US Politics
America’s Richest 1% Owned 5% in 1990, Own 36% Today
By Eric Zuesse
January 6, 2021
© Photo: Flickr/The Other Bolena
According to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s table that’s headlined, “Distribution of Household Wealth in the U.S....
Biden’s authoritarian shift
Biden Calls Pro-Trump Capitol Protesters ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Biden has previously said he plans to pass new legislation aimed at combating 'domestic terrorism'sted on
January 8,...
Mozilla urges imposition of private-controlled censorship
Mozilla says ‘deplatforming’ Trump isn't enough, wants to shield internet from ‘bad actors’ as users uninstall Firefox in disgust
9 Jan, 2021
Mozilla, developer of the...
Pelosi consults with military brass on how to keep nuclear codes...
8 Jan, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has met with high-level cabinet officials, supposedly to secure the US’ nuclear codes and “protect the American people”...
Fact Check: Did Trump Family Hold a Capitol Riot Watch Party?
By Darragh Roche
Jan. 8, 2021
A video purportedly showing President Donald Trump and members of his family and administration celebrating the riot at the...
Biden Says Trump Not Fit to Serve as President, Accuses Him...
by Morgan Artyukhina
Jan. 8, 2021
US President-elect Joe Biden has denounced US President Donald Trump for the insurrection by his followers on Wednesday, accusing...
The other coup d’état: Facebook gets power in USA
Facebook bans Trump ‘indefinitely’
By Makena Kelly
Jan 7, 2021
In a blog post Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would ban President...
Funders of The Insurrectionist GOP Want You To Forget Their Role
A Wall Street billionaire, lobby groups and brand-name corporations want you to forget that they bankrolled the GOP politicians who egged on a violent...
Georgia Dems Relied Heavily on Massive Corporate War Chest to Cinch...
Democrats’ massive war chest came in no small part from hefty contributions from corporate America, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, and AT&T.
by Alan...
How do we avoid future authoritarians? Winning back the working class...
By Bernie Sanders
Nov. 24, 2020
As the count currently stands, nearly 80 million Americans voted for Joe Biden. With this vote against the authoritarian bigotry...