United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today sent a letter to President-Elect Trump raising serious concerns about the special interest lobbyists, Wall Street bankers, and industry insiders who are staffing his transition team … Continue reading Warren to President-Elect Trump: You Are Already Breaking Promises by Appointing Slew of Special Interests, Wall Street Elites, and Insiders to Transition Team | Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator for Massachusetts

  Donald Trump deciding to strike a deal with Russia and Iran over Syria would be “the most disastrous thing that could happen” to the Middle East, a Saudi prince and former senior … Continue reading Donald Trump striking a Syria deal with Russia would be ‘most disastrous step possible’, Saudi Arabian prince warns 

Trump wasn’t elected just because he ran as a Republican, South Carolina governor says. Good viewpoint by Republican Haley. Trump’s win wasn’t a blank check for Republican “values”. Source: Haley: Trump’s election … Continue reading Haley: Trump’s election not ‘affirmation’ of GOP conduct

There were 25 debates during the presidential primaries and general election and not a single question about the attack on voting rights, even though this was the first presidential election in 50 … Continue reading The Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016 

  “A key reason glyphosate residues persist in so many food products has to do with its widespread use in food production. Glyphosate is sprayed directly on several crops genetically engineered to … Continue reading Tests Show Monsanto Weed Killer in Cheerios, Other Popular Foods 

“Earlier 2016 filings with the Department of Justice from Kelley’s law officeidentify him as an agent of the National Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi military group trained by the Turkish government and controlled … Continue reading Turkish Client Paid Trump Adviser Michael Flynn’s Company “Tens of Thousands” of Dollars for Lobbying

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’