. regional priorities.
Some fear this latest airstrike in Kabul could presage the future of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan if the Biden administration does not prioritize civilian protection.
Caitlin Johnstone responds to the latest rebuke of progressive House member Ilhan Omar by members of her own party.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson also faced criticism for refusing to condemn the reported killing of Palestinian children.
“America’s billionaires could pay for a major Covid relief bill and still not lose a dime of their pre-virus riches.”
Bernie Sanders said the pandemic shows “that we have got to act as a global community — we truly are all in this together,” Jake Johnson reports.
Trump’s demagogic ploy with the freshman lawmaker raises the more serious question of who and what led to the “Day of Planes,” writes Max Blumenthal.
