US Politics
Donald Trump’s Twitter ban is ‘problematic,’ says Angela Merkel
Jan. 12, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel considers US President Donald Trump's eviction from Twitter by the company "problematic," her spokesman said on Monday.
Twitter permanently...
US pardons Blackwater guards: An ‘affront to justice’
30 December 2020
Five independent UN experts condemned United States President Donald Trump’s pardoning of private security contractors, convicted in 2015 for war crimes in...
Stop Trivializing The Term ‘Coup’: Notes From The Edge Of The...
By Caitlin Johnstone
January 08, 2021
Stop trivializing the term "coup". It's a real thing the US government really inflicts on other countries in a way...
Don’t Dismiss US Coup
by Finian Cunningham
Jan.9, 2021
Many commentators are dismissing the extraordinary events at the US Capitol as something much less serious than an attempted coup. Some...
New details about January 6 riot reveal need for full-scale investigation
By Eric London
Jan. 11, 2021
New information in media reports shows that Trump’s January 6 fascistic insurrection had high level support from within the Republican...
Right-wing extremists vow to return to Washington for Joe Biden’s inauguration
"We will come in numbers that no standing army or police agency can match,” wrote a popular Parler user who frequently posts about QAnon
By...
The Pointless Putsch
by Nathaniel St. Clair*
January 8, 2021
Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair
If the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, and eventually overtook the Capitol,...
Why Impeach Trump at This Late Date? One Word, Says Bernie...
"It must be made clear that no president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the U.S. government."
by Jessica Corbett,
Jan.8, 2021
Sen. Bernie...
Far-right activists on social media telegraphed violence weeks in advance of...
By Alex Newhouse
January 8, 2021
The attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 was shocking, but no one following right-wing activity on...
Army identifies more possible threats as at least 25 ‘domestic terrorism’...
10 Jan, 2021
Prosecutors have opened at least 25 domestic terrorism cases against people who participated in the US Capitol riot, and the army has...