Mitch “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, Senate Majority leader (Republican-KY), said during a radio interview that people who gave him the nickname “Moscow Mitch” are not-nice hard-left people who just want to smear him. Hey Mitch,…
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Donald Trump likes to boast about his deal-making genius, about how he always comes away with the best deals in the history of deals. Well, as we have all witnessed over the past couple…

Five Year Anniversary Today. Remember When Republicans and Their Buddies In Corporate Media Went Bat-Shit Crazy and Tried To Create An End-Of-The-Republic Scandal Because President Obama Wore A Tan Suit To A Pressor? And…

Wednesday morning, hours after declaring people of Jewish faith disloyal to America and having a total lack of knowledge if they voted for Democrats, Donald Trump agrees he is the ‘Second Coming of God’…

This unprecedented racism, bigotry and proto-fascist agenda that Donald Trump is trying to shove down America's throat has unleashed the resistance that will dethrone him. Tom Morello

H.L. Mencken. George Eliot. John Kenneth Galbraith.   The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins,…

In the 24 hours since former special counsel Robert Mueller warned lawmakers about Russia’s past, present (they’re doing it “as we sit here”), and future meddling in America’s elections, of course much has been…

"Reference has been made to his “unpunctuality, his erractic work routine and his failure to keep appointments - a source of much embarraassment to party officials who usually found him in the late afternoon…

“In an effort to strengthen his hold on the party and to purge it of unreliable elements, Hitler established the Committee for Examination and Adjustment (Untersuchungs--und Schlichtungs-Ausschuss). This body, which came to be known…

“Most of the ‘intelligentsia’, apart from the minority of intellectuals forced into emigration, needed no terror to make them fall in line with Nazi ‘Gleichschaltung’ (or ‘coordination’). Indeed, ‘self-coordination’ applied to many sections of…

The whole structure of [Hitler’s] government has been aptly dubbed “authoritarian anarchy”. (more…)

Stacey Abrams. Ana Navarro. Frederick Douglass. When marginalized groups finally gained access to the ballot, it took time for them to organize around opposition to the specific forms of discrimination and mistreatment that continued…

A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps On Friday 12 July 2019, Lights for Liberty, a network of activist organisations, is bringing together thousands of Americans to detention camps across the country, “into the…

Since taking office, Donald Trump has turned lying into an art form. UPDATES: 794 Days, Over 9,179. And Growing. Latest At 801 Days 9,451... Latest At 828 Days 10,111 and Still Growing... Latest At…

On the day before Memorial Day, a day when we honour those who served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, there is no way in hell we should pay respect to this POS…

The Trump administration’s indictment of Julian Assange under the Espionage Act of 1917 is “a fundamental threat to press freedom in the 21st century”. Freedom of the Press Foundation Executive Director Trevor Timm issued…

‘Divide and conquer’ is one of the oldest strategies in the demagogic playbook: keep the public angry at each other so they don’t unite against those who are running off with the goods. ...…

Yeah, It’s A Thing: Trump Won’t Cede Power If He Loses In 2020. “Some warn Trump is already laying the groundwork to contest the 2020 election results should they not go in his favor”. …

The Battle Goes On... The House of Representatives voted 232 to 190 to pass the Save the Internet Act to restore net neutrality. All 190 no votes were cast by Republicans; one Republican voted…