Steve, what an embarrassment. Those two groups -- so obviously! -- ought to be protesting together. But how could simple cerebral cortexes overpower something so obvious as stupid skin color? Sheesh.
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Mary Shaw is a Guilty Murderer
That's the judge who signed Breonna Taylor's death warrant. Like the kids in the street chant: Say Her Name: Judge Mary Shaw, The Guilty Murderer. Now, of course, each and every single one of us knows for an absolute scientific fact that Mary Shaw will never ever be held accountable for orchestrating the murder of this wonderful young woman, Ms. Taylor. But at least she can be stuck living in a society where everyone knows that Mary Shaw is a guilty murderer. She murderers innocent women in their sleep. She is a dangerous psychopath. Her family is forever dishonored by her heinous crime. The...
Reason’s Coverage of Portland
They've got some great stuff: Trump Deploys Lawlessness Against Lawlessness Dispatch From Portland: A Distinct Lack of Crowbars and Cops Feds Send Outside Agitators To Escalate Conflict in Portland ACLU Sues Federal Agents Deployed in Portland Department of Homeland Security Reportedly Sending 150 Agents to Chicago in Expansion of Federal Crackdown Sending Secret Police To Do Protester Snatch-n-Grabs Is Bad, Mmmkay?
If That Ain’t The Most Soviet Thing…
Guys, check out this screed against a payroll tax cut at CNN.com. Their awesome points: Trump wants it. Some Republicans and Democrats don't want it. Some people say it won't "boost" the economy now. It won't help people who don't have jobs. There's still a virus, and payroll tax cuts can't change that fact, so there! Some people say direct welfare payments are always preferable to tax cuts. And of course: how are we going to afford all those direct welfare payments if we cut tax revenue? I tell ya what.
Donald Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I Wish Her Well’
"I just wish her well, frankly. I've met her numerous times over the years... I just wish her well, whatever it is." Anyone else? Anyone else wish Ghislaine Maxwell "well"? I don't. I think that if only bad things happen to her from now on that would be just fine. Here are some pictures of some of the times Trump and Maxwell were seen together in public.
7/18/20 Gareth Porter on the Prospects of War with Iran
Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the idea of a war with Iran. Certain hawkish figures in the U.S. government have been slowly and steadily pushing for such a war for a long time, and have gained even more prominence during the Trump presidency, as he has shown unprecedented support for the Israeli government. Israel's prominence in the Middle East, says Porter, is of course what the tensions with Iran have always been about; Iran is in no way a threat to the actual interests and safety of Americans—but it is a threat to America and Israel's aspirations of dominating the Middle East....
7/17/20 Greg Shupak on the Media’s Syrian Sanctions Malfeasance
Greg Shupak discusses America's horrible "maximum pressure" sanctions campaign against Syria, and the media's total willingness to cheer it along. Shupak reminds us that despite what policymakers claim, sanctions really only hurt the regular citizens of a country, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable, while leaving the wealthy and powerful more or less untouched. In theory, say the Madeleine Albright types, if the U.S. and its international allies can exert enough pressure on a country's populace—meaning making life miserable enough for them—they will rise up and depose their...
7/17/20 Giorgio Cafiero on Yemen’s Unprecedented COVID-19 Calamity
Scott talks to Giorgio Cafiero about the devastating catastrophe facing the people of Yemen in the form of the coronavirus pandemic. Cafiero describes the way that a virus—or indeed any natural disaster—has the potential to decimate a country like Yemen, where it's hard to count on the distribution of even basic necessities like food, water and medicine. To make matters worse, the divided powers in Yemen seem unwilling to temporarily put aside their differences in the name of fighting the pandemic. Scott reminds us that the U.S. has just as much responsibility for this war as Saudi Arabia...
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