Thursday, June 30, 2016
Puerto Rico: a Junta By Any Other Name
Puerto Ricans need relief, but PROMESA is a cynical end-around that will make matters worse @AndrewHanauer
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/28/a-junta-by-any-other-name/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/28/a-junta-by-any-other-name/
The Takeover of Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican people will never submit to an anti-democratic, colonial control board @AndrewHanauer
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/22/the-takeover-of-puerto-rico/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/22/the-takeover-of-puerto-rico/
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Employment and the Democratic Platform: Hillary Has the Opportunity to Fix What Bill Broke
Employment and the Democratic platform: Hillary has the opportunity to fix What Bill broke
Petition · Friends and Family of Prisoners: Solidarity with Sept 9, 2016 Nationally Coordinated Prisoner Workstoppage · Change.org
Solidarity with Sept 9, 2016 nationally coordinated *prisoner work stoppage* · Change.org
Obama quietly approves hundreds of offshore fracking drills in Gulf of Mexico — RT America
Obama quietly approves hundreds of offshore fracking drills in Gulf of Mexico (so much for hope)
Twitter Is Finally Putting an End to Tweets That Start with ".@" - Social Media Week
Twitter is putting an end to tweets that start with ".@"
Hillary Clinton I want the Iranians to know, that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran - YouTube
Scary: Hillary has never met a war or the prospect of war that she didn't like
"Transgender Troops" Should Be an Oxymoron
"Transgender troops" should be oxymoronic (it's already moronic): It only covers for the brutality of US wars abroad
Unseemly: Obama insiders trying to buy corrupt University of Phoenix, even as administration cracks down
Bid to buy for-profit college by former Obama insiders raises questions - POLITICO
Exxon executives think their company's intangible property rights allows them to commit fraud @ucsusa
Abuse of Power: ExxonMobil, Chairman Lamar Smith, and the First Amendment - The Equation
CPRMetro News for 29-Jun-2016: Eric Draitser of @StopImperialism and @DonDeBar discuss recent events in Turkey
CPRMetro News for 29-Jun-2016: Eric Draitser of @StopImperialism and @DonDeBar discuss recent events in Turkey
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Clinton Platform Committee picks are blocking efforts to fight TPP. This hands the issue to Trump. Own goal.
Democratic Party Platform Committee Undermines Clinton On TPP
Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Platform Committee takes no position on TPP to avoid embarrassing Obama, who is still pushing Congress smh
Bernie Has It Backward: He'll Have More Leverage if He Endorses Clinton | The Nation
Democrats try to bury Palestine in middle of the night | The Electronic Intifada
DNC surrogates defeat resolutions on TPP, fracking, Palestine occupation, more
DNC surrogates defeat resolutions on TPP, fracking, Palestine occupation, more
Democrats try to bury Palestine in middle of the night | The Electronic Intifada
Monday, June 27, 2016
Socialism 2016 Promo - YouTube
Bernie supporters, especially first-time voters, come to Chicago if you can: Socialism 2016 | Socialism in the air
Socialism 2016 | Socialism in the air
Bernie supporters, especially first-time voters, come to Chicago if you can:
Socialism 2016 | Socialism in the air
Democrats' War on Due Process and Terrorist Fearmongering Long Predate Orlando
Goodbye, 4th Amendment!
'terrorist': anyone whom the US government suggests, *in secret*, might be a terrorist.
The Sanders Campaign and the Left | New Politics
The Sanders Campaign and the Left, by Ashley Smith and Lance Selfa, New Politics.
Everybody knows - Leonard Cohen - YouTube
Bernie's ideas resonated with millions of people. "Everybody Knows" that the process was rigged.
Obama, aware that his critics were ready 2 pounce, missed a rare opportunity in Hiroshima. ~OliverStone PeterKuznick
Bombing Hiroshima changed the world, but it didn't end WWII - LA Times
Little Red Corvair: Ralph Nader Inducted Into Automotive Hall of Fame
Ralph Nader to be Inducted Into Automotive Hall of Fame
A pay-to-play pick for the Democratic Party platform committee | Facing South
Pay-to-play is the essence of corruption in our political system
https://www.facingsouth.org/2016/05/a-pay-to-play-pick-for-the-democratic-party-platfo
https://www.facingsouth.org/2016/05/a-pay-to-play-pick-for-the-democratic-party-platfo
Stop the TPP: No more rigged corporate giveaways
President Obama: The TPP would let America, not China, lead the way on global trade - The Washington Post
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Listening to Radio Diaries (#50: Before Hillary: Women Who Fought for the White House)
Before Hillary: Women Who Fought for the White House
If Hillary Clinton wins in November, she will become the first female President in American history. But she is not the first woman to seek this office. Today, we look back at three of the most groundbreaking female presidential candidates — who never won the White House.
http://radiodiaries.prx.org/contenders-part-1/
Small Tent: Bernie Supporter John Wisniewski summarily removed as a New Jersey member of the DNC
NJ Dems See No Need to Retain Serious Power Player
Daughter of Empire in Its Heyday: Diana Johnstone Dissects Hillary Clinton
Is it sexist if a woman e.g. Diana Johnstone opposes Hillary based on her record?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/09/daughter-of-empire-in-its-heyday/
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/09/daughter-of-empire-in-its-heyday/
Dem Sen. Joe Manchin complains of "too much due process," makes the NRA sound like the ACLU
Joe Manchin on due process - Business Insider
Dems usually critique Glenn Beck and his 9/12 project, other times they re-purpose it for their own benefit
Clinton calls for national unity in first speech since Orlando attack
Abuse of Bernie Bros is mostly mythical. Here a real-life Hillary Bro assaulted a woman who supports Bernie
Wendell Pierce of 'The Wire' Arrested After Fight Over Bernie Sanders - The Daily Beast
Mark Joseph Stern accuses Obama of misogyny (2008) in order to critique Bernie today. "Boys are mean!"
The secret to Bernie Sanders' success: He's not a woman.
Melissa McEwan makes a complete mockery of a serious problem--online harassment and abuse of women
Harsh Lesson for Bernie In How Easily Trump Played Him on the Debate | BNR
Hey, Obama boys: Back off already! - Salon.com
Before "Bernie Bros," there were "Obama Boys" making mythical personal attacks throughout the land
http://www.salon.com/2008/04/14/obama_supporters/
http://www.salon.com/2008/04/14/obama_supporters/
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Pres. Candidate JILL STEIN Talks About Where The Bernie Movement Goes Now [18] - YouTube
All women must vote for Hillary, because this is historic. Any man who doesn't vote for Hillary is sexist
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9N_jWAZeIZE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9N_jWAZeIZE
Pres. Candidate JILL STEIN Talks About Where The Bernie Movement Goes Now [18] - YouTube
The politics of fear delivered everything we were afraid of...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9N_jWAZeIZE
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9N_jWAZeIZE
Bernie Sanders Is Not Dropping Out Tonight - YouTube
Ask not what Bernie wants. Ask what voters under 30 are achieving now
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6MkKlnw9c7c
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6MkKlnw9c7c
A Welcome Democratic Stand on Guns, But Are These the Bills We're Looking For? | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
1-Outlaw assault weapons
2-Research the consequences of gun violence
3-Universal background checks
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/23/welcome-democratic-stand-guns-are-these-bills-were-looking
2-Research the consequences of gun violence
3-Universal background checks
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/23/welcome-democratic-stand-guns-are-these-bills-were-looking
Friday, June 24, 2016
Thomas Frank: Bill Clinton's Five Major Achievements Were Longstanding GOP Objectives
Lefties can't just point out Trump's lies--they must atone for the sins of Clintonism @moiskd @TomPetrasik
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36035-thomas-frank-bill-clinton-s-five-major-achievements-were-longstanding-gop-objectives
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36035-thomas-frank-bill-clinton-s-five-major-achievements-were-longstanding-gop-objectives
US Defense Sec Carter: Russia greater threat than terrorism - YouTube
War Secretary Ash Carter has 5 monsters under his bed at night (0:21)
PressTV-How Brexit could prevent WWIII
Brexit could break up EU, prevent World War III, says Paul Craig Roberts
#Brexit anti-establishment vote means the Dems may regret their choice of a legacy, status-quo candidate
A 'Brexit' Blow to the Establishment
Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Thomas Frank: Bill Clinton's Five Major Achievements Were Longstanding GOP Objectives
Thomas Frank: Bill Clinton's 5 major achievements were all longstanding GOP objectives
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36035-thomas-frank-bill-clinton-s-five-major-achievements-were-longstanding-gop-objectives
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/36035-thomas-frank-bill-clinton-s-five-major-achievements-were-longstanding-gop-objectives
Ralph Stanley - Oh Death - YouTube
Ralph Stanley - Oh Death, won't you spare me over 'til another year?
James Comey and the gang who can’t shoot straight have tremendous incentive to call the Orlando massacre terrorism
FBI Pushing to Label Orlando Shooting 'Terrorism' for Funding, Whistleblower Says
I'm listening to Alternative Radio. Richard Levins on: The Ecology of Capitalism
The logic of global capitalism is destroying the planet. It puts profits over the welfare of people and excessive production over ecological sustainability.
Massive protests against powerful institutions like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization as well as so-called free trade deals draw in more and more people who believe that it is time for a different model that is sensitive to humans needs and the environment.
How might we move beyond capitalism to a deeper understanding of how commodification and commercialism affect relationships both between people and nature?
http://audio.alternativeradio.org/station-downloads/LEVR001-EcologyCapitalism.mp3
Massive protests against powerful institutions like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization as well as so-called free trade deals draw in more and more people who believe that it is time for a different model that is sensitive to humans needs and the environment.
How might we move beyond capitalism to a deeper understanding of how commodification and commercialism affect relationships both between people and nature?
http://audio.alternativeradio.org/station-downloads/LEVR001-EcologyCapitalism.mp3
CPRmetro.org
Thursdays on CPR News, Margaret Kimberly (@FreedomRideBlog) & @DonDeBar discuss her weekly @BlkAgendaReport column
Bernie's opened the political discourse. Don't shut it down in the name of partisan “lesser evil” unity
Berning Illusions: Why Sanders Can't Concede to the Clinton Democrats
Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Freedom Rider: Orlando Massacre and U.S. Foreign Policy | Black Agenda Report
Margaret Kimberly(@freedomrideblog) asks: What's the connection between Orlando massacre and US international policy?
The Democrats Are Boldly Fighting For a Bad, Stupid Bill
#NoFlyNoBuy would do little to reduce gun violence, but it would add surveillance and gummint overreach
http://gawker.com/the-democrats-are-boldly-fighting-for-a-bad-stupid-bil-1782449026
http://gawker.com/the-democrats-are-boldly-fighting-for-a-bad-stupid-bil-1782449026
The Democrats Are Boldly Fighting For a Bad, Stupid Bill
Snatching mediocrity from the jaws of greatness. #NoFlyNoBuy #NoBillNoBreak
http://gawker.com/the-democrats-are-boldly-fighting-for-a-bad-stupid-bil-1782449026
http://gawker.com/the-democrats-are-boldly-fighting-for-a-bad-stupid-bil-1782449026
Listening to Start Making Sense (Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country)
Unforced error: DNC didn't wanted anyone from labor on Platform Committee, nixes @RoseannDeMoro
The People's Summit brought organizers and activists to Chicago last weekend for three days of planning about where to go next with the Bernie movement—at the Democratic National Convention, and after. RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, weighs in. Also, lessons for the left from the NRA in the wake of the Orlando shootings: David Cole, The Nation's legal affairs correspondent, argues that gun control advocates can win if they focus on state laws rather than Supreme Court challenges. His new book is Engines of Liberty. Plus: Could Donald Trump really ban Muslims from entering the country if he were president? Sasha Abramsky says the answer is simple: yes.
https://soundcloud.com/thenationmagazine/3000-bernie-activists-look-to-the-future
The People's Summit brought organizers and activists to Chicago last weekend for three days of planning about where to go next with the Bernie movement—at the Democratic National Convention, and after. RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, weighs in. Also, lessons for the left from the NRA in the wake of the Orlando shootings: David Cole, The Nation's legal affairs correspondent, argues that gun control advocates can win if they focus on state laws rather than Supreme Court challenges. His new book is Engines of Liberty. Plus: Could Donald Trump really ban Muslims from entering the country if he were president? Sasha Abramsky says the answer is simple: yes.
https://soundcloud.com/thenationmagazine/3000-bernie-activists-look-to-the-future
Listening to Start Making Sense (Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country)
.@RoseannDeMoro: "I saw what the DNC did for over a year to sabotage Bernie's campaign..."
The People's Summit brought organizers and activists to Chicago last weekend for three days of planning about where to go next with the Bernie movement—at the Democratic National Convention, and after. RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, weighs in. Also, lessons for the left from the NRA in the wake of the Orlando shootings: David Cole, The Nation's legal affairs correspondent, argues that gun control advocates can win if they focus on state laws rather than Supreme Court challenges. His new book is Engines of Liberty. Plus: Could Donald Trump really ban Muslims from entering the country if he were president? Sasha Abramsky says the answer is simple: yes.
https://soundcloud.com/thenationmagazine/3000-bernie-activists-look-to-the-future
The People's Summit brought organizers and activists to Chicago last weekend for three days of planning about where to go next with the Bernie movement—at the Democratic National Convention, and after. RoseAnn DeMoro, executive director of National Nurses United, weighs in. Also, lessons for the left from the NRA in the wake of the Orlando shootings: David Cole, The Nation's legal affairs correspondent, argues that gun control advocates can win if they focus on state laws rather than Supreme Court challenges. His new book is Engines of Liberty. Plus: Could Donald Trump really ban Muslims from entering the country if he were president? Sasha Abramsky says the answer is simple: yes.
https://soundcloud.com/thenationmagazine/3000-bernie-activists-look-to-the-future
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
As Quietly as Possible, the Government is Renewing Its Assault on Your Privacy | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
As Quietly as Possible, the Government is Renewing Its Assault on Your Privacy #NoBillNoBreak #NoFlyNoBuy
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/22/quietly-possible-government-renewing-its-assault-your-privacy
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/22/quietly-possible-government-renewing-its-assault-your-privacy
The Second Amendment Was Never Meant to Protect an Individual’s Right to a Gun | The Nation
Second Amendment was never meant to protect an individual's right to a gun
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-the-roberts-court-undermined-sensible-gun-control/
https://www.thenation.com/article/how-the-roberts-court-undermined-sensible-gun-control/
Dramatic House Sit-In on Guns Is Undercut By Focus on Secret, Racist Watchlist
Dramatic HR gun sit-in is undercut by the secret, racist watchlist, which has ensnared even members of Congress
Norway authorizes potential troop deployment to Syria
Some people never learn ==>
@PressTV: Norway authorizes potential troop deployment to Syria
Hillary Clinton’s Likely Pentagon Chief Already Advocating for More Bombing and Intervention
Michele Flournoy, Hillary's likely War Secretary, is already calling for more bombing and intervention
https://theintercept.com/2016/06/22/hillary-clintons-likely-pentagon-chief-already-advocating-for-more-bombing-and-intervention/
https://theintercept.com/2016/06/22/hillary-clintons-likely-pentagon-chief-already-advocating-for-more-bombing-and-intervention/
CPR News, June 22, 2016: Litigation at Olympics; Guccifer revelations; US Red Cross misspends
CPR News, June 22, 2016: Litigation at Olympics; Guccifer revelations; US Red Cross misspends http://CPRnews.podbean.com/e/cpr-news-june-22-2016/?
Obama Will Finally Own Up to Drone War Dead
A start ==> Obama will finally own up to drone war dead
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/37588-obama-will-finally-own-up-to-drone-war-dead
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/37588-obama-will-finally-own-up-to-drone-war-dead
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
CPR News for June 21, 2016: Lengthy conversation about all things Latin America, @DonDeBar and Tony Solo (sp?) CPRmetro.org
Goodbye to the eponymous Diablo Canyon! California's last remaining nuclear plant is closing. #Renewables
Closure of Diablo Nuclear Plant Signals Dawn of Renewable Energy Era | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
44 percent of Dems polled want Bernie to run as an independent--that should give the Clinton team pause
Yes, Bernie Has Leverage—Deal With It | Alternet
Monday, June 20, 2016
Read Hillary's 2011 article in Foreign Policy & tell me she's not a total war hawk. I dare you.
America's Pacific Century | Foreign Policy
Obama didn't go to Vietnam to rehash the disastrous war (1959-75). He went to Vietnam to sell weapons.
Obama didn't go to Vietnam to rehash the disastrous war (1959-75). He went to Vietnam to sell weapons.
https://t.co/zXTnyeKoMc
https://t.co/zXTnyeKoMc
Obama in Hiroshima: Actions speak louder than words
In Hiroshima, Obama and Abe are pledging to stop nuclear proliferation. Their actions don't match their words. - The Washington Post
CPRmetro.org
CPR News for June 20, 2016: Uncounted ballots from CA primary; @DonDeBar and Dmitry Babich on Cold War redux
How the Democrats Created a "Liberalism of the Rich"
Listen, Liberal: How the Democrats Created a "Liberalism of the Rich"
http://www.utne.com/politics/how-the-democrats-created-a-liberalism-of-the-rich.aspx
http://www.utne.com/politics/how-the-democrats-created-a-liberalism-of-the-rich.aspx
Sunday, June 19, 2016
The State Department's Collective Madness
State Department is more hawkish than War Department. Whatever happened to diplomacy & human rights?
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/37555-the-state-departments-collective-madness
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/37555-the-state-departments-collective-madness
How Obama Became the Oil President | Mother Jones
Michael Klare: How Obama became the oil president @mklare1
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/how-obama-became-oil-president-gas-fracking-drill
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/how-obama-became-oil-president-gas-fracking-drill
Cruel irony: Candidates use the pain of queer communities post-Orlando to further erode privacy protections
The Daily 202: Hillary Clinton's hawkishness insulates her from Trump's post-Orlando attacks - The Washington Post
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Total US death toll from terrorism (including 9/11) is less than 1% of the death toll from gun violence
FBI Was Right Not to Arrest Omar Mateen Before the Shooting
Queer & Muslim in the USA: Taking on misread history and flawed assumptions
Double Jeopardy: Queer and Muslim in America | Village Voice
Friday, June 17, 2016
Nobody is challenging Hillary enough on what her plan for a no-fly zone & military escalation in Syria
Is Leaked Cable Greasing Skids for Clinton's Next Regime Change Disaster? | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Thursday, June 16, 2016
#ICouldntSleepBecause the establishments in both the Democratic and Republican parties are disintegrating, says @CornelWest
Cornel West: Why There Is a Serious Danger of a Right-Wing Revolution in the US
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Proliferation: US corporate state has irresponsibly peddled firearms both abroad and at home. #filibuster
Hillary Clinton State Department Approved Weapons Sales For Company That Made Sandy Hook Assault Rifle
US corporate state has atrocious firearms policies both abroad and at home. #filibuster #Blowback
How did the Obama admin become the world’s largest arms dealer? How will Dems enact gun sense at home? #filibuster
President Obama's Record-Breaking Arms Sales Are Enabling Human Rights Abuses | Human Rights First
George Takei: How the LGBT Community Can Lead America to a Sane Gun Policy - The Daily Beast
George Takei: If there's a group with more will, experience and tenacity than the NRA, it's the LGBT community
When Media Learned Killer’s Ethnicity, Then They Knew to Call It ‘Terrorism’ | FAIR
Media's tone sure changed once Orlando perp's ethnicity became known. @EoinHiggins_ in @FAIRmediawatch
http://fair.org/home/when-media-learned-killers-ethnicity-then-they-knew-to-call-it-terrorism/
http://fair.org/home/when-media-learned-killers-ethnicity-then-they-knew-to-call-it-terrorism/
Bob Fitrakis on faith-based voting, aka "push and pray." Uncounted ballots in the Golden State CPRmetro.org
Bob Fitrakis on faith-based voting, aka "push and pray." Uncounted ballots in the Golden State CPR News 15-Jun-2016 http://CPRnews.podbean.com/e/cpr-news-june-15-2016/?token=4cb59ac912f11c5401b181309923f248#.V2HOEjsigkw.twitter
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Uncounted CA primary ballots; Tony Monteiro on the bipartisan crisis CPRmetro.org
Uncounted CA primary ballots; Tony Monteiro on the bipartisan crisis CPR News, June 14, 2016 http://CPRnews.podbean.com/e/cpr-news-june-14-2016/?token=e0fff3018bc9be6cbf6d5ae4962ae241#.V2BSxY1h4Uo.twitter @DonDeBar
Assange: Wikileaks to release documents on HRC, Clinton Foundation CPRmetro.org
Assange: Wikileaks to release documents on HRC, Clinton Foundation CPR News, 14-Jun-2016 http://CPRnews.podbean.com/e/cpr-news-june-14-2016/?token=e0fff3018bc9be6cbf6d5ae4962ae241#.V2BRx3c-vdQ.twitter
Here comes hyper-identity politics
Open Letter to the Sandernistas: the Political Revolution Continues—Hearts, Bodies and Souls
Monday, June 13, 2016
Disenfranchisement is the new normal
After Frustrating Primary, Millions of Ballots in California Remain Uncounted
Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
No We Can't: Obama admits defeat on closing Guantanamo, a major '08 campaign promise
Just 'Too Difficult': Obama Admits Defeat on Major '08 Campaign Promise | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
Donald Trump will unite Democrats behind Hillary Clinton.
If you're not crazy about the milquetoast neoliberal, that doesn't mean something's wrong with you
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/donald_trump_will_unite_democrats_behind_hillary_clinton.html?utm_content=buffer65b54&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/06/donald_trump_will_unite_democrats_behind_hillary_clinton.html?utm_content=buffer65b54&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Sunday, June 12, 2016
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