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Schumer gleeful over CIA's blackmail powers
Andre Damon (WSWS) observes:The mood was summed up by Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (Democrat of New York), who issued a thinly veiled threat against the president-elect. “Let me tell you, you...
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Praise for Kate Randall
ObamaCare -- one of the biggest corporate scams the American people have ever been forced into.Kate Randall (WSWS) breaks it down:President Obama appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge...
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Cindy e-mailed wondering if I eat a salad once a day?I eat at least one salad a day. It's almost always one at lunch.If I miss one at lunch, I'll have one at a dinner.But there are days where I'll...
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Russian salad dressing (before they pull it off the shelves)
The propaganda against Russia continues.Pretty soon, they'll be going after Russian dressing! :DTom Hall (WSWS) calls out some of the nonsense:New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s latest piece,...
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Chuck Todd the huge disappointment
We're theme posting tonight about our biggest disappointment in the last 8 years.I'll go with Chuck Todd.Chuck was never the finest reporter but I thought he was fair.I liked him.I was ticked when big...
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Stand, don't cower
This is from Glen Ford's "As the Democrats Press for War, the Left Must Demand Peace and Social Transformation" (Black Agenda Report):The ruling class is, indeed, in an acute political crisis, to match...
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Barack brings in more illegal spying
Thanks, Barack.You've done an awful job and you're staying true to the very end.George Gallanis (WSWS) reports:With the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump only days away, the Obama...
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Big Money
Shocking.Nick Beams (WSWS) reports:Eight billionaires, six of them from the United States, own as much combined wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, some 3.6 billion people, according...
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8 people own the bulk of the world's wealth
I'm covering the same topic I covered in "Big Money" last time -- because I think it's important.This time, I'm noting Glen Ford (Black Agenda Report):The world is being strangled, smothered and...
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Yes, it was Hillary's fault
At the Los Angeles Times, James Carden has an interesting column.This part made me think of the crazy Debra Messing:Instead of pointing the finger at “Bernie Bros” for Clinton’s defeat, mainstream...
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A few thoughts on those evil parties
Women's MarchVerified account @womensmarch 2h2 hours agoMoreThe #WomensMarch on Washington is proud to join Rev. William Barber in lifting up this Call for Nonviolence at All Inauguration Protests. 8...
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Disappointing Elizabeth Warren
That's Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "Another Fine Mess" from Saturday.Zero Hedge reports on Elizabeth Warren:Not surprisingly, and proving that Democrats learned very little from the 2016...
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I agree with John Stauber
My son Mike and I love the writing of John Stauber.John Stauber @JohnStauber 12m12 minutes agoMore.@davidsirota ruminates on the good life inside @davidbrockdc's liberal brothel. #independentmyass0...
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This is exactly the truth
Jeanette Sandernista @JeanetteJing Jan 11MoreIdentity politics don't cost the neoliberal elite a penny, but they are terrified of economic justice, which will cost trillions. #1percentKing on the...
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Where were they?
Michael Whitney (COUNTERPUNCH) offers:The election of Donald Trump has sent millions of people pouring out onto the streets to protest a man they think is a racist, misogynist, xenophobic bully who...
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The reality
As I've repeatedly noted here, there was no economic recovery.The Ezra Klein's lied about that, about ObamaCare, about everything.Mike Whitney (CounterPunch) explains:The point we need to underscore...
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Single payer?
It's all fake.Every last minute of it.Single payer?We could have it easily.But we don't.Russell Mokhiber (CounterPunch) explains:Marston says that the California Democrats would pass single payer...
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We could have had President Bernie Sanders
WikiLeaks @wikileaks Jan 30MoreUS, EU media is finally critically examining US presidential power. Failure to do so under Bush & Obama killed & displaced millions.268 replies3,795...
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2016 was the year the press was exposed
I would agree with this.Justin Raimondo @JustinRaimondo 3h3 hours agoMoreJustin Raimondo Retweeted Margaret SullivanThere never were any "old rules on impartiality." That was a cover story for the...
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Dean Baker
Dean Baker's issuing an alert at CounterPunch:The trade deals negotiated in the last quarter century are becoming less focused on traditional trade barriers like tariffs and quotas. Instead, they are...
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