Second Thoughts on Bernie’s Viability
Photo by Phil Roeder I am starting to think that I may be off base on one of my political calculations. In the course of arguing that Hillary Clinton would…
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Presidential Elections 2016: The Revolt of the Masses
Photo by Gage Skidmore Introduction The presidential elections of 2016 have several unique characteristics that defy common wisdom about political practices in 21st century America. Clearly the established pol...
Bernie Sanders’ Phantom Movement
Photo by Gage Skidmore Bernie Sanders, who has attracted numerous young, white, college-educated supporters in his bid for the presidency, says he is creating a movement and promises a political…
Clinton and the Democratic Establishment: the Ties That Bind
Photo by Valsts Kanceleja After what can only be described as an absolute disaster of an electoral showing in the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton’s hopes of becoming the Democratic…
With the Specter of Clinton Looming: Rethinking Bernie
Photo by Phil Roeder Do Bernie Sanders’ rising poll numbers and newfound willingness to take Hillary Clinton on change anything? They might. The Clinton juggernaut is not invincible; it was…
Why America’s Next President Will Not Be a Socialist
Photo by Gage Skidmore With the latest polls showing US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders leading rival Hillary Clinton only weeks before the first two primaries in Iowa and New…
A Progressive or a Radical?
Photo by Phil Roeder Immediately after the Democratic presidential debate on October 13, Van Jones offered two astute observations: “class won,” as did Black Lives Matter. The former, of course,…
Netanyahu, the Other Israelis, and Bobby Burns
Photo by Cherie Cullen Apart from inadvertently making the case for equal time by his Israeli pre-election opposition, the spectacle of Benjamin Netanyahu’s wild diatribe at the joint session of…
Sanctions Imposed on the U.S.?
A Spanish satirical drawing published in La Campana de Gràcia (1896), criticizing U.S. behavior regarding Cuba. Text below reads: “Keep the island so it won’t get lost.” Another year, another…
Malcolm X Was Right About America
Photo from Public Domain NEW YORK—Malcolm X, unlike Martin Luther King Jr., did not believe America had a conscience. For him there was no great tension between the lofty ideals…
Killing Ragheads for Jesus
A combat operation in Fallujah on the 9th of Nov 2004 • Photo by SFC Johancharles Van Boers “American Sniper” lionizes the most despicable aspects of U.S. society—the gun culture,…
America stumbles through another year
Photo by Christiaan Triebert The Palestinians are seeking a vote in the United Nations’ Security Council on a resolution favoring their statehood, unquestionably a reasonable proposal in the minds of…
A Society of Captives
Photo by Tony Webster Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to launch a pilot program in New York City to place body cameras on police officers and conduct training seminars to…
Elites Have Forced America into a National Psychosis to Keep Us Embroiled in Imperial Wars
Photo by Andrew Rusk “War is the health of the State,” wrote social critic Randolph Bourne in a classic essay as America entered World War I: It automatically sets in…
The Leading Terrorist State
Photo by Arlo K. Abrahamson “It’s official: The U.S. is the world’s leading terrorist state, and proud of it.” That should have been the headline for the lead story in…
Ballots or Bullets: Democracy and World Power
Photo by Pete Souza Introduction The principal reason why Washington engages in military wars, sanctions and clandestine operations to secure power abroad is because its chosen clients cannot and do…
ISIS and the USA
Photo from Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Public Affairs In order to overcome massive US and world public opposition to new wars in the…