Matt Taibbi talks about the bizarre origins of the Ukraine impeachment inquiry being conducted in Congress. He carefully explains the distinction between real whistleblowers like Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning, who risked their lives and freedom to expose genuine...
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9/20/19 Max Blumenthal on Civilian Life in Syria and the US Sanctions on Iran
Max Blumenthal recounts his recent trip to Syria, where he witnessed firsthand the destruction wrought by the proxy war fought there with the support of the U.S. To this day, willingness to negotiate with the Assad regime makes you a pariah in Washington, as we've...
Absolute Federal Supremacy: The Myth That Just Won’t Go Away
It never goes away – the myth of absolute federal supremacy. I got an email from a Tenth Amendment Center volunteer in Illinois last week. He has been working to get the Fourth Amendment Protection Act introduced there. Passage of the bill would end state cooperation...
4/19/19 Matt Taibbi on This Generation’s ‘WMD’
Scott talks to Matt Taibbi about his new book, Hate Inc, written in the aftermath of the media malfeasence around Russiagate. But the media's problems go much deeper, explains Taibbi. Mainstream discussion used to take place in a tightly controlled middle ground...
Yes, Julian Assange Is a Journalist — But That Shouldn’t Matter
Julian Assange was arrested last week in London, and he awaits legal proceedings designs to extradite him to the United States to be tried on hacking charges. At least, those are the charges currently known. Experience suggests that US authorities are likely to add...
Stan Lee versus the censors
Stan “The Man” Lee passed away on November 12 of last year at the age of 94. Lee was for years the main writer of Marvel comics, and he created, or helped create, many of the most iconic characters in comics, including Spiderman, the Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, Thor, and...
Vice: A Terrible Disappointment
As a political junkie, I’m excited whenever my personal hobby enters the cultural mainstream. When the trailer debuted for Vice, a biographical comedy-drama following the career of Dick Cheney, I was ecstatic. A dozen of my friends must have messaged each other...
Greenwald and Trump’s ‘Saboteur’
Glenn Greenwald's commentary on this senior Trump "traitor" is that the people in the White House represent an "unelected cabal". Hey, Trump is a great example of why libertarians don't like democracy. But you know what libertarians hate more democratically elected...
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