RT, the Russian government-funded English-language television channel, presents its country’s view of the world. So, it claims, does every other broadcaster. RT is just honest enough to admit it. “Media outlets do not exist in a vacuum. Can you really…
In a few days it will be the 15th anniversary of 9/11, and this November 22 will be the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. These two state crimes against democracy destroyed American…
The paradox of democracy is that it depends on the integrity of those who have the most to lose if an election goes the wrong way — you know, the people in power. That’s a particularly thorny dilemma when the…
Submitted by ButtCracker Congressional candidates that are running for office and being supported by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee appear onstage on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 27, 2016. © Mike Segar /…
Submitted by ButtCracker It’s been roughly three months since Hillary Clinton promised, during her Feb. 4 debate with Bernie Sanders on the eve of the New Hampshire primary, to “look into” releasing the transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman…
Mavi Ramirez is a Mom, a social media entrepreneur and a dedicated citizen journalist who took a day off from work to cover the first hearing on August 23 in the Federal lawsuit that has been filed by Senator Bernie…
Image: Lauren Walker / Truthout A man experiencing homelessness in San Diego, Angelo De Nardo, died after being attacked on Moreno Boulevard on July 3, 2016. The assailant had set De Nardo on fire after driving a spike into his…
Sibel Edmonds In this episode of Spotlight with Sibel and Spiro we discuss the notorious USA-based Mullah Fethullah Gulen and Operation Gladio B in light of Wikileaks’ recent announcement that they plan to release a new batch of e-mails exposing…
[O poder do “não”] [Het vermogen van “njet”] The way things are supposed to work on this planet is like this: in the United States, the power structures (public and private) decide what they want the rest of the world…
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/5/10/nader_the_us_political_media_system Polls show Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are on pace to be the least popular major-party presidential nominees in decades. Will some voters look to cast votes with third-party candidates? We speak to former presidential candidate Ralph Nader about…
