Trump and Biden Trade Hit Pieces: Distinctions without a Difference

The US imperial ship of state is set on a collision course with China and both Democrats and Republicans are on board.

Roger D. Harris
By Roger D. Harris
Trump Biden China Feature Photo

This season’s sequel to the "Game of Thrones" features reality TV star and the current occupant of the Oval Office versus the former Senator from MBNA and two-term VP. It’s time to binge-watch dueling hit pieces from the U.S electoral duopoly going at it. The narrower the distinctions between Democrats and Republicans, the more vociferous they

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A Neoliberal Legacy: America’s Fascism Problem Runs Much Deeper Than Trump

In recent years, the press reports of racist young whites attracted to far-right persuasions including flirting with fascism. But are they the cause or the consequence?

Roger D. Harris
By Roger D. Harris
Bill Clinton Stone Mountain Feature photo

After the supposedly post-racial presidency of Barack Obama, what passes for the liberal punditry discovered that racism had arisen in the homeland. They never felt so good feeling bad about racism, denouncing what they identified as its primal cause – Mr. Trump, who was sullying that “shining example” of the United States of America. Obscured were

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Noam Chomsky: People Even Worse Than Jeffrey Epstein Donated to M.I.T.

“In my office at M.I.T, when I was there I looked out the window of my office and I saw the David Koch Cancer Center. David Koch is surely a candidate for one of the most extraordinary criminals in human history.” — Noam Chomsky

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Noam Chomsky

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) is under heavy public scrutiny for associating with and accepting large financial donations from notorious sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, described by ABC anchor Amy Robach as “the most prolific pedophile this country has ever known.” Yet Noam Chomsky, the institution’s most famous academic,

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Three Years into Trump’s Presidency, What’s Left of the American Left?

Democrats, despite their attempts at impeachment and boisterous haranguing of all things Trump, have consistently supported the President’s “defense” policy and destruction of what remains of America’s social safety nets.

Roger D. Harris
By Roger D. Harris
America Left Feature photo

On January 20, Donald J. Trump completed his third year in office. I predicted in 2016, in a blog post that received considerable traction on social media, that Trump would lose his bid for America's highest office. I was spectacularly wrong but not alone. Even the Las Vegas bookies thought Clinton was a shoo-in with her unbeatable two-punch

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Jewish Groups Accuse GOP of Weaponizing Anti-Semitism to Prolong Slaughter in Yemen

“Just as they did earlier this year, Republican leaders may again shamefully exploit concerns over bigotry against Jews to stall a totally unrelated bill that would help put an end to U.S. support for the war in Yemen.”

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Roy Blunt

Jewish advocacy groups on Monday condemned House Republicans for once again attempting to weaponize anti-Semitism to derail the Yemen War Powers resolution, which seeks to end U.S. complicity in the world's worst humanitarian crisis. "Just as they did earlier this year, Republican leaders may again shamefully exploit concerns over bigotry

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Democrat Gains Threaten Trump Agenda, Even Without ‘Blue Wave’

Voters sent at least 99 women to the House, shattering the record of 84 now. The House was also getting its first two Muslim women, Massachusetts elected its first black congresswoman, and Tennessee got its first female senator.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Ocasio-Cortez

WASHINGTON  — Democrats have regained control of the House from President Donald Trump's Republican Party in the midterm elections, powered by a suburban revolt that has threatened what's left of the president's governing agenda. But the GOP added to its Senate edge and prevailed in some key races for governor Tuesday, beating back the potential

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