The heirs of Sheldon Adelson may poison our democracy for decades to come, warns Sam Pizzigati.
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Spanish Judge Seeks Sheldon Adelson Security Chief in Assange Spying Case
A Las Vegas Sands staffer’s apparent role in the criminal operation indicates the Spanish investigation is homing in on U.S. intelligence, Max Blumenthal reports.
Understanding Netanyahu’s Political Survival
Nijmeh Ali offers a guide to the Israeli right wing, its internal conflicts and the prime minister’s model of one-man rule.
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: Court Files Expose Sheldon Adelson’s Security Team in US Spying on Assange
An exclusive investigation by The Grayzone reveals new details on the critical role Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands played in an apparent CIA spying operation targeting Julian Assange, reports Max Blumenthal.
The ‘Values,’ ‘Vision,’ and ‘Democracy’ of an Inauthentic Opposition
Average Americans, whose economic survival is threatened, have no political party to represent them, including deceptive Democrats who claim to be their champions and blame others when their deception fails, says Paul Street.
Israel Lobby Pays the Political Piper
Exclusive: The Israel Lobby is so powerful that for years it insisted it didn’t exist – and Official Washington went along with the lie. Today, President Trump scrambles to secure the lobby’s blessings, Jonathan Marshall observes.
A GOP Split on Neocon Orthodoxy
The mainstream U.S. media remains focused on the acrimony of the GOP presidential race while less noticed is a growing split among top candidates over the neocon foreign policy prescription of regime change and more regime change. Several hopefuls are deviating…
Neocons Make Rubio Their Favorite
With Sen. Marco Rubio surging in the polls closing the gap on Donald Trump and easily besting Hillary Clinton in some general-election match-ups the neocons have found their favorite candidate, a fresh face who would put them firmly back in…
Rubio Follows the Big Money
Exclusive: Sen. Marco Rubio is the new favorite of the Republican establishment, a shift away from Jeb Bush signaled by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer’s embrace. But Rubio earned that affection by advancing Singer’s high-stakes financial fight with Argentina, Jonathan Marshall reports.
The Big Money Behind Netanyahu
Sheldon Adelson, the casino tycoon who has proposed nuking Iran, was in the gallery as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered his “State of the Union” speech to a rapt and rapturous U.S. Congress. After all, Adelson funds both Netanyahu and…