The Untold Story: Russiagate and the Media’s Authoritarian Turn

There is no evidence that the WikiLeaks disclosures or the social media posts allegedly intended to undermine support for Clinton had any effect on the election. What almost certainly did was low turnout by Democratic voters, especially African-Americans.

Jon Jeter
By Jon Jeter
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Committee on Intelligence, speaks during a media availability as reporters keep an eye on their phones, after a closed-door meeting of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Feb. 5, 2018 in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)

NEW YORK -- Published 25 years ago this fall, Mark Danner’s 22,000-word article for the New Yorker magazine recreated, in painstakingly vivid detail, the 1981 massacre of nearly 800 villagers by a  Salvadoran Army brigade hunting for communist guerrilla fighters: Through the window she saw soldiers leading groups of men from the little whitewashed

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‘Not My President:’ Trump Denounced In Protests Across US

From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast, demonstrators bore flags and effigies of the president-elect, disrupting traffic and declaring that they refused to accept Trump’s victory.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Protesters hold signs during a protest against the election of President-elect Donald Trump, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in downtown Seattle.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day after Donald Trump's election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs declaring "NOT MY PRESIDENT" — flooded streets across the country to protest his surprise triumph. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and along the West Coast,

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The Republicans’ Civil War – And Everyone Else’s

Traditional Republicans are horrified by the overt misogyny and bigotry of Donald Trump. They prefer theirs slightly more discrete, or wrapped a flimsy veneer of faux irony.

Richard (RJ) Eskow
By Richard (RJ) Eskow
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer as he speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, in Ambridge, Penn.

Whom among us, upon hearing of the grave and perhaps existential threats now facing the Republican Party, is entirely immune to the siren song of schadenfreude? Who from the liberal classes can entirely resist the temptation, when reading about the bitter divisions now rending the GOP, to mutter, “Now that’s a god damn shame,” and then issue forth

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Socialist Presidential Candidate Gloria La Riva: ‘We Live Under The Dictatorship Of Big Capital’

‘Real power is in the hands of the banks, monopoly corporations, and the military-industrial complex,’ the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential candidate says. ‘Fundamental change requires taking that power out of their hands and putting it in the hands of the people.’

Robert Fantina
By Robert Fantina

SAN FRANCISCO --- The two major parties have nominated deeply unpopular candidates, and third-party candidates are drawing nearly unprecedented amounts of attention this election season. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico who is running on the Libertarian ticket, and Green Party nominee Dr. Jill Stein are leading the pack of

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What Is The Sanders Foreign Policy Doctrine?

While Sanders has continuously reiterated his domestic policies, the real meat of his foreign policy remains ambiguous and vague.

Dan Wright
By Dan Wright
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves during a campaign rally at Grand View University, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

This article was published in partnership with Shadowproof. With a tie in last night’s Iowa caucus and possible win in New Hampshire next week, Senator Bernie Sanders is not just a man leading a social movement to restore dignity and justice to the 99%. He’s a viable candidate to become one of the most powerful people in the world. In no

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Bernie Sanders Attracts 10,000 In South Carolina Campaign Swing

It was the Vermont senator’s first visit to the state since announcing his candidacy in late April, in a challenge to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Common Dreams
By Common Dreams
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, speaks during a town hall meeting

Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his progressive populism to deeply Republican South Carolina and found enthusiastic crowds totaling 10,000 during a two-day campaign swing as he made a pitch to connect with the black voters that provide most of the Democratic support in the early primary state. It was the Vermont senator's first visit to the state

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