Patrick Lawrence: The USA’s Soviet-Style President
We are in for 19 months of relentless, insultingly transparent spin by way of which a patently incompetent man will be purveyed as commander in chief for another four years.
SCOTUS Case May Slash Regulation of Everything From Workers’ Rights to Clean Air
Overruling “Chevron deference” could imperil our health, safety, labor, air, water, food and environmental protections.
You Are Reading This Thanks to Semiconductors
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research On 7 October 2022, the United States government implemented export controls in an effort to hinder the development of China’s semiconductor…
US House Members Unveil Stock Trading Ban
"When members have access to classified information, we should not be trading in the stock market on it," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "It's really that simple."
Ralph Nader: Scranton Joe Nevermore — It’s Always Been Delaware Joe
By Ralph Nader In early March 2023, President Joe Biden embedded in his proposed 2024 budget to Congress revenue increases through tax measures that the rich and corporations do not…
The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos
If EARN IT passes, we’re likely to see state lawmakers step in and mandate scanning of messages and other files similar to the plan that Apple wisely walked away from…
Chris Hedges: The United States of Paralysis
The longer the corporate state erodes the social bonds that knit us to society and give us a sense of purpose and meaning the more inevitable an authoritarian state and…
Texas Republicans Pass Bill to Require Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
The bill is blatantly unconstitutional, violating First Amendment restrictions on governmental endorsement of religion.
Tennessee Lawmakers Aren’t the First Progressives Expelled for Their Activism
John Wilkes, Adam Clayton Powell, and Julian Bond were elected, excluded and returned to the legislature.
Scott Ritter: The Future of US Nuclear Strategy
The fallout from Washington’s policy of seeking Russia’s strategic defeat has seen Moscow radically alter its arms control position. That raises important questions about the winner of the next U.S.…
Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War
The following is excerpted from David Barsamian’s recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition
Congressional action has finally sprung for the jailed WikiLeaks founder.
Netanyahu’s Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel
The illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also…
Just 2 Days After Shooting, Republicans Vote to Loosen Gun Law in North Carolina
Republicans announced the veto override effort just hours after the elementary school shooting in nearby Nashville.
Chinese Official Warns McCarthy Meeting With Taiwanese President Would Be ‘Provocation’
A potential visit with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen "seriously violates the One China principle, harms China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and destroys peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," said…