From JacobinIn his just-published memoir, A Promised Land, Barack Obama asks “Whether [he] was too tempered in speaking the truth, too cautious in word or deed.” Fielding a question about the passage from 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley during a recent interview, … [Read more...] about Joe Biden Should Take a Hard Look at What Obama Did in 2009 — And Do Exactly the Opposite
Social Justice/社会正義
Canceling Student Debt Is Very Good. Biden Won’t Do It Unless We Make Him.
From JacobinWho’s Got the Power? It’s easy for people like Chuck Schumer to urge Biden to eliminate student debt. Since the matter is totally out of his power, Schumer can polish his faded progressive credentials by proposing it without upsetting his big donors by actually doing it. So far, the … [Read more...] about Canceling Student Debt Is Very Good. Biden Won’t Do It Unless We Make Him.
Tucker Carlson Calls Himself a Populist. He Has No Problem Taking Private Equity Money.
From JacobinPrivate Equity’s Influence-Peddling Machine Private equity firms have become among the top investors in direct political influence. Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman donated $20 million to the Senate GOP’s super PAC and $3 million to an outside group backing President Donald Trump. … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson Calls Himself a Populist. He Has No Problem Taking Private Equity Money.
Washington Post Publishes Names and Details of 1,400 Civilians Killed in US-Led Bombings of ISIS
From CommonDreamsPublished on Thursday, November 19, 2020byCommon DreamsWashington Post Publishes Names and Details of 1,400 Civilians Killed in US-Led Bombings of ISIS The Post report relies heavily on figures from the airstrike watchdog Airwars—without stating the group's actual casualty numbers. byBrett Wilkins, staff writer 0 CommentsU.S. bombs and … [Read more...] about Washington Post Publishes Names and Details of 1,400 Civilians Killed in US-Led Bombings of ISIS
My Cousin Rudy Is Melting But He Can Still Smell Election Crimes With the Deranged Help Of His Elite Strike Force
From CommonDreamsPhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty. Front photo by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Ooof. The bonkers clown show keeps spiralling further out there. On a day when Georgia finished a hand recount showing Biden still wins the state, and a Trump-appointed judge denied a motion to invalidate that result in a case that had "no basis either in fact or law" … [Read more...] about My Cousin Rudy Is Melting But He Can Still Smell Election Crimes With the Deranged Help Of His Elite Strike Force