We Are Ripe for Fascism
The founders could only protect us from threats they knew. Today we face new perils that only understanding history can prepare us for.
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Carlyle Group’s Latest Acquisition: the JFK Library (!)
Some things you just can’t make up. The Carlyle Group is funding a facelift for the John F. Kennedy museum and archives. It’s just the kind of huge global company Kennedy did battle with before his assassination. Sadly, the irony has been lost on a lot of people.
Trump vs. ‘Deep State?’ That’s How Light Gets in
From Watergate to Iraq War propaganda, conflicts between the Deep State and the Executive branch have proven helpful to the public. They provided a glimpse into the White House and the nation’s intelligence apparatus, leading to important reforms. So perhaps an open conflict between the Trump administration and the Deep State isn’t such a bad thing.
The War Isn’t Over, But Ukrainians Are Heading Home
While Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to create refugees, some Ukrainians are starting to return home… but to what?
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Sue the US Government Over Shutdown
Nobel Laureate Explains America’s Rigged Economy ; Reporter Quits NBC Citing Network’s Support for Endless War …and More Picks 1/3/2019
An Enduring Mystery About Bush 41’s WWII Escape from Death
George H.W. Bush has made jumping out of aircraft to celebrate his birthdays a habit, a nod to his image as a WW II naval aviator and hero. Here’s a look at the fog surrounding his first jump, made 70 years ago after Japanese fire struck his aircraft over the Pacific.
Executive Privileges & Monsanto Uber Alles: Nov. 19, 2014
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy ICYMI: Boston Bombing Prosecutor: Witnesses ‘Afraid’ to Testify, by Joseph L. Flatley Prosecutors in the Boston Bombing case claim that government witnesses are scared to testify. Yet it’s the defense witnesses who should be afraid, given the long official intimidation campaign against them. WHO Who thinks the NSA is completely out of […]
Major Powers Mingle in Syria in an Explosive Mix
Amid major cracks in the NATO alliance and a violent scramble for the endgame in Syria, five major powers are on a collision course with each other.
The Torture Report: A Catalog of Shame: Dec. 9, 2014
NOW LIVE ON WhoWhatWhy BOSTON BOMBING: Feds Admit Triple Murder Wasn’t Tsarnaevs by James Henry When it came to Whodunnit for any crime around the time of the Boston Bombing, law enforcement’s answer always was “the Tsarnaev brothers.” In a shocking reversal, prosecutors now admit there’s barely any evidence they took part in a 2011 […]
MediaFail: The Sony Hack, North Korea and Tales Swallowed Whole
It’s “Morning Again in America,” and the new year is dawning with some hopeful signs of skepticism from people with a platform. Russ Baker looks at the rising tide of voices that aren’t swallowing the official story about the Sony hack.
9/11: The Tragedy of an Opportunity Wasted
Other seminal moments in US history were used for good. The unity which followed the 9/11 attack, however, was squandered in the worst way possible.
Editors’ Picks for Oct 7
Boehner is back (maybe), the New Yorker profiles Bernie, and the law that made the Postal Service lose money, and more Picks.