A Public Relations Scam: J Street Conference Attracts War Criminals and Zionist Liberals Alike

J Street was designed to make Zionists, particularly Israeli liberals, feel good about themselves and look good to the outside world without actually having to commit to peace.

Miko Peled
By Miko Peled
J Street Feature Photo

Israeli war criminal Ehud Barak is leading a long list of Zionist politicians, apologizers, sympathizers, and activists willing to promote normalization who are slated to speak at a coming J Street conference in Washington DC.  J Street is a Zionist organization that promotes the myth of a friendly, peace-loving form of Zionism, and by

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How Liberals Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Military Industrial Complex

In contrast to the “pink-washing” of defense contractors, progressive voices that question militarism — e.g., Sanders, Omar, Gabbard — are hectored, harried and condemned.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Donald Trump | Pelosi

WASHINGTON -- With March 19 marking 16 years of continuous war in Iraq, there is a distinct feeling of deja vu in Washington, as neocon figures like John Bolton and Elliot Abrams beat the drum for war in Venezuela. Liberals and progressives have traditionally been more critical of war and militarism than their conservative counterparts. But in the

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Why The Most Unpopular President In History Is Still More Popular Than Hillary Clinton

The Donald Trumps of this world, no matter how abhorrent, thuggish, racist and infinitely unwise, only exist because of the policies of the Clinton and Obama-style neoliberal eras.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters after winning the New York state primary election, Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The latest Bloomberg national poll has found that despite the fact that Donald J. Trump possesses one of the lowest approval rates of all time (41 percent), he is still more popular than Hillary Clinton, who has a net favorability of 39 percent. The result is likely somewhat distressing and arguably inexplicable to Democrats and

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Social Media Campaign Highlights Bill Maher’s History Of Islamophobia

#BigotBillMaher began circulating on Twitter yesterday after a compilation of his most Islamophobic and xenophobic comments appeared online.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Bill Maher, winner of the First Amendment Award, speaks to the crowd at the 26th Annual Literary Awards Festival at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)

HOLLYWOOD --- As one of the most well-known liberal-leaning comedians on television, Bill Maher enjoys a following of millions of viewers who tune into his HBO show which regularly features popular celebrities, “progressive” journalists and other liberals in the zeitgeist. However, since the events of 9/11, Maher has consistently maligned the

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Trump, Clinton And The Danger Of US Liberals

The very danger posed by both white and non-white liberals, and the implications for the US and the world.

Eric Draitser
By Eric Draitser
Donald Trump and Melania Trump with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton at Trump's wedding.

Eric Draitser appears on Community Public Radio with broadcaster Don DeBar and Professor Anthony Monteiro to discuss the US elections and the implications for the future. The conversation begins with a discussion of both the Republican and Democratic sides with particular attention to the socioeconomic conditions giving rise to the

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