Cornel West Says ‘Neo-Fascist Gangster’ Trump and Neoliberal Democrats Expose America as ‘Failed Social Experiment’
WN: Please see in light of the title this outstanding article by Canadian Wade Davis: The Unraveling of America. [pullquote]One knows a “civilization” is dying when small men cast long shadows.–anonymous American pastor, 2020[/pullquote] 1. Introduction to the Post: This post, updated numerous times, has become a kind of dog’s breakfast. One could spend hours […]
Black Toronto residents 20 times more likely to be shot dead by police, study says
Black people made up 61% of cases where police used force that resulted in death, Ontario human rights commission report said Leyland Cecco in Toronto Mon 10 Dec 2018 photo above: rt.com WN: The article from a year and a half ago highlighted below was brought to mind by today’s “Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest […]
‘Republican Voters Against Trump’ Launches to Make Biden President
Meghan Roos May 25, 2020 photo above: @RepublicanAgainstTrump WN: Wow! This is immensely hopeful! Though Biden is nonetheless a neoliberal tragedy . . . See “An Open Letter To Joe Biden“. excerpt: Republican voters who do not want to see President Donald Trump win reelection in the fall are coming together as part of […]
Inside the Influential Evangelical Group Mobilizing to Reelect Trump
Lee Fang May 23 2020, 3:00 a.m. photo above: politifact.com WN: These Evangelicals are very dangerous and scary–like their conservative Catholic counterparts. As they have embraced increasingly the Alt-Right, they like a close relative, will be among the first to take up arms in defence of Trump. They could not any more blatantly reject the Way […]
A Top Obama-Biden Aide Slams Trump for Missing the Moment for “Economic Dignity”
A Top Obama-Biden Aide Slams Trump for Missing the Moment for “Economic Dignity” May 18, 2020 David Corn Washington, DC, Bureau Chief Bio | Follow photo above: Susan Walsh/AP WN: This is lovely to hear. Everyone on the Planet yearns for “economic dignity”. Of course, this is the very essence of “democratic socialism”. excerpt: Gene […]
New Documents From the Sham Prosecution of Gen. Michael Flynn Also Reveal Broad Corruption in the Russiagate Investigations
New Documents From the Sham Prosecution of Gen. Michael Flynn Also Reveal Broad Corruption in the Russiagate Investigations Glenn Greenwald May 14 2020 WN: Corruption of the Left or the Right, the Progressive or the Regressive, is still corruption! Jesus’ call on us transcends all culture wars and broad political alignments. Though my brother ever […]
Subverting Subversiveness: Weird Christians in the NYTimes
May 12, 2020 by Stephen G. Adubato WN: The Real Deal has always been weirdly countercultural. Both the highlighted article below and the New York Times article mentioned are delightful–and very well written. The trendy “progressive” does not cut it or satisfy. excerpts: Surprisingly enough, the New York Times published a piece about “weird” Christians. […]