“There’s now this idea that anyone who voted for him has to be defined by the worst of his rhetoric.” “I don’t believe we are a fundamentally different country today than we … Continue reading Jon Stewart Points Out Liberal Hypocrisy in Wake of Donald Trump’s Win

The following are transcribed excerpts of Tariq Ali’s commentary of the elections. “If Sanders had been the candidate of the democratic party he would have won.  Trump is not beholden either to the … Continue reading “What do they think the USA was before Trump? Not dangerous?”

“Only some kind of a shakeup can save us,” says cultural critic and philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Interesting interview in that the interviewer is UNBEARABLE, not letting Zizek get a word in edgewise! … Continue reading Zizek: Electing Trump will ‘shake up’ the system

“The GSA and US taxpayers will be left with an unrealistic economic model and another failed attempt to redevelop the Old Post Office,” the complaint read, “GSA and the US taxpayers will … Continue reading Donald Trump tries again to pay less in taxes on his fancy new hotel.

“The federal witnesses he had attempted to retaliate against were his sister and brother-in-law, who were cooperating with that same investigation. Kushner paid a prostitute $10,000 to lure his brother-in-law to a … Continue reading It’s Time to Pay More Attention to Jared Kushner 

After saying Democrats were too close to Wall Street, Sanders threw his support behind Sen. Chuck Schumer. Why? It’s all about that compromise. Bernie is seriously going to go down as the … Continue reading Why Bernie Sanders backed one of Wall Street’s favorite senators to lead Democrats 

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cautiously greeted Donald Trump’s electoral victory in an interview with Portuguese state TV, but questioned his ability to change U.S. policy on Syria. Photo: Getty Images Yeah, well, … Continue reading Syria’s Assad Says Trump Could Be ‘Natural Ally’

In June 1953, construction workers in East Berlin went on strike to protest a pay cut. Although it was quickly crushed by the Communist government, which called in Soviet tanks to bolster … Continue reading When Liberal Elites Spurn Populism, Trump Happens 

The decision was one of Mike Pence’s first since formally taking over the transition on Tuesday. This is being reported by the Wall Street Journal that all lobbyist appointees originally picked by … Continue reading All lobbyists have been cut from Trump’s transition team

While Trump has flip-flopped on a variety of issues, Pence has been a reliable stalwart in the cause of Christian jihad — never wavering in his commitment to America-First militarism, the criminalizing … Continue reading Mike Pence Will Be the Most Powerful Christian Supremacist in U.S. History

  If the pipeline were to leak or burst, it would send oil deep into the Missouri River, the Standing Rock Sioux’s single source of water. They are there because the proposed … Continue reading North Dakota Pipeline: Why protesters call it a ‘death sentence’

A Brazilian Army intelligence officer reportedly used Tinder to infiltrate and effect the arrests of nearly two dozen activists in São Paulo, according to Motherboard. Army Captain Willian Pina Botelho is said … Continue reading How Police Used Tinder to Spy on Brazilian Activists | The Daily Dot