US elections
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Win Landslide Victories
By Chris Walker,
November 4, 2020
Two members of the coalition of congressional representatives who call themselves “The Squad” have handily won reelection to their House...
How a Senate Inquiry Revealed the Israeli Surveillance Industry’s Role in...
A Senate investigation reveals that a consortium of Israeli hacking and surveillance firms coordinated and facilitated meetings between Trump campaign operatives and Russia during...
The Left’s failure to recognise a massively changed economic landscape gives...
By Glenn Diesen
19 Aug, 2020
Despite some very obvious flaws, President Trump still presents a viable option for many Americans left behind economically by the...
Trump, neo-fascism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Michael D. Yates and John Bellamy Foster
Apr. 11, 2020
John Bellamy Foster has the distinction of having expertise in both political economy and ecology,...
Bernie Sanders calls Saudi Arabia’s rulers ‘murderous thugs’
Sanders says he would bring Tehran and Riyadh together to resolve issues, promising more balanced policy in Middle East
19 February 2020
Senator Bernie Sanders, the...
Sanders asks for recanvass of 25 Iowa caucus precincts
10 Feb, 2020
Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has formally requested a partial review of last week’s Iowa caucuses, after getting more votes but fewer...
Florida Begins Vote Recounts in Senate and Governor’s Races
By Frances Robles and Patricia Mazzei
Nov. 10, 2018
Florida began the first full, statewide vote recount in its history on Saturday after authorities found that...
Roaming Charges: Chuck and Nancy’s House of Cards
by Jeffrey St. Clair
November 9, 2018
+ It seems like everybody got something out of the midterms, except one lonely man. Nancy Pelosi won. Mitch McConnell...
8 Thinkers on the Left Explain What the Midterm Results Mean...
Nina Turner, Maria Svart, Rick Perlstein, Barbara Ransby, Bill Fletcher Jr., Ai-jen Poo, Larry Cohen and Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor give their takeaways from Tuesday night
November...
Making sense of the midterms
November 08, 2018
Tuesday's midterm elections were widely seen as a referendum on the Trump administration. For months prior, down-ballot Republicans clamored to blow the...