US Politics
America’s Gettysburg Moment: Even If Defeated Trumpism Will Not Vanish
by Patrick Cockburn
November 3, 2020
Pundits and polls are at one in predicting a victory for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the presidential election,...
Six Takeaways From Election Night
Dems’ weak economic message helped Trump, the Lincoln Project embarrassed itself, and a ton of grassroots money was set on fire.
by David Sirota, Andrew...
Why the Alt-right’s Real Power Is In the Narrative It Sells
By Alissa Wilkinson Vox
November 3, 2020
Photo:Richard Spencer in White Noise., The Atlantic
One among a sea of unfortunate consequences of the last...
Democrats Underperformed Among Voters of Color — Except in Arizona. Here’s...
Even as Democrats ran up big numbers among suburban and college-educated voters, their support among voters of color eroded.
By Aída Chávez, Ryan Grim
November 4 2020,
In...
Political Assassinations Are a Hallmark of Fascist Regimes
By Wayne Madsen
November 2, 2020
Recent arrests made in the United States of armed rightwing gangsters intent on kidnapping and assassinating state, local, and national...
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...
Trump may well grab the power however the election goes –...
By Paul Street
2 Nov, 2020
Many American liberals and progressives I know seem absurdly certain that Joe Biden is going to win the US election. Their...
Will the Death Cult Prevail Again?
by Ishmael Reed
November 2, 2020
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair
Donald Trump cavalierly accused someone of having swallowed the “Kool-Aid,” referring to Jonestown where hundreds of...
The Next Battle Is to Stop Trump From Sabotaging the Count
The White House election endgame is declaring victory before the votes are counted to prevent a full tally. Progressives need a strategy to stop...
‘Fire Fauci!’ Trump ignites outrage by suggesting he will fire top...
2 Nov, 2020
Donald Trump has suggested he might fire chief US virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci after a rally crowd chanted that he should, prompting...