2020-01-27: Social Media Postees

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Bernie Sanders, Joe Rogan, Human Rights Campaign, and Truth in Advertising
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-27
On January 20, comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan mentioned that he'll "probably vote for Bernie" Sanders in the Democratic Party's presidential primary. Rogan cited Sanders's decades of "consistency" as a "very powerful structure to operate from." More interesting than Rogan's quasi-endorsement was the Human Rights Campaign's negative response. The organization called on Sanders to…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/27/bernie-sanders-joe-rogan-human-rights-campaign-and-truth-in-advertising/

Corporate Crap That Doesn't Kill Bernie
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-27
On January 19th the New York Times oddly co-endorsed Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar for the Democratic presidential nomination. Two days later, the key New Hampshire primary showed Warren down four points. Bernie Sanders' surge continued. What happened? To the extent that they ever did, the editorial boards at corporate-owned media outlets no longer…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/27/corporate-crap-that-doesnt-kill-bernie/

Bernie Sanders and His Movement Are on the Verge of History
Norman Solomon | truthdig.com | 2020-01-27
As the Vermont senator steadily climbs in the polls, young people in New Hampshire mobilize to push him across the finish line.
truthdig.com/articles/bernie-sanders-and-his-movement-are-on-the-verge-of-history/

DNC's Tom Perez nominates regime-change agents, Israel lobbyists, and Wall Street consultants to rig the game against Bernie
Kevin Gosztola | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-27
With Sen. Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, DNC chair Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/dnc-perez-regime-change-agents-israel-lobbyists-wall-street-rig-game-bernie/

Young People Are Set to Make History with Bernie Sanders
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-01-27
And New Hampshire's Youth Movement Is Showing How…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/young-people-are-set-to-make-history-with-bernie-sanders/

What do presidential candidates do when they're stuck in the Senate?
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-27
MANCHESTER, N.H.–What do Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Benne,t and Amy Klobuchar do when they want to be out on the campaign trail

Joe Biden in 2020 Copies Hillary Clinton in 2016
Eric Zuesse | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
The 2016 Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucuses were held on 1 February 2016 and produced 49.84% for Hillary Clinton and 49.59% for Bernie Sanders. | On 12 January 2016, Politico headlined "Sanders bests Clinton in new early state polls" and reported …
globalresearch.ca/joe-biden-2020-copies-hillary-clinton-2016/5701928

To rig primary against Bernie, DNC's Tom Perez nominates regime-change agents, Israel lobbyists, and Wall Street consultants
Kevin Gosztola | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-27
With Senator Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, DNC chair Tom Perez has put forward a cartoonishly neoliberal cast of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/dnc-perez-regime-change-agents-israel-lobbyists-wall-street-rig-game-bernie/

The Problem With Impeachment
Chris Hedges | truthdig.com | 2020-01-27
Chris Hedges is off and will return with a new column Tuesday afternoon. Below, reposted as the Senate conducts the impeachment trial of President Trump, is a Hedges column from Sept. 26, 2019. It was written in the week that Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of impeachment inquiries in the House, roughly three months before the lower chamber voted to impeach. | Impeaching Donald Trump would do nothing to halt the deep decay that has beset the American republic. It would not magically restore democratic institutions. It would not return us to the rule of law. It would not curb the predatory appetites of th…
truthdig.com/articles/the-problem-with-impeachment-2/

Under Pressure in Impeachment Trial, Trump Steps Up Attacks on Reproductive Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Donald Trump on Friday became the first sitting president in U.S. history to attend the so-called March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally held in Washington, D.C., that draws thousands of participants. President Trump

Kobe Bryant Dead at 41: Remembering Basketball Star's Legacy On and Off the Court
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles at the age of 41. The crash killed all nine people on board, including Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna and beloved college baseball coach John Altobelli, his wife Keri and their 13-year-old daughter Alyssa. They were heading to a youth basketball game. Bryant won five NBA championships, two Olympic gold medals and was crowned an All-Star 18 times. He played for the L.A. Lakers for 20 years before retiring in 2016. Gianna Bryant reportedly hoped to one day play for the University of Connecticut women's basketball team. Tribute…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/27/kobe_bryant_death_in_helicopter_crash

How Is Washington 'Liberating' Free Countries
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
There are obviously some serious linguistic issues and disagreements between the West and the rest of the world. Essential terms like "freedom", "democracy", "liberation", even "terrorism", are all mixed up and confused; they mean something absolutely different in New York, …
globalresearch.ca/how-washington-liberating-free-countries/5701937

Murder of Slovakian journalist Ján Kuciak reveals close ties between political establishment, corporate elite and criminal underworld
wsws.org | 2020-01-27
The reintroduction of capitalism did not bring democracy, freedom, and prosperity, but the opposite.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/27/slov-j27.html

Is the DNC Planning to Go to War Against the Left?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-27
Progressives raised alarm this weekend after Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez released his picks for the 2020 Democratic National Convention committees. | The list of nominees, Sunrise Movement political director Evan Weber said Sunday, looks like "a who's-who of people explicitly opposed to the progressive agenda." | Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of Shadowproof, sparked a flurry of responses when he shared Perez's list on social media Saturday afternoon. | Related Articles:
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Italy's regional voters thwart hopes of Matteo Salvini's League party
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-27
Italian voters have thwarted right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini's hopes of turning an election in a key northern region into a springboard for regaining national power.Nearly complete results from Sunday's election for the governorship of the prosperous Emilia-Romagna region had his League party candidate winning only 43.7% of support to the 51.4% garnered by the incumbent governor Stefano Bonaccini from the centre-left Democrats.The Democrats are in Italy's national coalition government led by premier Giuseppe Conte. | Italy, Emilia-Romagna regional election, 61.5% counted: | Bonaccini (CSX-LEFT | S&D | G/E…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/27/italys-regional-voters-thwart-hopes-of-matteo-salvinis-league-party/

'Bombshell' or nothing to see here? Dems clamor for Bolton impeachment testimony as manuscript claims Trump-Ukraine quid-pro-quo
rt.com | 2020-01-27
Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's book claims Donald Trump admitted a Ukraine quid-pro-quo, prompting Democrats to declare it's game-over for the US president, as his supporters dismiss it as yet another nothingburger. | Democrats have renewed their demands for Bolton to testify in the Senate impeachment trial after a manuscript of the inveterate hawk's new tell-all book on his time in the White House asserted Trump had told Bolton the administration should keep sitting on $391 million in military aid to Ukraine until Kiev reopened an investigation of Burisma Holdings, the natural gas firm tied to for…
rt.com/usa/479321-bolton-book-impeachment-witness/

Explosive Bolton Book Allegations Spark New Calls for Witnesses to Testify at Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Calls are growing for the Senate to call witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, after The New York Times published details about former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book. In the book, Bolton writes that President Trump personally told him in August that he wanted to maintain a freeze on $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until Ukraine turned over materials related to former Vice President Joe Biden and supporters of Hillary Clinton in Ukraine. The New York Times broke the story on Sunday, one day after President Trump's legal team began its defense of the president. D…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/27/impeachment_trial_john_bolton_donald_trump

Explosive Bolton Book Allegations Spark New Calls For Witnesses to Testify at Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Calls are growing for the Senate to call witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, after The New York Times published details about former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book. In the book, Bolton writes that President Trump personally told him in August that he wanted to maintain a freeze on $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until Ukraine turned over materials related to former Vice President Joe Biden and supporters of Hillary Clinton in Ukraine. The New York Times broke the story on Sunday, one day after President Trump's legal team began its defense of the president. D…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/27/impeachment_trial_john_bolton_donald_trump

Is the DNC Planning to Go to War Against the Left?
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-27
Progressives raised alarm this weekend after Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez released his picks for the 2020 Democratic National Convention committees. | The list of nominees, Sunrise Movement political director Evan Weber said Sunday, looks like "a who's-who of people explicitly opposed to the progressive agenda." | Kevin Gosztola, managing editor of Shadowproof, sparked a flurry of responses when he shared Perez's list on social media Saturday afternoon. | Democratic National Committee ch…
truthdig.com/articles/is-the-dnc-planning-to-go-to-war-against-the-left/

Under Pressure in Impeachment Trial, Trump Steps Up Attacks on Reproductive Rights
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
Donald Trump on Friday became the first sitting president in U.S. history to attend the so-called March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally held in Washington, D.C., that draws thousands of participants. President Trump

Italy's regional voters thwart hopes of Matteo Salvini's League party
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-27
Italian voters have thwarted right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini's hopes of turning an election in a key northern region into a springboard for regaining national power.Nearly complete results from Sunday's election for the governorship of the prosperous Emilia-Romagna region had his League party candidate winning only 43.7% of support to the 51.4% garnered by the incumbent governor Stefano Bonaccini from the centre-left Democrats.The Democrats are in Italy's national coalition government led by premier Giuseppe Conte. | Italy, Emilia-Romagna regional election, 61.5% counted: | Bonaccini (CSX-LEFT | S&D | G/E…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/27/italys-regional-voters-thwart-hopes-of-matteo-salvinis-league-party/

The Vile Message Democrats Are Sending With Impeachment
Saif Ansari | truthdig.com | 2020-01-27
People of color have suffered the brunt of Trump's abuses, so why are there no articles of impeachment that speak to their pain?
truthdig.com/articles/the-vile-message-democrats-are-sending-with-impeachment/

Brazilian Indigenous Tribes to Sue Bolsonaro Over Crude Remarks
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-27
The primary organization representing Brazil's 300 Indigenous tribes issued a joint statement on Friday that threatened to sue far-right President Jair Bolsonaro over his crude comments. | RELATED: | Lula Calls on Brazilians to Fight to Regain Nation's Democracy | In particular, the Association of Indigenous Peoples (APIB) slammed Bolsonaro over his recent remarks claiming that the Brazilian tribes were 'evolving" and becoming more human. | "We need to put a stop to this perver…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazilian-Indigenous-Tribes-to-Sue-Bolsonaro-Over-Crude-Remarks-20200127-0003.html

Trump Steps Up Attacks on Reproductive Rights Amid Impeachment Trial
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-27
Donald Trump on Friday became the first sitting president in U.S. history to attend the so-called March for Life, the annual anti-abortion rally held in Washington, D.C., that draws thousands of participants. President Trump

'Greatest danger for democracy': Iranian president seeks greater inclusivity in election process after 10,000 candidates banned
rt.com | 2020-01-27
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has taken aim at how the Islamic Republic handles elections. After the Guardian Council barred almost two-thirds of candidates from running, Rouhani called for "competition and participation." | With the parliamentary elections on the horizon, President Rouhani spoke to provincial governors about the electoral process. Rouhani criticized the way the Islamic Republic deals with elections in general, and the actions of Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution specifically. | The council, which decides who can run for office, has so far barred almost 10,000 candidates, including…
rt.com/news/479307-elections-iran-democracy-danger-rouhani/

The ProDemocracy Project: Improving Public Comment
Steve Martinot | indybay.org | 2020-01-27
Tara Pitman Library, South Berkeley | MLK & Russell, Berkeley, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/27/18830114.php

'Greatest danger for democracy': Iranian president seeks greater inclusivity in election process after 10,000 candidates banned
rt.com | 2020-01-27
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has taken aim at how the Islamic Republic handles elections. After the Guardian Council barred almost two-thirds of candidates from running, Rouhani called for "competition and participation." | With the parliamentary elections on the horizon, President Rouhani spoke to provincial governors about the electoral process. Rouhani criticized the way the Islamic Republic deals with elections in general, and the actions of Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution specifically. | The council, which decides who can run for office, has so far barred almost 10,000 candidates, including…
rt.com/news/479307-elections-iran-democracy-danger-rouhani/

Trump tweets threats as impeachment defense begins
wsws.org | 2020-01-27
Senate Republicans seem determined to bring the trial to an end by Friday of this week.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/27/impe-j27.html

Trump Bought Off the Impeachment Jury With Tax Cuts While Hinting at Bigger Ones
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-27
It's long been obvious that Republican senators have little interest in serving as impartial jurors in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. While there is a raft of motivations for such historic perfidy

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is in the same party as Joe Biden
wsws.org | 2020-01-27
The New York congresswoman declared recently that, in any country but the United States, she and former Vice President Joe Biden would be in different political parties.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/27/cort-j27.html

Ignoring the Elephant at the Guantanamo Prison Camp: Yet Another 9/11 Crime
Kevin Ryan | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
The dubious legal proceedings at the Guantanomo Bay (Gitmo) prison camp continue to promote the idea of justice for victims of 9/11. Unfortunately, these proceedings do not represent an administration of law but an unstated claim that the Global War …
globalresearch.ca/ignoring-elephant-gitmo-another-911-crime/5701814

'Bigger than basketball': NBA stars lead on-court tributes to Kobe Bryant hours after icon's death (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-27
Several of the NBA's most well-known players led tributes for Kobe Bryant during Sunday evening's NBA fixtures as they allowed the shot clocks on their opening possessions to expire as a tribute to the fallen legend. | It is rare, perhaps, to see such an outpouring of grief following the death of a former player but such was Kobe Bryant's standing in basketball – and in the global sports community as a whole – that an entire league appeared in mourning during Sunday evening's NBA fixtures, the first games to take place following the announcement of Bryant's death, along with that of his 13-year-old daughter an…
rt.com/sport/479283-kobe-bryant-death-nba-stars-react/

Adani and the Purpose of Education
Peter Harrison | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-27
Recently, Survival International, the organization that campaigns with 'tribal peoples,' ran a story about the Indian conglomerate, Adani Group, setting up a Tribal Residential School for children in Bankishole, Baripada, in Mayurbhanj District in Odisha State

Allegations in Bolton Book Spark New Calls for Witnesses at Impeachment Trial
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-27
Calls are growing for the Senate to call witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, after The New York Times published details about former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book. In the book, Bolton writes that President Trump personally told him in August that he wanted to maintain a freeze on $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until Ukraine turned over materials related to former Vice President Joe Biden and supporters of Hillary Clinton in Ukraine. The N…
truthout.org/video/allegations-in-bolton-book-spark-new-calls-for-witnesses-at-impeachment-trial/

"Ours to Tell": New Film Highlights Personal Stories About the Importance of Abortion Access
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-27
As Roe v. Wade faces unprecedented attacks, the new short film "Ours to Tell" puts a human face to the fight for reproductive justice and highlights those whose stories are often sidelined by the media: LGBTQ communities and communities of color. The film focuses on Ylonda, Nick, Hannah and Brittany, four people who discuss how having access to abortion shaped their lives. The film was directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and was created by Planned Parenthood and We Testify. For more on the film, as well as the state of reproductive rights in the United States, we speak with Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive dir…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/27/ours_to_tell_film_abortion_stories

Trump denies Ukraine claims in former official's memoir
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-27
U.S. President Donald Trump early on Monday denied claims in a book by former National Security Advisor John Bolton that he ordered aid to Ukraine be frozen until Kiev helped in an investigation into senior Democrat Joe Biden and his son."I NEVER told John Bolton that the aid to Ukraine was tied to investigations into Democrats, including [former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter] the Bidens," Trump said on Twitter, adding: "In fact, he never complained about this at the time of his very public termination. If John Bolton said this, it was only to sell a book."Trump referred to a leaked draft of Bolton…
yenisafak.com/en/news/trump-denies-ukraine-claims-in-former-officials-memoir-3510573

United States: As Iowa caucuses approach, Democratic battle lines emerge
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-27
US politics Leo CrnogorcevicIssue 1251 United States Democratic Party US presidential primariesJanuary 27, 2020Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton's defeat by Republican Donald Tr…
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Trump Told Bolton Ukraine Aid Contingent on Probe Into Democratic Rivals: NYT
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-27
"There is no pretense left. There are no excuses remaining," said Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bolton_trump_aid-contingent-nyt.jpg
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The Failure to Deliver Reparations
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
"Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | In July 2019, on a stage cluttered with nine other Democratic presidential candidates, Marianne Williamson broke with her normal jargon of cosmos to present a plan for reparations to black Americans. After translating 40 acres and a mule into a modern-day equivalent, she proposed from $200 billion to $500 billion for reparations programs, along with some "deep truth telling" in America. Her reference to "truth telling" likely refers to this natio…
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"War on Dissent" Threatens Speech, Media and Academic Freedoms
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-26
Censorship is the new normal in America and the West, wanting the message controlled, targeting what conflicts with it for elimination, notably on major geopolitical issues. | Digital democracy is the last frontier of free and open expression. | It's threatened by …
globalresearch.ca/war-dissent-us-west-threatens-speech-media-academic-freedoms/5701729

Lula Calls on Brazilians to Fight to Regain Nation's Democracy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
The former president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said that we must continue to fight to regain democracy in his country and warned that political infighting is coming against the "fascist right." | RELATED: | 'Greed Brought the Brumadinho Dam Tragedy in Brazil' Lula Says | During an interview for the Argentine media Page 12, Lula criticized the judicial process against him that was promoted by the prosecutor of the Lavo Jato case, Sergio Moro. | The former president ca…
telesurenglish.net/news/Lula-Calls-on-Brazilians-to-Fight-to-Regain-Nations-Democracy-20200126-0001.html

VIDEOS show scene of California helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant
rt.com | 2020-01-26
Footage has emerged showing the aftermath of the helicopter crash in California that reportedly took the life of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others. | First videos and photos of the crash site show smoke and debris scattered around the area, and emergency services arriving to the scene. The accident reportedly started from a fire onboard Kobe Bryant's private helicopter which made it spiral out of control before crashing over Calabasas. | The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed there were no survivors left at the crash site. They have said they will not confirm the identity of the eight o…
rt.com/usa/479250-kobe-bryant-helicoper-crash-videos/

Kobe Bryant, His Daughter and 7 Others Die in Helicopter Crash
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-26
The sudden death at age 41 of the Lakers legend sets off an outpouring of grief; inquiry is underway at the scene near Calabasas, Calif.
truthdig.com/articles/kobe-bryant-his-daughter-and-7-others-die-in-helicopter-crash/

NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-26
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant died Sunday morning at age 41 when his private helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, California. | RELATED: | Five-Time NBA Champion Kobe Bryant Wins Oscar | The former athlete was traveling with four other people who also died in the crash. It was later confirmed that his daughter Gianna Maria Onore, 13, is among the victims. The causes of the airplane crash are not yet known. | Bryant is considered one of the most important players in the history of basketball. Aft…
telesurenglish.net/news/nba-legend-kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash-20200126-0005.html

Remembering Kobe Bryant
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-01-26
Remembering Kobe Bryant…
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Remembering Kobe Bryant
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-01-26
Remembering Kobe Bryant…
thenation.com/article/society/kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash/

'Big-Monied Interests Are Getting Very Nervous': Sanders Leads in New Hampshire Poll
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-26
"They're looking at recent polls," the Democratic candidate said, "and they're saying, 'Oh my God, Sanders can win.'" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/nh-iowa-polls-bernie-sanders-lead.jpg
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Suing Hillary Clinton, Tulsi Gabbard stands up to the Russiagate smear machine
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
As Bernie Sanders ignores Hillary Clinton's attacks, Tulsi Gabbard is fighting back. Gabbard has filed a $50 million defamation suit…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/25/suing-hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard-stands-up-to-the-russiagate-smear-machine/

For Corporate Media, Bernie Sanders Is Bigger Threat Than Donald Trump
Julie Hollar | commondreams.org | 2020-01-25
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, pumps his fist in the air toward supporters as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Civic Center Park on September 9, 2019 in Denver. (Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump-sanders-equivalence.jpg
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Impeachment: Democrats cry 'dictator' while Team Trump cries 'election interference'
rt.com | 2020-01-25
After three days of Democrat offensive, President Donald Trump's defense team have laid out their arguments. The Democrats, they said, are trying to commit their own brand of election interference by removing Trump from office. | The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump opened on Tuesday, and the Democrats' chosen team of prosecutors, or impeachment managers, spent much of this week reiterating their long-standing argument: Trump abused his office by withholding military aid for Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelensky into reopening a corruption investigation into the business activities of Joe…
rt.com/usa/479196-impeachment-trump-defense-arguments/

Trump Lawyers Argue Democrats Just Want to Overturn Election
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-25
The impeachment defense team reserves bulk of its case for Monday, focusing just two hours on what they call "politically motivated" effort.
truthdig.com/articles/trump-lawyers-argue-democrats-just-want-to-overturn-election/

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a case study of how lawmakers can make themselves richer with the bills they pass
Peter Cary | nationofchange.org | 2020-01-25
Republicans passed tax cuts

Rep. Jerry Nadler: Trump a 'Dictator' Whose Behavior 'Has No Analog' in US History
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-25
The New York Democrat's accusation came a day after he said Trump's behavior "puts even President Nixon to shame." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/nadler-trump-dictator.jpg
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Up Six Points as Buttigieg and Biden Stall, Sanders Takes Commanding Lead in New Iowa Poll
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-25
The new Times poll showed Sanders with 25 percent of the Iowa vote and 40 percent of support from those under 30 in the state. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders-surges-iowa-poll.jpg
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Could Bernie Sanders, like Jeremy Corbyn, be accused of anti-Semitism?
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
peoplesworld.org/article/could-bernie-sanders-like-jeremy-corbyn-be-accused-of-anti-semitism/

A Letter From Iowa
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
I rode back out to Iowa to observe and even participate on behalf of Bernie Sanders' progressive-populist candidacy in this state's pivotal first-in-the-nation presidential Caucus. It's a pivotal moment. A recent Des Moines Register poll has Sanders in lead among Iowa Democratic Party Caucus-goers. CNN just released a poll showing Sanders to be the national Democratic front-runner, three points ahead of ridiculous right-wing Joe "Never Called me Boy" Biden, whose corporatism Bernie has been politely calling out.
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/a-letter-from-iowa/

Could Bernie Sanders, like Jeremy Corbyn, be accused of anti-Semitism?
Victor Grossman | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
peoplesworld.org/article/could-bernie-sanders-like-jeremy-corbyn-be-accused-of-anti-semitism/

Oakland Moms Who Occupied Vacant Property to Highlight Housing Crisis Celebrate Unexpected Victory
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-24
In Oakland, California, a months-long struggle between a group of unhoused mothers occupying a vacant home and the real estate firm that owned it ended with an unexpected offer to purchase the property earlier this week. The major win in the mothers' fight against homelessness and real estate speculation comes just a week after Wedgewood Properties forcibly evicted the families

Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations & Corruption
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-24
Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial of President Trump. Republicans will begin their opening arguments on Saturday. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. On Thursday, House impeachment manager Jerrold Nadler made the case that a president can…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/24/donald_trump_senate_impeachment_trial

Trump: The King
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
As of this writing (Thursday afternoon), the outcome of the Trump Removal trial currently underway is not entirely fixed in concrete, but the Party of Execrables, formerly known as the GOP, is hanging tight; its servile resolve to do Donald Trump's bidding seems secure as ever. Meanwhile the Democrats' impeachment managers have been doing a…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/trump-the-king/

Globalizing the War on Indigenous People: Bolsonaro and Modi
Jess Franklin | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
A man who has repeatedly romanticized dictatorship and advocated the use of torture seems like an odd choice for guest of honor at the annual celebration of the constitution in the biggest democracy in the world. However, it makes perfect sense that Brazil's notorious President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been invited to India's Republic Day parade…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/globalizing-the-war-on-indigenous-people-bolsonaro-and-modi/

International Court of Justice Orders Burmese Authorities to Protect Rohingya Muslims from Genocide
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-24
In a major ruling, the U.N. International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered Burma to "take all measures within its power" to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide. The court issued the ruling Thursday, calling the 600,000 Rohingya remaining in Burma, also known as Myanmar, "extremely vulnerable" to military violence. The court ordered Burma to report regularly to the tribunal about its progress. The ruling is a sharp rebuke of Burma's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who last month asked the court to drop the genocide case against Burma. Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent over a decade figh…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/24/burma_rohingya_genocide_icj_ruling

Globalizing the War on Indigenous People: Bolsonaro and Modi
Jess Franklin | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-24
A man who has repeatedly romanticized dictatorship and advocated the use of torture seems like an odd choice for guest of honor at the annual celebration of the constitution in the biggest democracy in the world. However, it makes perfect sense that Brazil's notorious President, Jair Bolsonaro, has been invited to India's Republic Day parade…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/24/globalizing-the-war-on-indigenous-people-bolsonaro-and-modi/

Three Years into Trump's Presidency, What's Left of the American Left?
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
Democrats, despite their attempts at impeachment and boisterous haranguing of all things Trump, have consistently supported the President's "defense" policy and destruction of what remains of America's social safety nets.
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Three Years into Trump's Presidency, What's Left of the American Left?
Roger D. Harris | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-24
Democrats, despite their attempts at impeachment and boisterous haranguing of all things Trump, have consistently supported the President's "defense" policy and destruction of what remains of America's social safety nets.
mintpressnews.com/three-years-trump-presidency-left-democrats/264281/

Canada's Justin Trudeau Toes the Imperial Line on Iran
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-24
While the current Liberal government claims to be progressive and in favour of a rules-based international order, promotion of democracy and world peace, its actions regarding Iran demonstrate that the primary drivers of Canadian foreign policy remain US geo-political interests and the interests of the rich and powerful. (This previous article argues this has long been the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/canadas-justin-trudeau-toes-the-imperial-line-on-iran/

International Court of Justice Orders Burmese Authorities to Protect Rohingya Muslims from Genocide
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-24
In a major ruling, the U.N. International Court of Justice at The Hague has ordered Burma to "take all measures within its power" to protect Rohingya Muslims from genocide. The court issued the ruling Thursday, calling the 600,000 Rohingya remaining in Burma, also known as Myanmar, "extremely vulnerable" to military violence. The court ordered Burma to report regularly to the tribunal about its progress. The ruling is a sharp rebuke of Burma's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who last month asked the court to drop the genocide case against Burma. Suu Kyi is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who spent over a decade figh…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/24/burma_rohingya_genocide_icj_ruling

Iowa voters weigh many factors as they decide who to support
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
DES MOINES, Iowa

Iowa voters weigh many factors as they decide who to support
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-24
DES MOINES, Iowa

The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather
Ken Klippenstein | thenation.com | 2020-01-24
The Biden Campaign Pushed Iowa Staffers to Drive in Dangerous Weather…
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-iowa-car-accident/

Law Professor: Trump Could Also Have Been Impeached for War Crimes, Assassinations, and Corruption
Democracy Now! | commondreams.org | 2020-01-24
Democratic lawmakers are continuing to lay out their case for removing the president from office in the final day of opening arguments by Democrats in the historic impeachment trial of President Trump. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/cohn_dn.jpg
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Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation

Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film "Dark Waters" and a play about immigration called "The New Colossus." He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. "I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump," Robbins says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_bernie_sanders_endorsement

Tim Robbins: Bernie Sanders Is the Best Shot We Have to Defeat Donald Trump
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
We continue our conversation with Academy Award-winning actor and director Tim Robbins, whose recent projects include the new film "Dark Waters" and a play about immigration called "The New Colossus." He recently endorsed Vermont senator and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders for president. "I believe he is the only one of them that can defeat Trump," Robbins says.
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_bernie_sanders_endorsement

The Grayzone's Anya Parampil slams mainstream media's anti-Sanders bias on Tucker Carlson Tonight
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-23
The Grayzone's Anya Parampil joined Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News to discuss the media and democratic establishment's attack on…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/23/the-grayzones-anya-parampil-slams-mainstream-medias-anti-sanders-bias-on-tucker-carlson-tonight/

What the Right Wing in Latin America means by democracy is violence
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-01-23
It was a curious exchange. Frustrated by the attacks on his party–the Movement for Socialism (MAS)–former president of Bolivia Evo Morales made an audio recording in which he called upon his supporters to form militias. Maximilian Heath of Reuters went to Argentina to speak with Morales about this leaked recording. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/23/what-the-right-wing-in-latin-america-means-by-democracy-is-violence/

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick

Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations

Democrats invoke Cold War narrative to push impeachment
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-23
Jason Crow, the ex-Army Ranger turned congressman whom Nancy Pelosi has named as one of seven impeachment managers in the trial of Donald Trump, has dropped a broad hint about what angle Democratic prosecutors will pursue: it will be about national security and protecting our troops. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/23/democrats-invoke-cold-war-narrative-to-push-impeachment/

"Dark Waters": Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired the New Film
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
The new film "Dark Waters" tells the story of attorney Rob Bilott's 20-year battle with DuPont over contaminated drinking water in West Virginia from toxic chemicals used to make Teflon. The Environmental Working Group credited Billot with "uncovering the most heinous corporate environmental conspiracy in history," and the issue of contaminated water from the plastics industry continues to devastate areas across the country. On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a shocking report about how toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS have been found in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities, in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/tim_robbins_rob_billot_dark_waters

75 years after Auschwitz liberation, antisemitism still threatens 'foundations of democratic societies'
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, independent UN rights experts said on Thursday that "urgent action" is needed to combat mounting antisemitism.
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Myanmar: Departing UN rights expert still hopeful for democratic transition
news.un.org | 2020-01-23
An independent human rights expert said she has not given up hope for a democratic transition in Myanmar even though the country has yet to address "grave allegations" of international crimes, including possible genocide.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/01/1055901

Trump impeachment trial starts as several unions speak out
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
WASHINGTON –The Republican-run Senate's impeachment trial of GOP President Donald Trump opened Jan. 21 with heated verbal jousting from lawyers

GOP senators look down in embarrassment as prosecutors make their case
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-01-23
WASHINGTON

Now Three Years into the Reign of Trump, What's Left?
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-23
On January 20, Donald G. Trump completed his third year in office. My one blog that received five-digit Facebook shares predicted Trump would lose in 2016. I was spectacularly wrong but not alone. Even the Las Vegas bookies thought Clinton was a shoo-in with her unbeatable two-punch knockout of (1) I'm not Trump and (2) …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/now-three-years-into-the-reign-of-trump-whats-left/

12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate
Steve Phillips | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
12 States Where Democrats Could Flip the Senate…
thenation.com/article/politics/senate-race-democrats-2020/

Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-01-23
Voter, Beware: Oppo Dump Season Is Upon Us…
thenation.com/article/politics/opposition-research-bernie-warren/

'Obvious malicious intent': Tulsi Gabbard hits Clinton with defamation suit over 'Russian asset' smear
rt.com | 2020-01-22
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her perceived rival Tulsi Gabbard… publicly, unambiguously, and with obvious malicious intent" when she claimed Gabbard was "the favorite of the Russians," the campaign alleges in the suit, filed on Wednesday in the federal Southern Di…
rt.com/usa/478916-tulsi-russian-asset-clinton-lawsuit/

In the Name of "Israel's Security": Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
Billions of US tax-payers' money will continue to be funneled into Israel in the next fiscal year, and for many years in the foreseeable future. Republican and Democratic Senators have recently achieved just that, passing a bill aimed at providing Israel with $3.3 billion in annual aid. The Bill, co-sponsored by Democratic Senator, Chris Coons …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/in-the-name-of-israels-security-retreating-us-gives-israel-billions-more-in-military-funding/

A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the "architect" of the CIA's torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay. James Mitchell was in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for five 9/11 suspects who had been subject to torture, euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Mitchell and his partner, Dr. Bruce Jessen, were paid $81 million to help design the CIA's torture methods, including some of the agency's most abusive tactics. The pair had no prior experience in interrogation. At the hearing, Mitchell reportedly told defense lawyers he only came to Guantán…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/cia_torture_program_guantanamo_bay

"The Senate Voted for a Cover-Up": GOP Senators Tilt Impeachment Trial in Trump's Favor
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After the first marathon day leading up to President Trump's impeachment trial, we speak with Vince Warren and Baher Azmy, executive director and legal director, respectively, of the Center for Constitutional Rights. In a 13-hour session, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate approved rules for the impeachment trial that Vince Warren says are tantamount to a "cover-up." Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats t…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_trial_donald_trump_senate

Criminalizing Reporting: Glenn Greenwald Faces Cybercrime Complaint After Exposing Scandal in Brazil
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
In Brazil, federal prosecutors have filed a criminal complaint against journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald in connection to a major investigation he spearheaded that exposed misconduct among federal prosecutors and a former judge. Called "The Secret Brazil Archive," the series of pieces published in The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil used a trove of documents to offer new and damning insight into the sweeping anti-corruption campaign that brought down former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and paved the way for the election of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. The investigation used pre…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/glenn_greenwald_cybercrimes_charges_brazil

"Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_donald_trump_andrew_johnson

23 Headlines Obscure Biden's Lies About Cutting Social Security
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-01-22
Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a strong majority of Americans have consistently opposed cuts to Social Security, the country's most successful anti-poverty program, Democratic vot…
fair.org/home/23-headlines-obscure-bidens-lies-about-cutting-social-security/

23 Headlines Obscure Biden's Lies About Cutting Social Security
Joshua Cho | fair.org | 2020-01-22
Here's something many Americans would be very interested to know: Is a leading candidate in the Democratic primary a liar? And since a strong majority of Americans have consistently opposed cuts to Social Security, the country's most successful anti-poverty program, Democratic vot…
fair.org/home/23-headlines-obscure-bidens-lies-about-cutting-social-security/

"Andrew Johnson Was a Lot Like Trump": Echoes of 1868 in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
After a nearly 13-hour marathon session, the U.S. Senate approved by a party-line vote the rules for the impeachment trial of President Trump. This marks just the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. Under the rules, each side will be given 24 hours over a three-day period for opening arguments. Senators also agreed to automatically admit evidence from the House inquiry into the trial record. Republicans rejected 11 amendments from Democrats to subpoena witnesses and…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/impeachment_donald_trump_andrew_johnson

Seventeen Charter Schools Siphon $155 Million from Buffalo Public School System
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-22
To the shock of many, the Buffalo News, Buffalo's main newspaper, recently published an article exposing serious problems with charter schools. Like Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle, the Buffalo News usually goes out of its way to provide biased reporting on charter schools, almost always presenting them in the most favorable light possible, while consistently ignoring …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/seventeen-charter-schools-siphon-155-million-from-buffalo-public-school-system/

"Nobody Likes Him": Hillary Clinton Not Sure She'll Endorse Bernie Sanders
Eoin Higgins | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-21
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