US Politics
After Mattis’s Resignation, a President Unbound
By Mark Landler
December 21, 2018
For most of his tumultuous 23 months in office, President Trump has tried to shake off anyone who would restrain...
The Bush family and the Nazis
The Holocaust and the Bush family fortune
By Bill Van Auken
5 December 2018
As George W. Bush delivers his eulogy today at the official “national...
Ex-Mossad Chief Ephraim Halevy Joins Spy Firm Black Cube
Halevy will serve on the board of directors and head the committee to screen potential clients, among other things, Yedioth Ahronoth reports. The 'Private...
Denmark Danes angered by US socialism report citing lower living standards...
By Rachael Kennedy
30/10/2018
A recent White House report has been rejected by Danish politicians as "fake news" after it claimed living standards in Nordic...
Florida Begins Vote Recounts in Senate and Governor’s Races
By Frances Robles and Patricia Mazzei
Nov. 10, 2018
Florida began the first full, statewide vote recount in its history on Saturday after authorities found that...
Roaming Charges: Chuck and Nancy’s House of Cards
by Jeffrey St. Clair
November 9, 2018
+ It seems like everybody got something out of the midterms, except one lonely man. Nancy Pelosi won. Mitch McConnell...
What Now?
By Andrew Levine
November 9, 2018
The good news is that Democrats will take over the House of Representatives and hold onto or take back governorships...
8 Thinkers on the Left Explain What the Midterm Results Mean...
Nina Turner, Maria Svart, Rick Perlstein, Barbara Ransby, Bill Fletcher Jr., Ai-jen Poo, Larry Cohen and Keeanga-Yahmatta Taylor give their takeaways from Tuesday night
November...
How Donald Trump Saved the Democratic Party From Itself
By Ryan Grim
November 6 2018
On the morning of November 9, 2016, millions of Americans woke up in a fog. In New Holland, Pennsylvania, Annie...
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of...