The Real Russian Menace Is Just Hypercapitalism
A recent Washington Post feature lays bare the prejudices of our political press and its denial about how American society actually works.
Alexander Hamilton Worried About a Presidency Like Trump's
This isn’t the first time our democracy has faced the Founder’s nightmare—but it is the most dangerous.
Norman Solomon: The Democratic Party in Crisis
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The journalist and media critic discusses how the party can move forward.
'It's Possible': Charles Koch Says Hillary Clinton Might Be Best Choice for Him (Video)
"We would have to believe her actions would be quite different than her rhetoric. Let me put it that way," says billionaire industrialist and far-right ideologue Charles Koch.
We Are All Greeks Now
What is happening in Greece in the name of austerity has already happened to the poor and the working class in the United States. If the global financial elites continue in power, the misery of the Greeks will become our own.
Poroshenko: The Chocolate King Poised to Lead Ukraine
He has chocolate factories galore, is a self-made billionaire and has been both cabinet minister and occasional revolutionary.
Beatings in Kiev Reported as Putin Remains Defiant on Ukraine
Beatings in Ukraine as Putin stays defiant (via AFP) Pro-Russian activists attacked supporters of Kiev's new leaders with clubs and whips as thousands...
Russia to West: Lay off the Khodorkovsky Case
The Russian government would like certain of its Western counterparts, particularly Germany and the U.S., to know that their critiques of the Russian justice system's approach to the trial of sometime Putin antagonist and oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky are unwelcome at this time.
Report: Glenn Beck's Ad Dollars Take a Dive
He may be jacking up his ratings with all his, um, displays of distrust of the Obama administration and its policies, but it seems that Fox News pontificator Glenn Beck might well be feeling the burn in the advertising department for all his bloviating (not to mention his spelling issues).
