From JacobinWhen critics claim to have laughed at the new Borat movie to the point of “suffocating” (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle) or “til I wept” (Stephanie Zacharek, Time magazine), my impulse is to hiss back: “You sit on a throne of LIES!” That’s an actually … [Read more...] about We’re Sorry to Report That the New Borat Movie Isn’t Funny
Social Justice/社会正義
Jane McAlevey: Prepare to Hit the Streets After Election Day
From JacobinMU Recently in Jacobin we ran an excerpt from your first book, Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell), about the 2000 election and what you saw in South Florida. What happened there, and where did the … [Read more...] about Jane McAlevey: Prepare to Hit the Streets After Election Day
'Attempted Judicial Coup in Progress': Alarms Sound as Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Toss Nearly 130,000 Ballots
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, November 02, 2020byCommon Dreams'Attempted Judicial Coup in Progress': Alarms Sound as Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Toss Nearly 130,000 Ballots "This lawsuit is another desperate and ludicrous attempt by extremists to block the will of the people and disrupt democracy."byJake Johnson, staff writer 0 … [Read more...] about 'Attempted Judicial Coup in Progress': Alarms Sound as Texas Republicans Ask Federal Judge to Toss Nearly 130,000 Ballots
'Nobody Should Fall For It': Sanders Condemns Trump's Reported Plan to Falsely Declare Victory on Election Night
From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, November 02, 2020byCommon Dreams'Nobody Should Fall For It': Sanders Condemns Trump's Reported Plan to Falsely Declare Victory on Election Night "We will not allow that to happen. Every vote must and will be counted."byJake Johnson, staff writer 0 CommentsMembers of the activist group Rise and Resist … [Read more...] about 'Nobody Should Fall For It': Sanders Condemns Trump's Reported Plan to Falsely Declare Victory on Election Night
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From National Security ArchiveWashington, DC, November 1, 2020—President John F. Kennedy was more disposed to support the removal of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in late 1963 than previously appeared to be the case, according to a recently released White House tape and transcript. The ouster of Diem in a military coup that would have major … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/diem-president.jpg?itok=6iL574Zh" width="100" height="100" alt="Diem" title="Diem"></div></div>